How Aid is Packaged
Clyde’s Pride Promise
UCCS is committed to promising students who are Federal Pell Grant eligible* and Colorado residents a total grant (free monies) award of $12,500 each year they are enrolled at UCCS, which will cover tuition and fees along with books. This is a priority packaging award program therefore students must renew their FAFSA each year as well retaining Federal Pell Grant eligibility* and meeting the financial aid satisfactory academic progress requirements each semester.
To be considered for a Clyde’s Pride priority packaging award, your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must be processed by March 1st. Additionally, if additional documents are requested, they must be submitted by June 1st each year.
Priority packaging awards are comprised of financial aid programs such as Federal campus-based programs (Federal SEOG and Federal Work-Study), State of Colorado Grants and UCCS grants.
If your FAFSA is processed after March 1, your award package may not include the additional grant shown in the graphs included in your planning letter. Federal Pell Grants and loans will continue to be awarded after the deadline.
Final award eligibility will be determined by the following factors:
· Financial aid file completion date
· FAFSA processing date prior to March 1st.
· Cost of attendance (COA)
· Residency – full Colorado resident (no residency exception)
· Full-time or part-time enrollment
· First-time undergraduate bachelor's degree seeking students (for undergraduate priority plans)
· Not nearing Pell lifetime eligibility limits (for undergraduate priority plans)
*minimum Pell Grant indicator from FAFSA is different than Pell Grant eligible and will impact awards
Undergraduate Resident Priority Packaging 2025-2026 under 6656 SAI
Award | SAI (-1500 - 6655) |
|---|---|
Pell Grant | $7,395 - $740 |
Other Grants | $5,105 - $11,760 |
Total Grant | $12,500 |
Undergraduate, resident, priority students are awarded grants in fixed tiers. The sum of Pell and other grants will equal the bottom row of the table.
In addition to grants, all eligible students will be packaged with Federal Direct loans according to their eligibility.
Financial aid eligibility is subject to change should funding appropriations be decreased or cut.
Undergraduate Resident Priority Packaging 2025-2026 with 6,656-12,000 SAI
Award | SAI (6656- 12,000) |
|---|---|
Pell Grant | *potential $740 if minimum Pell indicator on FAFSA |
Other Grants | $5,000 |
Total Grant | $5,000* |
In addition to grants, all eligible students will be packaged with Federal Direct loans according to their eligibility.
Financial aid eligibility is subject to change should funding appropriations be decreased or cut.
Undergraduate Non-resident Priority Packaging 2025-2026
Award | SAI (-1500 - 2600) | SAI (2600+) |
|---|---|---|
Pell Grant | $7,395 - $4,845 | $4,745 - $0 |
Other Grants | $3,600 | $0 |
In addition to grants, all eligible students will be packaged with Federal Direct loans according to their eligibility.
Financial aid eligibility is subject to change should funding appropriations be decreased or cut.
Graduate Priority Packaging 2025-2026
All eligible students will be packaged with Federal Direct loans according to their eligibility. Grant funds will be subject to funds availability up to $4000 to students enrolled full time in the SAI range of -1500 - 4600.
Financial aid eligibility is subject to change should funding appropriations be decreased or cut.
Undergraduate Resident Priority Packaging 2024-2025
Award | SAI (-1500 - 6655) |
|---|---|
Pell Grant | $7,395 - $740 |
Other Grants | $5,105 - $11,760 |
Total Grant | $12,500 |
Undergraduate, resident, priority students are awarded grants in fixed tiers. The sum of Pell and other grants will equal the bottom row of the table.
In addition to grants, all eligible students will be packaged with Federal Direct loans according to their eligibility.
Financial aid eligibility is subject to change should funding appropriations be decreased or cut.
Undergraduate Non-resident Priority Packaging 2024-2025
Award | SAI (-1500 - 2600) | SAI (2600+) |
|---|---|---|
Pell Grant | $7,395 - $4,845 | $4,745 - $0 |
Other Grants | $3,600 | $0 |
In addition to grants, all eligible students will be packaged with Federal Direct loans according to their eligibility.
Financial aid eligibility is subject to change should funding appropriations be decreased or cut.
Graduate Priority Packaging 2024-2025
All eligible students will be packaged with Federal Direct loans according to their eligibility. Grant funds will be subject to funds availability up to $4000 to students enrolled full time in the SAI range of -1500 - 4600.
Financial aid eligibility is subject to change should funding appropriations be decreased or cut.
Direct Loan Borrower Annual and Aggregate Loan Limits
Annual Loan Limits | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Grade Level | Max. Subsidized | Max. Unsubsidized | Total Yearly Amounts |
FRESHMAN (DEP) | $3,500 | $2,000 | $5,500 |
FRESHMAN (INDEP) | $3,500 | $6,000 | $9,500 |
SOPHOMORE (DEP) | $4,500 | $2,000 | $6,500 |
SOPHOMORE (INDEP) | $4,500 | $6,000 | $10,500 |
JUNIOR/SENIOR (DEP) | $5,500 | $2,000 | $7,500 |
JUNIOR/SENIOR (INDEP) | $5,500 | $7,000 | $12,500 |
GRADUATE | - | $20,500 | $20,500 |
Non-Priority Packaging
Students who do not qualify for priority aid will receive packages containing loans and federal entitlements. Pell grants will be awarded, as usual, but other state and institutional grants are not awarded.
Summer Packaging
Interested in summer financial aid? All you need to do is enroll in summer classes to be considered for UCCS Summer financial aid.
For more information check out the Summer Packaging Page.
Net Price Calculator
In accordance with the Higher Education Act, each postsecondary institution in the United States that participates in Title IV federal student aid programs and enrolls full-time, first-time degree-or-certificate-seeking undergraduate students is required to post a net price calculator on its website. This calculator uses institutional data to provide estimated net price information to current and prospective students and their families based on a student's individual circumstances. Since the Net Price Calculator is based on data from actual full-time, first-time undergraduate students who have attended UCCS, we cannot use data for an academic year that has not been completed.
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We encourage you to use the UCCS Tuition Calculator to estimate your tuition with your student characteristics. Also visit the Financial Aid website for the nitty gritty details about types of aid.