January 2024
Financial Aid
Middle Class Scholarship Program
Key Information by Segment
| 2022-23 Actual |
2023-24 Revised | 2024-25 Proposed | Change from 2023-24 | ||
| Amount | Percent | ||||
| Recipients | |||||
| CSU | 205,037 | 215,889 | 233,161 | 17,272 | 8% |
| UC | 90,060 | 91,849 | 99,197 | 7,348 | 8 |
| CCCa | 37 | 40 | 43 | 3 | 8 |
| Total | 295,134 | 307,778 | 332,401 | 24,623 | 8% |
| Spending (Dollars in Millions) | |||||
| CSU | $419 | $617 | $463 | -$154 | -25% |
| UC | 150 | 230 | 173 | -57 | -25 |
| CCCa | —b | —b | —b | —b | -25 |
| Total | $568 | $847 | $636 | -$211 | -25% |
| Average Award | |||||
| CSU | $2,041 | $2,858 | $1,987 | -$871 | -30% |
| UC | 1,663 | 2,506 | 1,742 | -764 | -30 |
| CCCa | 2,622 | 5,325 | 3,725 | -1,600 | -30 |
| Data for 2022-23 and 2023-24 reflect California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) estimates. Data for 2024-25 reflect CSAC estimates adjusted by LAO to align with the proposed funding level in the Governor's budget. | |||||
| a In addition to undergraduate students at UC and CSU, CCC students in bachelor's degree programs are eligible for the Middle Class Scholarship program. | |||||
| b Less than $500,000. | |||||