July 2023

Financial Aid

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.