July 2022

Financial Aid

Cal Grant Recipients

  2020-21 Actual 2021-22 Revised 2022-23 Enacted Change From 2021-22
Amount Percent
Total Recipients 373,557 401,056 407,769 6,713 1.7%
By Segment:          
California Community Colleges 112,497 148,070 154,294 6,224 4.2%
California State University 147,811 140,493 139,685 -808 -0.6
University of California 79,229 78,997 80,606 1,609 2.0
Private nonprofit institutions 28,020 27,424 27,005 -419 -1.5
Private for-profit institutions 5,942 6,017 6,131 114 1.9
Other public institutions 59 55 46 -9 -16.4
By Program:          
High School Entitlement 271,621 244,417 232,526 -11,891 -4.9%
CCC Expanded Entitlement — 80,311 109,551 29,240 36.4
Competitive 69,387 45,623 34,255 -11,368 -24.9
CCC Transfer Entitlement 24,325 24,302 25,489 1,187 4.9
Cal Grant C 8,226 6,403 5,947 -456 -7.1
By Award Type:          
Cal Grant B 243,016 274,177 282,013 7,836 2.9%
Cal Grant A 122,317 120,476 119,808 -668 -0.6
Cal Grant C 8,226 6,403 5,947 -456 -7.1
By Renewal or New:          
Renewal 232,147 220,903 235,289 14,386 6.5%
New 141,410 180,154 172,478 -7,676 -4.3
   
Notes:  
Data reflect California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) estimates. Some categories do not sum to totals because of rounding. 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. The chart excludes the associated recipients due to insufficient information on their distribution by segment, program, and award type.