EdBudget Figures
Related Figures
- Cal Grant Growth Rates for Spending and Recipients Are Up Under May Revision
- California Student Aid Commission Spending Proposals Under Governor’s Budget and May Revision
- CSAC Spending Up Total of $409 Million Compared to Governor's Budget
- 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
May 2025
Financial Aid
Comparing Middle Class Scholarships at Governor's Budget and May Revision
| 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | |
| Governor's Budget | ||||
| Spending (In Millions) | $572 | $803 | $925 | $519a |
| CSU | $419 | $584 | $699 | $393 |
| UC | 153 | 219 | 226 | 127 |
| CCC | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Recipients | 297,747 | 277,539 | 312,147 | 327,754 |
| CSU | 205,426 | 193,959 | 226,600 | 237,930 |
| UC | 92,284 | 83,524 | 85,490 | 89,765 |
| CCC | 37 | 56 | 57 | 60 |
| May Revision | ||||
| Spending (In Millions) | $572 | $803 | $1,002 | $513b |
| CSU | $419 | $584 | $709 | $349 |
| UC | 153 | 219 | 292 | 163 |
| CCC | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Recipients | 297,747 | 277,539 | 345,411 | 334,289 |
| CSU | 205,426 | 193,959 | 246,526 | 229,713 |
| UC | 92,284 | 83,524 | 98,800 | 104,500 |
| CCC | 37 | 56 | 86 | 77 |
| Note: Data for 2024-25 and 2025-26 are estimates. | ||||
| a Though the budget plan included $527 million for the program, CSAC anticipated spending $519 million in 2025-26 under its October 2024 estimates. (Certain implementation processes make reaching the exact appropriation level difficult.) | ||||
| b CSAC's estimates across segments ($512 million) for 2025-26 are slightly lower than the May Revision estimate of $513 million. | ||||