EdBudget Figures
Related Figures
- Growth Rates Remain High Under May Revision for Current and Budget Years
- Estimates of Cal Grant Recipients Are Down Under May Revision
- Growth in Cal Grant Recipients Is Lowered Under May Revision but Remains High
- May Revision Adjusts Middle Class Scholarship Spending and Recipients Downward
May 2026
Financial Aid
May Revision Has Cal Grant Spending Slightly Higher in 2025-26, Slightly Lower in 2026-27
(In Millions)
| 2025-26 | 2026-27 | ||||
| Governor's Budget | May Revision |
Governor's Budget | May Revision |
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| Total Spending | $2,898 | $2,903 | $3,235 | $3,204 | |
| By Segment: | |||||
| California Community Colleges | $1,232 | $1,216 | $1,365 | $1,337 | |
| California State University | 1,026 | 1,022 | 1,188 | 1,165 | |
| University of California | 362 | 382 | 388 | 405 | |
| Private nonprofit institutions | 247 | 247 | 261 | 258 | |
| Private for-profit institutions | 30 | 36 | 33 | 39 | |
| Other public institutions | 1 | —a | —a | —a | |
| By Program: | |||||
| High School Entitlement | $2,044 | $2,040 | $2,317 | $2,263 | |
| CCC Expanded Entitlement | 515 | 523 | 562 | 583 | |
| Competitive | 150 | 151 | 155 | 158 | |
| Transfer Entitlement | 167 | 166 | 180 | 176 | |
| Cal Grant C | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | |
| By Award Type: | |||||
| Cal Grant B | $1,379 | $1,406 | $1,558 | $1,558 | |
| Cal Grant A | 1,498 | 1,473 | 1,656 | 1,622 | |
| Cal Grant C | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | |
| By Renewal or New: | |||||
| Renewal | $1,940 | $1,961 | $2,219 | $2,206 | |
| New | 958 | 942 | 1,016 | 998 | |
| Data reflect California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) estimates. | |||||
| a Less than $500,000. | |||||