July 2026

Financial Aid

Cal Grant Recipients

  2024-25 Actual 2025-26 Revised 2026-27 Enacted Change From 2025-26
Amount Percent
Total Recipients 453,480 507,651 547,596 39,945 7.9%
By Segment:          
California Community Colleges 193,139 219,956 233,025 13,069 5.9%
California State University 147,812 167,872 188,541 20,669 12.3
University of California 81,543 84,974 89,390 4,416 5.2
Private nonprofit institutions 25,213 26,748 27,889 1,141 4.3
Private for-profit institutions 5,547 7,981 8,613 632 7.9
Other public institutions 226 119 138 18 15.5
By Program:          
High School Entitlement 251,679 278,067 297,796 19,730 7.1%
CCC Expanded Entitlement 157,000 181,875 201,800 19,925 11.0
Competitive 20,596 19,282 19,119 -162 -0.8
Transfer Entitlement 16,177 17,024 17,420 395 2.3
Cal Grant C 8,028 11,403 11,460 57 0.5
By Award Type:          
Cal Grant B 317,886 362,332 395,002 32,670 9.0%
Cal Grant A 127,566 133,916 141,134 7,218 5.4
Cal Grant C 8,028 11,403 11,460 57 0.5
By Renewal or New:          
Renewal 236,665 273,809 303,364 29,555 10.8%
New 216,815 233,841 244,232 10,390 4.4
           
Data reflect California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) estimates.