Part 4: Affordability

Affordability

1. Your expenses may vary from the official estimate, but Berkeley estimates the total cost for California residents living in University housing at about $33,500 for the academic year. How are you paying for your current academic year expenses (e.g., registration fees, housing, meals, transportation, books)? Please check all that apply.

My personal sources of funding (e.g. loans, wages, income, savings, grants & scholarships) 143
67%
My parents' sources of funding (e.g., loans, wages, income, savings) 175
82%
Contributions from grandparents or other family 33
16%
Other
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10
5%

My personal sources of funding (e.g. loans, income, savings, grants & scholarships)

 An amount that I don't know$0 (Zero)$1 to $1,999$2,000 to $4,999$5,000 to $9,999$10,000 to $14,999$15,000 to $19,999$20,000 to $24,999$25,000 or more
Loans to me that I must repay 10 2 7 4 3 1 0 0 2
35% 7% 24% 14% 10% 3% 0% 0% 7%
My savings and income 27 24 56 17 6 2 0 0 1
20% 18% 42% 13% 5% 2% 0% 0% 1%
Grants or scholarships that I do not repay 16 5 23 19 11 17 13 14 19
12% 4% 17% 14% 8% 12% 10% 10% 14%

Parents' sources of funding (e.g. loans, income, savings, grants & scholarships)

 An amount that I don't know$0 (Zero)$1 to $1,999$2,000 to $4,999$5,000 to $9,999$10,000 to $14,999$15,000 to $19,999$20,000 to $24,999$25,000 or more
Loans from various sources 61 77 3 5 5 7 2 2 2
37% 47% 2% 3% 3% 4% 1% 1% 1%
Savings and income 68 8 10 9 7 7 8 6 49
40% 5% 6% 5% 4% 4% 5% 4% 29%

Grandparents' or other family members' personal sources of funding (e.g. loans, income, savings, grants & scholarships)

 An amount that I don't know$0 (Zero)$1 to $1,999$2,000 to $4,999$5,000 to $9,999$10,000 to $14,999$15,000 to $19,999$20,000 to $24,999$25,000 or more
Loans from various sources 9 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
33% 63% 0% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Savings and income 10 2 7 4 3 1 0 0 2
35% 7% 24% 14% 10% 3% 0% 0% 7%

2. If you worked for pay this past summer, how many hours per week did you usually work?

I did not work any hours this summer 117 57%
1-5 hours 17 8%
6-10 hours 16 8%
11-15 hours 19 9%
16-25 hours 19 9%
26-35 hours 7 3%
More than 35 12 6%

3. About how many hours per week are you expecting to work (paid employment) this semester?

I do not plan to work this semester 126 60%
1-5 hours 14 7%
6-10 hours 37 18%
11-15 hours 26 12%
16-25 hours 5 2%
26-35 hours 1 1%
More than 35 0 0%

4. By the time you graduate from Cal, what is the estimated total amount of loans that you and your parents will have to repay?

 An amount that I don't knowNoneLess than 5,000$5,000 to 14,999$15,000 to 29,999$30,000 to 49,999$50,000 to 74,999$75,000 to $99,999$100,000 or more
You 76 61 5 20 27 13 4 0 3
36% 29% 2% 10% 13% 6% 2% 0% 1%
Your parents 86 85 6 6 7 3 2 2 4
43% 42% 3% 3% 4% 2% 1% 1% 2%
Your grandparents or other family 41 149 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
21% 77% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 0%

5. How much do you plan to spend on books for this term?

Don't know 22 11%
$100 to $199 37 18%
$200 to $299 75 36%
$300 to $399 35 17%
$400 to $499 25 12%
$500 to $599 8 4%
$600 to $699 3 1%
$700 to $799 3 1%
$800 to $899 1 1%
$900 to $999 0 0%
$1,000 or more 0 0%

6. If you were offered subsidized loans through the Financial Aid office, did you accept them?

Not Applicable; I was not offered subsidized loans 60 29%
Yes, I accepted subsidized loans that I was offered 65 31%
No, I did not accept subsidized loans that I was offered 54 26%
I do not know if I have accepted a subsidized loan 30 14%

6a. Please share with us why you did not accept the subsidized loans.

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7. As you start this term, has there been an expense that greatly exceeded your anticipated budget amount?

No 146 71%
Yes (please explain)
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61 30%

8. Thanks for taking the time to share information about yourself with us. Is there anything else that you would like to tell us about your experiences as a new Berkeley student?

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9. Where would you like to get updated information about the campus? (Please select up to five):

UC Berkeley Home Page - www.berkeley.edu 43
20%
Berkeley email - Bmail 157
74%
myBerkeley App 80
38%
Campus news portal - UC Berkeley NewsCenter 3
1%
The Berkeley Blog 10
5%
Independent student newspaper - Daily Californian 20
9%
Monthly publication of the Cal Alumni Association - California magazine 4
2%
Newsletter for parents of UC Berkeley undergraduates - Letter Home 8
4%
Campus radio station (90.7 FM) - KALX 2
1%
IT-related news for the campus community - iNews headlines 1
1%
Student run magazine - Caliber Magazine 6
3%
Department or Division Websites 8
4%
Residence Halls 91
43%
Facebook 85
40%
Twitter 13
6%
YouTube 9
4%
Text message 33
16%
bSpace 49
23%
Info: In-person - fellow student 40
19%
Info: In-person - advisor 29
14%
Info: In-person - faculty 16
8%
Info: In-person - staff 17
8%
Other social media, please specify:
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1
1%
Other, please specify:
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2
1%