January 2018

Financial Aid

Middle Class Scholarship Program

Recipients and Spending by Segment

  Recipients Spending Average Award Maximum Awarda
 
2016-17 Actual        
California State University 42,992 $53,547,343 $1,243 $1,644
University of California 8,757 17,697,140 2,060 3,690
Totals 51,749 $71,244,483 $1,652  
2017-18 Estimated        
California State University 43,165 $75,161,835 $1,724 $2,298
University of California 9,120 24,812,898 2,779 5,052
Totals 52,285 $99,974,733 $2,252  
2018-19 Proposed        
California State University 43,650 $76,006,350 $1,724 $2,298
University of California 9,600 26,234,648 2,791 5,074
Totals 53,250 $102,240,998 $2,258  
Note: Reflects California Student Aid Commission estimates.
aStudents with household income less than or equal to $114,000 receive the maximum award. Students with household income of $115,000 to $171,000 receive an award that is graduated downward for each $1,000 increase in income.