January 2023
Financial Aid
Middle Class Scholarship Program
Key Information by Segment
| 2021-22 Actual |
2022-23 Revised | 2023-24 Proposed | Change from 2022-23 | ||
| Amount | Percent | ||||
| Recipients | |||||
| CSU | 44,481 | 184,240 | 197,137 | 12,897 | 7% |
| UC | 10,511 | 88,200 | 94,374 | 6,174 | 7 |
| Total | 54,992 | 272,440 | 291,511 | 19,071 | 7% |
| Spending (in millions) | |||||
| CSU | $74 | $447 | $608 | $160 | 36% |
| UC | 32 | $183 | 248 | 66 | 36 |
| Total | $105 | $630 | $856 | $226 | 36% |
| Average award | |||||
| CSU | $1,654 | $2,429 | $3,083 | $654 | 27% |
| UC | $3,015 | $2,074 | $2,633 | 558 | 27 |
| Notes: | |||||
| Data reflect California Student Aid Commission estimates. | |||||
| The Middle Class Scholarship program was revamped beginning in 2022-23, with the new rules significantly affecting the number of eligible recipients and award amounts. | |||||
| CSU = California State University. UC = University of California. | |||||