EdBudget Figures
Related Figures
- May Revision Has Cal Grant Spending Slightly Higher in 2025-26, Slightly Lower in 2026-27
- 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
Growth Rates Remain High Under May Revision for Current and Budget Years
Cal Grant Spending, Percent Change From Prior Year
| Percent Change from 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
Percent Change from 2025-26 to 2026-27 |
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| Governor's Budget | May Revision |
Governor's Budget | May Revision |
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| Total Increase | 16.1% | 16.3% | 11.6% | 10.4% | |
| By Segment: | |||||
| California Community Colleges | 13.8% | 12.3% | 10.8% | 10.0% | |
| California State University | 21.6 | 21.1 | 15.7 | 14.0 | |
| University of California | 14.8 | 21.3 | 7.3 | 6.0 | |
| Private nonprofit institutions | 8.6 | 8.5 | 5.8 | 4.4 | |
| Private for-profit institutions | 19.1 | 39.9 | 7.3 | 8.3 | |
| Other public institutions | -9.6 | -65.7 | -63.7 | -0.1 | |
| By Program: | |||||
| High School Entitlement | 16.0% | 15.8% | 13.4% | 11.0% | |
| CCC Expanded Entitlement | 21.0 | 22.9 | 9.0 | 11.3 | |
| Competitive | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 4.6 | |
| Transfer Entitlement | 15.6 | 14.9 | 7.4 | 6.0 | |
| Cal Grant C | 35.6 | 48.6 | 4.6 | 3.5 | |
| By Award Type: | |||||
| Cal Grant B | 17.9% | 20.2% | 13.0% | 10.8% | |
| Cal Grant A | 14.4 | 12.4 | 10.5 | 10.1 | |
| Cal Grant C | 35.6 | 48.6 | 4.6 | 3.5 | |
| By Renewal or New: | |||||
| Renewal | 16.7% | 18.0% | 14.4% | 12.5% | |
| New | 14.9 | 13.0 | 6.1 | 5.9 | |