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- University of California Core Funding by Source
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- Changes in California State University General Fund Spending
- College of the Law, San Francisco Core Funding by Source
- California State University Capital Outlay Projects
July 2026
Universities
California State University Spending by Program
General Fund (In Millions)
| 2024-25 Final | 2025-26 Revised | 2026-27 Enacted | Change From 2025-26 | ||
| Amount | Percent | ||||
| Unrestricted Base Funding | |||||
| Unrestricted state funding | $3,525 | $3,465 | $3,873 | $408 | 11.8% |
| Other State Appropriations | |||||
| Pension costsa | $609 | $731 | $737 | $6 | 0.9% |
| Retiree health benefits | 454 | 520 | 605 | 85 | 16.4 |
| Subtotals | ($1,063) | ($1,251) | ($1,342) | ($91) | (7.3%) |
| Debt Service for State-Supported Capital Projects | |||||
| Debt service on state bondsb | $192 | $183 | $234 | $51 | 28.0% |
| Debt service on university bondsc | 120 | 121 | 171 | 50 | 41.3 |
| Earmarked debt service for 12 student housing projectsd | 52 | 52 | 52 | — | — |
| Earmarked debt service for 8 other state-supported facilitiesd | 48 | 48 | 48 | — | — |
| Subtotals | ($412) | ($404) | ($505) | ($101) | (25.1%) |
| Other State Earmarkse | |||||
| Graduation Initiative 2025 | $305 | $305 | $305 | — | — |
| Student financial aid grants | 34 | 34 | 34 | — | — |
| Basic Needs Initiative | 26 | 26 | 26 | — | — |
| CSU Humboldt transition to polytechnic university | 25 | 25 | 25 | — | — |
| Student mental health resources | 16 | 16 | 16 | — | — |
| Foster youth programs | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — |
| Project Rebound | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — |
| AANHPI Student Achievement Program | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — |
| Center for California Studies | 6 | 7 | 7 | —f | —f |
| Rapid Rehousing | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| Increased enrollments in nursing programs | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Summer-term financial aid | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Medal of Honor expanded fee waiver | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Science and Math Teacher Initiative | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Intersegmental learning management system | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Student Success Network | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| CSU Stanislaus Stockton center enrollment increase | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| CSU Dominguez Hills Mervyn M. Dymally Institute | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Support for students with disabilities | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Dental annuitant increases | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| CENIC cost increase | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Otherg | —f | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Subtotals | ($478) | ($480) | ($480) | —f | —f |
| Totals | $5,479 | $5,600 | $6,201 | $601 | 10.7% |
| a The state pays CSU's employer contributions based on its 2013-14 payroll level. CSU pays for the change in costs above the 2013-14 level from its unrestricted base funding. | |||||
| b Prior to 2014-15, the state paid for state-approved academic buildings at CSU using state general obligation and state lease revenue bonds. The state continues to pay off these bonds. Amounts also include spending on former state lease revenue bonds that CSU refunded and are now included in its university bond program. Amounts reflect reported spending. | |||||
| c Beginning in 2014-15, the state gave CSU authority to issue university revenue bonds for state-approved projects, with the associated debt service paid from CSU's main General Fund appropriation. Amounts reflect reported spending. The 2026-27 amount includes $50 million that CSU plans to spend from its unrestricted base increase. | |||||
| d Amounts reflect budgeted debt service for these projects. CSU has sold some, but not all, of the associated university revenue bonds for these projects. In 2026-27, CSU estimates associated combined debt service of $72 million (rather than the budgeted $100 million). | |||||
| e CSU provides additional support for some of these programs using tuition revenue. | |||||
| f Less than $500,000 or 0.5 percent. | |||||
| g Consists of several programs each receiving less than $1 million in state General Fund support. | |||||
| AANHPI = Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander. CENIC = Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California. | |||||