EdBudget Figures
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- Changes in California State University General Fund Spending
July 2026
Universities
California State University Core Funding by Source
(Dollars in Millions Except Funding Per Student)
| 2024-25 Actual |
2025-26 Revised |
2026-27 Enacted |
Change From 2025-26 | ||
| Amount | Percent | ||||
| Core Funding (in Millions) | |||||
| Ongoing General Funda | $5,479 | $5,619 | $6,201 | $582 | 10.4% |
| Tuition and feesb | 3,527 | 3,629 | 3,832 | 203 | 5.6 |
| Lottery | 76 | 82 | 93 | 11 | 13.4 |
| Subtotals (ongoing) | ($9,082) | ($9,330) | ($10,126) | ($796) | (8.5%) |
| One-time General Fund | $6 | $66 | $6 | -$59 | -90.3% |
| Totals | $9,087 | $9,396 | $10,132 | $736 | 7.8% |
| Enrollmentc | |||||
| Resident undergraduates | 342,847 | 352,830 | 356,341 | 3,511 | 1.0% |
| All other | 59,660 | 61,276 | 59,250 | -2,026 | -3.3 |
| Totals | 402,507 | 414,106 | 415,591 | 1,485 | 0.4% |
| Funding Per Student | |||||
| Ongoing core funding per student | $22,563 | $22,531 | $24,365 | $1,834 | 8.1% |
| a Includes funding for pensions and retiree health benefits. | |||||
| b Reflects CSU data. Includes funds used for student financial aid. | |||||
| c Reflects enrollment on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis. For resident undergraduates in 2025-26 and 2026-27, reflects amounts in the budget act. All other enrollment numbers reflect CSU's estimates. "All other" consists of resident graduate students as well as all nonresident students. | |||||
| Note: An FTE is 30 credit units for an undergraduate or postbaccalaureate student and 24 credit units for a graduate student. | |||||