EdBudget Figures
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- California Student Aid Commission Spending Proposals Under Governor’s Budget and May Revision
- Estimates of Cal Grant Spending Are Higher Under May Revision
- Estimates of Cal Grant Recipients Are Much Higher Under May Revision
- Cal Grant Spending and Recipients Are Expected to Be Significantly Higher Than Previous Years
- Comparing Middle Class Scholarships at Governor's Budget and May Revision
May 2025
Financial Aid
CSAC Spending Up Total of $409 Million Compared to Governor's Budget
(In Millions)
| 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | |
| Governor's Budget | |||
| Cal Grants | $2,295 | $2,453 | $2,562 |
| Middle Class Scholarships | 803 | 925 | 527 |
| California College of the Arts | — | 3 | 20 |
| All other programs | 228 | 154 | 88 |
| Totals | $3,326 | $3,535 | $3,198 |
| May Revision | |||
| Cal Grants | $2,295 | $2,548 | $2,791 |
| Middle Class Scholarships | 803 | 1,002 | 513 |
| California College of the Arts | — | 3 | 20 |
| All other programs | 243 | 147 | 104 |
| Totals | $3,341 | $3,699 | $3,428 |
| Change From Governor's Budget | |||
| Cal Grants | $— | $95 | $229 |
| Middle Class Scholarship | — | 77 | -14 |
| California College of the Arts | — | 0 | — |
| All other programs | 14 | -8 | 15 |
| Totals | $14 | $164 | $230 |
| CSAC = California Student Aid Commission. | |||