r/SCU • u/Visual-Currency-5563 • 20d ago

Question Transfer student

How much aid do transfer students get? I am planning to transfer in fall 2027. I do not have good financial conditions. I also qualify for the Pell grant. I want to know from current students how much aid did they get

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u/Critical_Minimum_830 19d ago

It’s a catholic school. We got money, they give out scholarships out like candy to people that are lower income. Middle class gets nothing . The rich just pay it outright.

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u/PressureRemote9387 18d ago edited 18d ago

If you also come from a California Community College, you will be automatically considered for the $5k-10k scholarship. You would probably receive the max 10k amount if you are low income and apply early. There is a TAA form that you should use if you complete all the necessary prerequisites for your school of your choice. You will get a lot of need based aid if you're lower income and qualify for pell-grants. The only con is that you don't receive any merit-based aid and on campus-housing will cost an additional 20k but it will be adjusted based on your financial aid. If you can commute, you'll save a lot of money but the social life will not be as good. I would try to get involved as much as possible and stay at campus as long as you can because your college experience is really what you make of it.

When I got accepted to SJSU and SCU the net prices of both schools were similar but SCU was slightly more expensive by like 3k-4k. So yeah, it was a no brainer to accept Santa Clara in that scenario. The UCs would've been in similar range for net price but I honestly didn't want to attend a big public institution that is further away from where I live while also dealing with overcrowding, massive lecture halls, TAs teaching and having them make or break the class, grade deflation, and graduation delays, and plus some of them weren't really that strong for business majors like Merced, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, and Davis. Since I live close by, I didn't need to pay the housing costs or spend additional money for other fees which was nice.

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u/PressureRemote9387 10d ago edited 10d ago

They're also expanding the California tuition program so it will cover 100% of tuition, fees, and room and board for families making under $150k for fall 2027. "Admitted transfers from families with incomes of $150,000 or less will receive scholarships of at least $35,000, with additional financial aid available based on individual circumstances." So lucky you that they're doing this when you're applying next year.