January 2024
Cal Grant Spending
(Dollars in Millions)
2022-23 Actual | 2023-24 Revised | 2024-25 Proposed | Change From 2023-24 | ||
Amount | Percent | ||||
Total Spending | $2,211 | $2,393 | $2,541 | $148 | 6.2% |
By Segment: | |||||
University of California | $967 | $1,078 | $1,185 | $107 | 9.9% |
California State University | 756 | 780 | 798 | 17 | 2.2 |
California Community Colleges | 230 | 270 | 294 | 24 | 9.0 |
Private nonprofit institutions | 230 | 232 | 232 | -1 | -0.2 |
Private for-profit institutions | 28 | 32 | 33 | 1 | 2.5 |
Other public institutions | —a | —a | —a | —a | -53.0 |
By Program: | |||||
High School Entitlement | $1,619 | $1,719 | $1,841 | $123 | 7.1% |
CCC Expanded Entitlement | 220 | 344 | 378 | 35 | 10.1 |
Competitive | 206 | 185 | 176 | -9 | -5.0 |
Transfer Entitlement | 161 | 138 | 138 | —a | 0.2 |
Cal Grant C | 5 | 7 | 8 | —a | 2.8 |
By Award Type: | |||||
Cal Grant A | $1,161 | $1,275 | $1,414 | $139 | 11% |
Cal Grant B | 1,045 | 1,111 | 1,120 | 9 | 0.8 |
Cal Grant C | 5 | 7 | 8 | —a | 2.8 |
By Renewal or New: | |||||
Renewal | $1,522 | $1,599 | $1,705 | $105 | 6.6% |
New | 689 | 794 | 837 | 43 | 5.4 |
Data reflect California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) estimates. | |||||
a Less than $500,000. |