January 2025
University of California Funding by Source
(Dollars in Millions Except Funding Per Student)
| 2023-24 Actual |
2024-25 Revised |
2025-26 Proposed |
Change from 2024-25 | ||
| Amount | Percent | ||||
| Ongoing Core Funds | |||||
| Tuition and feesa | $5,268 | $5,498 | $5,740 | $241 | 4.4% |
| General Fundb | 4,717 | 4,858 | 4,587 | -272 | -5.6 |
| Lottery | 65 | 59 | 59 | — | — |
| Other core fundsc | 409 | 401 | 401 | — | — |
| Subtotals | ($10,459) | ($10,817) | ($10,787) | (-$30) | (-0.3%) |
| Other Funds | |||||
| Medical centers | $18,431 | $19,721 | $21,102 | $1,380 | 7.0% |
| Sales and services | 11,777 | 11,803 | 12,320 | 517 | 4.4 |
| Federal | 5,147 | 5,466 | 5,614 | 148 | 2.7 |
| Private | 3,802 | 3,955 | 4,195 | 240 | 6.1 |
| State | 718 | 699 | 703 | 4 | 0.6 |
| Other | 1,261 | 1,100 | 1,100 | — | — |
| One-time General Fund | 144 | 5 | 1 | -4 | -75 |
| Subtotals | ($41,280) | ($42,749) | ($45,035) | ($2,286) | (5.3) |
| Totals | $51,739 | $53,566 | $55,821 | $2,256 | 4.2% |
| FTE Studentsd | 293,483 | 299,486 | 300,111 | 625 | 0.2% |
| Ongoing Core Funding Per Student | $35,638 | $36,119 | $35,942 | -$177 | -0.5% |
| a Includes funds that UC uses for tuition discounts and waivers. | |||||
| b Reflects reductions pursuant to Control Section 4.05 of the 2024-25 Budget Act. Specifically, the 2024-25 amount reflects a $125 million General Fund reduction, and the 2025-26 amount reflects a $397 million General Fund reduction. | |||||
| c Includes a portion of overhead funding on federal and state grants and a portion of patent royalty income. | |||||
| d FTE is 30 credit units for an undergraduate and 24 credit units for a graduate student. Student counts include residents and nonresident students. | |||||
| FTE = full-time equivalent. | |||||