Middle Class Scholarship Program [EdBudget]

July 2021

Middle Class Scholarship Program

Recipients and Spending by Segment

	2019-20 Actual	2020-21 Revised	2021-22 Enacted	Change from 2020-21
	2019-20 Actual	2020-21 Revised	2021-22 Enacted	Amount	Percent
Recipients
CSU	47,039	45,202	46,581	1,379	3.1%
UC	11,079	11,828	13,012	1,184	10.0
Total	58,118	57,030	59,593	2,563	4.5%
Spending (in thousands)
CSU	$82,676	$78,933	$78,073	-$860	-1.1%
UC	33,881	38,023	38,927	904	2.4
Total	$116,557	$116,956	$117,000	$44	—^a
Average award
CSU	$1,758	$1,746	$1,676	-$70	-4.0%
UC	$3,058	$3,215	$2,992	-223	-6.9

Notes:
Data for 2019-20 and 2020-21 reflect California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) estimates. Data for 2021-22 reflect CSAC estimates adjusted by LAO to align with the enacted spending level.
For 2021-22, students with a household income of up to $191,000 are eligible for a Middle Class Scholarship. The maximum award amount is set at 40 percent of systemwide tuition and fees ($2,298 at CSU and $5,028 at UC). Award amounts are graduated downward as a student's household income increases.
Beginning in 2021-22, award amounts for all recipients are expected to be prorated to keep total program spending at the statutory limit of $117 million.
^aLess than 0.05 percent.
CSU = California State University. UC = University of California.