University of California Core Funding by Source [EdBudget]

July 2026

University of California Core Funding by Source

	2024-25 Actual	2025-26 Revised	2026-27 Enacted	Change From 2025-26
	2024-25 Actual	2025-26 Revised	2026-27 Enacted	Amount	Percent
Core Funding (in Millions)
Tuition and fees^a	$5,822	$6,000	$6,265	$266	4.4%
Ongoing General Fund	4,858	4,812	5,345	$533	11.1
Lottery	56	61	61	—	—
Other core funds^b	488	488	488	—	—
Subtotals (ongoing)	($11,224)	($11,361)	($12,160)	($799)	(7.0%)
One-Time General Fund^c	$5	$90	$152	$62	69%
Totals	$11,229	$11,451	$12,312	$861	7.5%
Enrollment^d
Resident undergraduates	210,636	209,535	212,503	2,968	1.4%
All other	89,391	89,526	88,624	-902	-1.0
Totals	300,027	299,061	301,127	2,066	0.7%
Funding Per Student
Ongoing core funding per student	$37,410	$37,988	$40,381	$2,393	6.3%
^a Includes funds used for student financial aid
^b Includes a portion of overhead funding on federal and state grants and a portion of patent royalty income.
^cIncludes reappropriated funds. Reflects UC's estimates of amount of reappropriated funds available.
^dReflects enrollment on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis. For resident undergraduates in 2025-26 and 2026-27, reflects amounts in the budget act. All other enrollment numbers reflect UC's estimates. "All other" consists of resident graduate students as well as all nonresident students. An FTE student equates to 30 credit units for an undergraduate and 24 credits units for a graduate student.