January 2020

Financial Aid

Cal Grant Recipients

  2018-19
Actual
2019-20
Revised
2020-21
Proposed
Change From 2019-20
Amount Percent
Total Recipients 371,141 391,589 407,142 15,553 4.0%
By Segment:          
California State University 139,604 150,182 159,783 9,601 6.4%
California Community Colleges 119,467 122,071 124,654 2,583 2.1
University of California 78,390 82,900 84,483 1,583 1.9
Private nonprofit institutions 28,303 30,369 31,798 1,429 4.7
Private for-profit institutions 5,279 5,965 6,332 367 6.2
Other public institutions 98 101 92 -9 -8.9
By Program:          
High School Entitlement 286,060 292,269 300,537 8,268 2.8%
Competitive 48,881 64,476 72,473 7,997 12.4
CCC Transfer Entitlement 26,854 28,186 28,646 460 1.6
Cal Grant C 9,346 6,658 5,485 -1,173 -17.6
By Award Type:          
Cal Grant B 239,652 255,452 267,345 11,893 4.7%
Cal Grant A 122,143 129,479 134,311 4,832 3.7
Cal Grant C 9,346 6,658 5,485 -1,173 -17.6
By Renewal or New:          
Renewal 223,251 227,120 238,287 11,167 4.9%
New 147,890 164,469 168,855 4,386 2.7
   
Notes:  
Data reflect California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) estimates. Some categories do not sum to totals because of rounding.