July 2025

Universities

Tracking Changes From Compact

Reflects Multiyear Assumptions Under June 2025 Budget Plan, General Fund (Dollars in Millions)

   2022-23 Year 1 2023-24 Year 2 2024-25 Year 3 2025-26 Year 4 2026-27 Year 5 2027-28  2028-29 
CSU       
Original Compact Plan       
Base increase (5 percent annually) $211 $227 $240 $254 $265    
Change in base funding level over period $1,197
Cumulative spending increase over period $5,853
Revised Plan       
Base increase (varies) $211 $227 $165 $75 $366   $152
May/June payment deferral       -144      
One-time back payment           $254  
Change in base funding level over period $1,197
Cumulative spending increase over period $5,329
UC       
Original Compact Plan       
Base increase (5 percent annually) $201 $216 $228 $241 $254    
Nonresident replacement funding 31 30 31 31 30    
Change in base funding level over period $1,292
Cumulative spending increase over period $6,328
Revised Plan       
Base increase (varies) $201 $216 $103 $125 $351   $144
Nonresident replacement funding 31 30 31 0 61    
May/June payment deferral       -130      
One-time back payments           $272  
Change in base funding level over period $1,292
Cumulative spending increase over period $5,785
               
Note: The original compact is a five-year aspirational plan between the Governor and UC/CSU leadership. The revised plan reflects state budget actions through 2025-26, along with legislative intent throughout the remainder of the period. The deferrals enacted in 2025-26 generate one-time state savings, along with a future one-time cost to retire. The one-time back payments planned for 2027-28 are intended to address that UC/CSU did not receive a net unrestricted base increase in 2025-26. Under the state's multiyear budget plan, the state intends to provide UC/CSU with a 5 percent base increase in 2026-27, along with a 2 percent base increase delayed from 2025-26. In 2028-29, the state would provide the remaining 3 percent base increase delayed from 2025-26.