January 2026
Financial Aid
Cal Grant Spending
(Dollars in Millions)
| 2024-25 Actual |
2025-26 Revised |
2026-27 Proposed |
Change From 2025-26 | ||
| Amount | Percent | ||||
| Total Spending | $2,496 | $2,898 | $3,235 | $337 | 11.6% |
| By Segment: | |||||
| University of California | $1,082 | $1,232 | $1,365 | $133 | 10.8% |
| California State University | 844 | 1,026 | 1,188 | 161 | 15.7 |
| California Community Colleges | 315 | 362 | 388 | 26 | 7.3 |
| Private nonprofit institutions | 228 | 247 | 261 | 14 | 5.8 |
| Private for-profit institutions | 25 | 30 | 33 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Other public institutions | 1 | 1 | —a | —a | -63.7 |
| By Program: | |||||
| High School Entitlement | $1,762 | $2,044 | $2,317 | $273 | 13.4% |
| CCC Expanded Entitlement | 426 | 515 | 562 | 46 | 9.0 |
| Competitive | 148 | 150 | 155 | 5 | 3.2 |
| Transfer Entitlement | 145 | 167 | 180 | 12 | 7.4 |
| Cal Grant C | 16 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 4.6 |
| By Award Type: | |||||
| Cal Grant B | $1,170 | $1,379 | $1,558 | $179 | 13.0% |
| Cal Grant A | 1,310 | 1,498 | 1,656 | 157 | 10.5 |
| Cal Grant C | 16 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 4.6 |
| By Renewal or New: | |||||
| Renewal | $1,662 | $1,940 | 2,219 | $279 | 14.4% |
| New | 834 | 958 | 1,016 | 58 | 6.1 |
| Data reflect California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) estimates. | |||||
| a Less than $500,000. | |||||