January 2024

Financial Aid

Cal Grant Spending

(Dollars in Millions)

  2022-23 Actual 2023-24 Revised 2024-25 Proposed Change From 2023-24
Amount Percent
Total Spending $2,211 $2,393 $2,541 $148 6.2%
By Segment:          
University of California $967 $1,078 $1,185 $107 9.9%
California State University 756 780 798 17 2.2
California Community Colleges 230 270 294 24 9.0
Private nonprofit institutions 230 232 232 -1 -0.2
Private for-profit institutions 28 32 33 1 2.5
Other public institutions a a a a -53.0
By Program:          
High School Entitlement $1,619 $1,719 $1,841 $123 7.1%
CCC Expanded Entitlement 220 344 378 35 10.1
Competitive 206 185 176 -9 -5.0
Transfer Entitlement 161 138 138 a 0.2
Cal Grant C 5 7 8 a 2.8
By Award Type:          
Cal Grant A $1,161 $1,275 $1,414 $139 11%
Cal Grant B 1,045 1,111 1,120 9 0.8
Cal Grant C 5 7 8 a 2.8
By Renewal or New:          
Renewal $1,522 $1,599 $1,705 $105 6.6%
New 689 794 837 43 5.4
 
Data reflect California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) estimates.
a Less than $500,000.