Middle Class Scholarship Program [EdBudget]

July 2020

Middle Class Scholarship Program

Recipients and Spending by Segment

	2018-19 Actual	2019-20 Revised	2020-21 Enacted	Change from 2019-20
	2018-19 Actual	2019-20 Revised	2020-21 Enacted	Amount	Percent
Recipients
CSU	43,459	46,957	48,835	1,878	4.0%
UC	9,431	11,215	11,603	388	3.5
Total	52,890	58,172	60,438	2,266	3.9%
Spending (in thousands)
CSU	$76,290	$82,009	$81,362	-$647	-0.8%
UC	28,055	34,960	35,586	626	1.8
Total	$104,345	$116,970	$116,948	-$22	—^a
Average award
CSU	$1,755	$1,746	$1,666	-$80	-4.6%
UC	$2,975	$3,117	$3,067	-50	-1.6

Notes:
^aDecrease of less than 0.05 percent.
Data reflect California Student Aid Commission estimates.
The maximum award amount is set at 40 percent of systemwide tuition and fees ($2,298 at CSU and $5,028 at UC) .
For 2020-21, students with a household income less than or equal to $123,000 will be eligible for the maximum award. Students with a household income of more than $123,000 but less than or equal to $184,000 will be eligible for an award amount that is graduated downward for each $1,000 increase in income. Beginning in 2020-21, the award amounts for all recipients will be prorated to keep total program spending at the statutory limit of $117 million.
CSU = California State University. UC = University of California.