January 2026
Universities
California State University Federal Funds: Student Financial Aid
(Dollars in Millions)
| 2022-23 Actual |
2023-24 Actual |
2024-25 Estimated |
Change from 2023-24 | ||
| Amount | Percent | ||||
| Grants | |||||
| Pell Grants | $1,035 | $1,119 | $1,359 | $240 | 21.5% |
| Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grantsa | 22 | 24 | 23 | -1 | -5.4 |
| Chafee Grantsa | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | -31.5 |
| Otherb | 3 | 2 | 2 | -0.1 | -2.6 |
| Subtotal | ($1,063) | ($1,148) | ($1,386) | ($238) | (20.7%) |
| Federal Work-Studya | $23 | $25 | $28 | $4 | 15.2% |
| Student Loansc | |||||
| Undergraduate loans | $862 | $827 | $793 | -$33 | -4.0% |
| Graduate loans | 339 | 339 | 324 | -15 | -4.3 |
| Subtotal | ($1,201) | ($1,165) | ($1,117) | -($48) | -(4.1%) |
| Total | $2,286 | $2,338 | $2,532 | $194 | 8.3% |
| a Reflects total aid awarded, including any matching funds from state or institutional sources. (2024-25 estimates for Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants and Federal Work-Study do not include matching funds.) | |||||
| b Includes Bureau of Indian Affairs Grants, Federal Teach Grants, Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants, and other federal grants. | |||||
| c Reflects amount awarded/issued for the respective year. | |||||
| Note: Data for 2022-23 and 2023-24 are from CSU's Financial Aid Program reports. For 2024-25, some data are from CSU's Financial Transparency Portal, and some data are from the CSU Chancellor's Office as of September 2025. | |||||