July 2024
Financial Aid
Financial Aid Award Amounts
Maximum Annual Award for a New Full-Time Undergraduate Student, 2024-25
| Tuition Awardsa | |
| Cal Grant A and B | |
| UC | $14,436 |
| Nonprofit institutions | 9,358 |
| WASC-accredited for-profit institutions | 8,056 |
| CSU | 6,084 |
| Other for-profit institutions | 4,000 |
| Cal Grant C | |
| Private institutions | $2,462 |
| Other | |
| UC Grant | $14,436 |
| CSU State University Grant | 6,084 |
| California College Promise Grant | 1,380 |
| UC/CSU summer financial aid | Variesb |
| Nontuition Awardsa,c | |
| Cal Grant A, Access | |
| Students with dependent children | $6,000 |
| Foster youth | 6,000 |
| Cal Grant B, Access | |
| Students with dependent children | $6,000 |
| Foster youth | 6,000 |
| Other students | 1,648 |
| Cal Grant C, Book and Supply | |
| Students with dependent children | $4,000 |
| Foster youth | 4,000 |
| Other CCC students | 1,094 |
| Other private institution students | 547 |
| Middle Class Scholarship | |
| UC and CSU foster youth | Variesd |
| Other UC and CSU students | Variesd |
| Student Success Completion Grant | |
| CCC foster youth | $10,500 |
| Other CCC students | $8,000 |
| Other | |
| UC Grant | Variese |
| Dreamer Service Incentive Grant | $4,500 |
| a Figure shows selected state and institutional gift aid programs. Although eligibility rules vary by program, these programs generally require students to meet certain financial criteria. See "Financial Aid Award Coverage" for a description of each award. | |
| b Summer financial aid award amounts are at campuses' discretion. | |
| c Students attending private for-profit institutions are ineligible for most types of nontuition awards, except for a Cal Grant B access award of $1,648 or a Cal Grant C book and supply award of $547. | |
| d The Middle Class Scholarship may be used for tuition and/or nontuition costs. Award amounts are based on a student's total cost of attendance minus certain other available gift aid, a student contribution from part-time work earnings, and a parent contribution for dependent students with a household income of over $100,000. Foster youth receive the full award amount. Award amounts for all other students are prorated to keep total program spending at the enacted funding level of $926 million in 2024-25. | |
| e The UC Grant may be used for tuition and/or nontuition costs. Award amounts are based on a student's total cost of attendance minus certain other gift aid, a student self-help contribution, and a parent contribution. | |
| UC = University of California. WASC = Western Association of Schools and Colleges. CSU = California State University. CCC = California Community Colleges. | |