July 2025

Universities

Changes in California State University General Fund Spending

2025-26 Changes (In Millions)

2024-25 Revised Spending $5,500a
Ongoing Spending  
Pension cost increase $123
Retiree health benefit cost increase 78
Unrestricted base increase 75
Capital Fellows salary increase 1
Drug testing devices at campusesb c
CENIC cost increased c
Subtotal ($277)
One-Time Spending  
Sonoma State University turnaround plane $45
Assistance to low-enrollment campusese 5
CSU Northridge Student Success and Inclusion Center infrastructure 1
Subtotal ($51)
Other Adjustments   
May/June payment deferral -144
Remove 2024-25 one-time funding -12
Subtotal (-$155)
Total Changes $173
2025-26 Enacted Spending $5,673
Includes added one-time funding of $6 million for genealogy determination and $596,000 for wildfire recovery efforts.
Budget provides $345,000 ongoing General Fund to support the costs of recently chaptered legislation that requires CSU to provide drug testing devices at every on-campus health center.
c Less than $500,000.
The 2021-22 budget agreement included a five-year plan for covering higher CENIC charges. The annual funding increase in 2025-26 is $158,000. After accounting for increases provided the previous four years, ongoing funding for this purpose has been raised by $846,000 over the 2020-21 level.
Funding is included in Control Section 19.56.
CENIC = Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California.