January 2019
Financial Aid
Middle Class Scholarship Program
Recipients and Spending by Segment
| Recipients | Spending | Average Award | Maximum Awarda | |
| 2017-18 Actual | ||||
| California State University | 42,853 | $75,128,288 | $1,753 | $2,298 |
| University of California | 8,440 | 24,776,542 | 2,936 | 5,052 |
| Totals | 51,293 | $99,904,830 | $1,948 | |
| 2018-19 Estimated | ||||
| California State University | 43,200 | $76,456,184 | $1,770 | $2,298 |
| University of California | 8,648 | 26,500,476 | 3,064 | 5,028 |
| Totals | 51,848 | $102,956,660 | $1,986 | |
| 2019-20 Proposed | ||||
| California State University | 43,680 | $77,791,896 | $1,781 | $2,298 |
| University of California | 8,740 | 28,057,748 | 3,210 | 5,028 |
| Totals | 52,420 | $105,849,644 | $2,019 | |
| Note: Reflects California Student Aid Commission estimates. | ||||
| aStudents with household income less than or equal to $118,000 receive the maximum award, which is equal to 40 percent of the systemwide tuition and fee charge. Students with household income over $118,000 but less than or equal to $177,000 receive an award that is graduated downward for each $1,000 increase in income. | ||||