July 2018

Financial Aid

Middle Class Scholarship Program: Recipients and Spending by Segment

  Recipients Spending Average Award Maximum Award
2016-17 Actual
California State University 42,946 $53,492,959 $1,246 $1,644
University of California 8,750 17,679,611 2,021 3,690
Totals 51,696 $71,172,570 $1,377  
2017-18 Revised
California State University 43,262 $75,330,738 $1,741 $2,298
University of California 8,832 24,466,230 2,770 5,052
Totals 52,094 $99,796,968 $1,916  
2018-19 Enacted
California State University 43,650 $76,006,350 $1,741 $2,298
University of California 9,120 25,374,059 2,782 5,074
Totals 52,770 $101,380,409 $1,921  
Note: Reflects California Student Aid Commission's estimates of paid recipients and associated spending.
Students with household income less than or equal to $100,000 receive the maximum award. Students with household income of $101,000 to $171,000 receive an award that is graduated downward for each $1,000 increase in income.