July 2023

Financial Aid

Middle Class Scholarship Program

Key Information by Segment

  2021-22
Actual		 2022-23 Revised 2023-24 Projected Change from 2022-23
Amount Percent
Recipients          
CSU 44,481 203,840 214,032 10,192 5%
UC 10,511 89,474 98,421 8,947 10
Total 54,992 293,314 312,453 19,139 7%
Spending (in millions)          
CSU $74 $438 $619 $181 41%
UC 32 $156 230 75 48
Total $105 $593 $849 $256 43%
Average award          
CSU $1,654 $2,147 $2,890 $743 35%
UC $3,015 $1,739 $2,341 602 35
           
Notes:  
Data reflect California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) estimates. The enacted budget aligns Middle Class Scholarship funding with CSAC's estimates for 2021-22 and 2022-23. For 2023-24, the budget act provides $864 million for the program—somewhat higher than CSAC's estimates.
The Middle Class Scholarship program was revamped beginning in 2022-23, with the new rules significantly affecting the number of eligible recipients and award amounts.
CSU = California State University. UC = University of California.