January 2018

Financial Aid

Cal Grant Recipients

   2016-17 Actual 2017-18 Revised 2018-19 Proposed Change from 2017-18
Amount Percent
Total Recipients 344,789 359,111 373,015 13,904 4%
By Segment:          
California State University 126,653 130,806 135,470 4,664 4%
California Community Colleges 112,180 118,612 124,693 6,081 5
University of California 74,498 77,101 79,418 2,317 3
Private nonprofit institutions 26,591 26,874 27,416 542 2
Private for-profit institutions 4,867 5,718 6,018 300 5
By Program:          
High School Entitlement 260,486 273,197 287,031 13,834 5%
Competitive 49,229 50,542 51,371 829 2
CCC Transfer Entitlement 28,450 27,367 26,130 -1,237 -5
Cal Grant C 6,624 8,005 8,483 478 6
By Award Type:          
Cal Grant B 222,357 232,587 242,560 9,973 4%
Cal Grant A 115,808 118,519 121,972 3,453 3
Cal Grant C 6,624 8,005 8,483 478 6
By Renewal or New:          
Renewal 203,349 213,228 220,613 7,385 3%
New 141,440 145,887 152,401 6,514 4
Note: Totals do not match across all categories due to modeling issues.