July 2023
Changes in University of California General Fund Spending
2023-24 (In Millions)
Ongoing Spending | |
Core Operations | |
Base Augmentation (5 percent) | $211 |
Nonresident enrollment reduction/replacementa | 30 |
Agriculture and Natural Resources division (5 percent) | 5 |
Facilitiesb | |
Student Housing projectsc | 34 |
Three previously approved capital projectsd | 33 |
Other | |
UC Riverside School of Medicine building | 7 |
Graduate medical education | 5 |
UC Riverside School of Medicine operations | 2 |
Support for students with disabilities | 2 |
Student mental health | 1 |
Student basic needs | 1 |
Rapid rehousing | —e |
Subtotal | ($330) |
One-Time Initiatives | |
UC Los Angeles Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapyf | $100 |
Cancer research relating to firefighters | 7 |
UC Berkeley School of Journalism police records access project | 7 |
UC Los Angeles Ralphe J. Bunche Center for African American Studiesg | 5 |
UC Davis Equine Performance and Rehabilitation Center | 5 |
Cal-Bridge initiative | 4 |
UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography Coastal Ocean Pollution Pathogen Predictions model | 3 |
UC Cooperative Extensive fire advisors | 2 |
Global Entrepreneurs program | 2 |
UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography California Mapping program | 2 |
UC Los Angeles Center for Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy | 2 |
Nutrition Policy Instituteh | 1 |
UC Davis Hypolimnetic Oxygenation Pilot Project to Revitalize Clear Lake | 1 |
UC Irvine Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable, and Able Leaders for Water program | 1 |
UC Berkeley School of Education Race Education and Community Healing Network | 1 |
UC Merced Labor Center study of oil and gas industry | —e |
UC Los Angeles Collaborative Neurodiversity and Learning Center for Public Engagement and Education | —e |
Subtotal | ($144) |
Total | $474 |
a In 2023-24, UC is to reduce its nonresident undergraduate enrollment at three campuses (Berkeley, Los Angeles, San Diego) by a total of 902 students. It is to backfill these slots with the same number of additional resident undergraduate students. | |
b The budget authorizes UC to debt finance various capital projects using university bonds. Amounts shown reflect ongoing General Fund augmentations intended to cover the associated borrowing costs (principal and interest). | |
c In a conforming action, the budget removes a total of $437 million one-time General Fund for these projects over the 2021-22 through 2023-24 period. | |
d In a conforming action, the budget removes a total of $498 million one-time General Fund for these projects over the 2022-23 through 2024-25 period. | |
e Less than $500,000. | |
f The 2022-23 budget plan provided $100 million for this project. The 2023-24 budget plan also includes intent language to provide an additional $300 million in 2024-25 for this project. | |
g The 2022-23 budget plan provided $5 million one-time General Fund for this center. The 2023-24 budget plan states intent to provide an additional $3 million ongoing General Fund for this center beginning in 2024-25. | |
h The 2022-23 budget plan provided $2.4 million for this institute. The 2023-24 budget plan also includes intent language to provide an additional $2.4 million in 2024-25 and $1.3 million in 2025-26 for this institute. | |