July 2022

Financial Aid

Cal Grant Spending

(Dollars in Millions)

  2020-21 Actual 2021-22 Revised 2022-23 Enacted Change From 2021-22
Amount Percent
Total Spending $2,240 $2,395 $2,414 $19 0.8%
By Segment:          
University of California $961 $977 $1,011 $33 3.4%
California State University 824 847 829 -18 -2.2
California Community Colleges 189 300 307 7 2.5
Private nonprofit institutions 239 241 236 -5 -2.1
Private for-profit institutions 27 30 31 1 4.5
Other public institutions —a —a —a —a -7.4
By Program:          
High School Entitlement $1,741 $1,714 $1,668 -$45 -2.6%
Competitive 293 305 266 -39 -12.8
CCC Expanded Entitlement — 164 251 88 53.7
CCC Transfer Entitlement 192 201 217 16 7.8
Cal Grant C 14 12 11 —a -1.9
By Award Type:          
Cal Grant B $1,055 $1,214 $1,225 $10 0.8%
Cal Grant A 1,171 1,169 1,178 9 0.7
Cal Grant C 14 12 11 —a -1.9
By Renewal or New:          
Renewal $1,586 $1,632 $1,629 -$3 -0.2%
New 654 763 785 22 2.9
           
Notes:
Data reflect California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) estimates. For 2022-23, the enacted budget includes $48.8 million in additional costs above CSAC estimates for a potential increase in students returning to college campuses, as well as $15.5 million for Cal Grant augmentations at private nonprofit institutions. The chart excludes these costs due to insufficient information on their distribution by segment, program, and award type.
Figure does not include spending on the California Dreamer Service Incentive Grant. The enacted budget provides $7.5 million for this program in 2022-23.
Figure does not include spending from the College Access Tax Credit (CATC) Fund. The enacted budget provides $385,000 in CATC Fund for Cal Grants in 2022-23.
a Less than $500,000 or 0.5 percent.     
TANF = Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.