January 2019
Cal Grant Recipients
2017-18 Actual | 2018-19 Revised | 2019-20 Proposed | Change from 2018-19 | ||
Amount | Percent | ||||
Total Recipients | 370,543 | 398,867 | 427,291 | 28,424 | 7.1% |
By Segment: | |||||
California State University | 136,732 | 147,185 | 159,278 | 12,093 | 8.2% |
California Community Colleges | 122,907 | 133,618 | 142,845 | 9,227 | 6.9 |
University of California | 77,647 | 82,339 | 87,004 | 4,665 | 5.7 |
Private nonprofit institutions | 27,841 | 30,549 | 32,676 | 2,127 | 7.0 |
Private for-profit institutions | 5,416 | 5,178 | 5,487 | 309 | 6.0 |
By Program: | |||||
High School Entitlement | 285,520 | 311,547 | 332,489 | 20,942 | 6.7% |
Competitive | 49,936 | 50,574 | 55,057 | 4,483 | 8.9 |
CCC Transfer Entitlement | 27,259 | 26,662 | 28,599 | 1,937 | 7.3 |
Cal Grant C | 7,828 | 10,086 | 11,144 | 1,058 | 10.5 |
By Award Type: | |||||
Cal Grant B | 242,771 | 260,666 | 280,381 | 19,715 | 7.6% |
Cal Grant A | 119,944 | 128,117 | 135,765 | 7,648 | 6.0 |
Cal Grant C | 7,828 | 10,086 | 11,144 | 1,058 | 10.5 |
By Renewal or New: | |||||
Renewal | 222,229 | 237,726 | 258,575 | 20,849 | 8.8% |
New | 148,314 | 161,141 | 168,716 | 7,575 | 4.7 |
Note: Data for 2017-18 and 2018-19 reflects California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) estimates. Data for 2019-20 reflects CSAC baseline estimates as adjusted by LAO to incorporate Governor's 2019-20 proposals. Some categories do not sum to totals because of rounding. |