January 2025

Universities

University of California Funding by Source

(Dollars in Millions Except Funding Per Student)

  2023-24
Actual
2024-25
Revised
2025-26
Proposed
Change from 2024-25
  Amount Percent
Ongoing Core Funds          
Tuition and feesa $5,268 $5,498 $5,740 $241 4.4%
General Fundb 4,717 4,858 4,587 -272 -5.6
Lottery 65 59 59
Other core fundsc 409 401 401
Subtotals ($10,459) ($10,817) ($10,787) (-$30) (-0.3%)
Other Funds          
Medical centers $18,431 $19,721 $21,102 $1,380 7.0%
Sales and services 11,777 11,803 12,320 517 4.4
Federal 5,147 5,466 5,614 148 2.7
Private 3,802 3,955 4,195 240 6.1
State 718 699 703 4 0.6
Other 1,261 1,100 1,100
One-time General Fund 144 5 1 -4 -75
Subtotals ($41,280) ($42,749) ($45,035) ($2,286) (5.3)
Totals $51,739 $53,566 $55,821 $2,256 4.2%
FTE Studentsd 293,483 299,486 300,111 625 0.2%
Ongoing Core Funding Per Student $35,638 $36,119 $35,942 -$177 -0.5%
           
a Includes funds that UC uses for tuition discounts and waivers.
b Reflects reductions pursuant to Control Section 4.05 of the 2024-25 Budget Act. Specifically, the 2024-25 amount reflects a $125 million General Fund reduction, and the 2025-26 amount reflects a $397 million General Fund reduction.
c Includes a portion of overhead funding on federal and state grants and a portion of patent royalty income.
d FTE is 30 credit units for an undergraduate and 24 credit units for a graduate student. Student counts include residents and nonresident students.
FTE = full-time equivalent.