January 2026

Universities

University of California Funding by Source

(Dollars in Millions Except Funding Per Student)

  2024-25
Actual		 2025-26
Revised		 2026-27
Proposed		 Change from 2025-26
Amount Percent
Ongoing Core Funds          
Tuition and feesa $5,822 $6,000 $6,273 $273 4.5%
General Fund 4,858 4,853 5,386 $533 11.0
Lottery 56 61 61 — —
Other core fundsb 488 488 488 — —
Subtotals ($11,224) ($11,402) ($12,208) ($806) (7.1%)
Other Funds          
Medical centers $22,423 $23,993 $25,673 $1,680 7.0%
Sales and services 13,060 13,746 14,357 610 4.4
Federal 5,862 5,890 5,826 -64 -1.1
Private 4,046 4,344 4,626 282 6.5
State 805 732 736 5 0.6
Other 1,427 1,414 1,414 — —
One-time General Fund 5 90 — -90 -100
Subtotals ($47,630) ($50,209) ($52,632) ($2,423) (4.8%)
Totals $58,854 $61,611 $64,840 $3,229 5.2%
FTE Studentsc 300,027 304,258 301,127 -3,131 -1.0%
Ongoing Core Funding Per Student $37,410 $37,475 $40,541 $3,066 8.2%
a Includes funds that UC uses for tuition discounts and waivers.
b Includes a portion of overhead funding on federal and state grants and a portion of patent royalty income.
c A FTE student equates to 30 credit units for an undergraduate and 24 credits units for a graduate student. Student counts include residents and nonresident students.
FTE = full-time equivalent.