January 2024

Financial Aid

Cal Grant Recipients

  2022-23 Actual 2023-24 Revised 2024-25 Proposed Change From 2023-24
Amount Percent
Total Recipients 383,666 404,132 418,015 13,883 3.4%
By Segment:          
California Community Colleges 136,579 149,616 159,528 9,912 6.6%
California State University 137,777 139,688 140,014 326 0.2
University of California 78,166 83,642 87,362 3,720 4.4
Private nonprofit institutions 25,709 24,773 24,530 -243 -1.0
Private for-profit institutions 5,413 6,394 6,561 167 2.6
Other public institutions 24 18 19 1 5.8
By Program:          
High School Entitlement 235,313 236,433 241,922 5,489 2.3%
CCC Expanded Entitlement 93,675 123,151 135,427 12,276 10.0
Competitive 32,033 25,058 21,788 -3,270 -13.0
Transfer Entitlement 20,212 16,451 15,737 -715 -4.3
Cal Grant C 2,433 3,038 3,140 102 3.3
By Award Type:          
Cal Grant B 261,616 275,841 282,496 6,655 2.4%
Cal Grant A 119,619 125,252 132,378 7,126 5.7
Cal Grant C 2,433 3,038 3,140 102 3.3
By Renewal or New:          
Renewal 224,305 226,828 234,698 7,870 3.5%
New 159,361 177,304 183,317 6,013 3.4
   
Data reflect California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) estimates.