July 2023
Cal Grant Recipients
2021-22 Actual | 2022-23 Revised | 2023-24 Enacted | Change From 2022-23 | ||
Amount | Percent | ||||
Total Recipients | 395,730 | 389,172 | 393,827 | 4,655 | 1.2% |
By Segment: | |||||
California State University | 142,342 | 139,723 | 140,255 | 532 | 0.4% |
California Community Colleges | 141,095 | 137,625 | 139,521 | 1,896 | 1.4 |
University of California | 79,098 | 80,543 | 83,349 | 2,806 | 3.5 |
Private nonprofit institutions | 27,094 | 25,743 | 25,538 | -204 | -0.8 |
Private for-profit institutions | 6,058 | 5,513 | 5,147 | -366 | -6.6 |
Other public institutions | 44 | 24 | 17 | -8 | -31.6 |
By Program: | |||||
High School Entitlement | 245,790 | 235,067 | 235,576 | 509 | 0.2% |
CCC Expanded Entitlement | 75,764 | 99,072 | 114,389 | 15,317 | 15.5 |
Competitive | 45,271 | 32,515 | 26,093 | -6,421 | -19.7 |
Transfer Entitlement | 24,511 | 19,953 | 15,757 | -4,196 | -21.0 |
Cal Grant C | 4,394 | 2,565 | 2,011 | -553 | -21.6 |
By Award Type: | |||||
Cal Grant B | 269,687 | 264,286 | 264,096 | -190 | -0.1% |
Cal Grant A | 121,649 | 122,321 | 127,721 | 5,399 | 4.4 |
Cal Grant C | 4,394 | 2,565 | 2,011 | -553 | -21.6 |
By Renewal or New: | |||||
Renewal | 221,321 | 231,409 | 229,858 | -1,551 | -0.7% |
New | 174,409 | 157,763 | 163,969 | 6,206 | 3.9 |
Notes: | |||||
Data reflect California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) estimates. Some categories do not sum to totals because of rounding. |