The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - The total marginal cost (state and student shares combined) of increasing resident undergraduate enrollment by 1  percent in 2026 ‑27 is $58  million. Provide more funding for student financial aid. Specifically, CSU plans to designate $67  million for this purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2024-25 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Jan 30, 2024 - Given the state’s large projected budget deficit in 2024‑25 (potentially upwards of $58 billion), at least $2.4 billion in non‑Proposition 98 General Fund higher education savings seems a practical starting point.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4829?utm_source=Legislative+Analyst%27s+Office&utm_campaign=415eaeb623-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_01_30_4829&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-415eaeb623-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

The 2024-25 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Jan 30, 2024 - Given the state’s large projected budget deficit in 2024‑25 (potentially upwards of $58 billion), at least $2.4 billion in non‑Proposition 98 General Fund higher education savings seems a practical starting point.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4829

The 2019-20 Budget: Hastings College of the Law

Apr 24, 2019 - The average discount rate for the fall 2015 c ohort was 42  p ercent, compared to 25  p ercent for the previous cohort. For the next two cohorts (fall 2016 and fall 2017), the average discount rate remained above 40  p ercent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4011

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - The associated ongoing cost is built into apportionments in 2026 ‑27. c Related and supplemental instruction costs for apprenticeship programs in 2024 ‑25 and 2025 ‑26 are higher than budgeted. COLA = cost ‑of ‑living adjustment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - Across all MCS recipients, the average MCS award in 2024‑25 was $3,673—50 percent higher than in 2021‑22. In 2024‑25, the average MCS award for CSU students was 70 percent higher than it had been under the original program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2021-22 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 8, 2021 - Third, the administration increases spending by $ 58  m illion to reflect an early action proposal that would take effect in the current year, as discussed below. Governor ’s Budget Reflects Slight Baseline Increase in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4355

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - For the last ten years, the UC employer contribution rate has increased gradually, from 14.6  percent of payroll in 2015 ‑16 to 16.71  percent in 2024 ‑25. As Figure  9 shows, annual program costs have steadily grown over this period, reaching more than $665  million in 2024 ‑25 (growing at an average annual rate of 5.2  percent over this period).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - In 2024-25, the state reduced Learning Lab ’s ongoing General Fund to $5.5  million. Additionally, in 2024-25, the state restructured OPR and split it into two new offices: the Governor ’s Office of Service and Community Engagement and the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Projects in both categories also receive points based on the amount of the local contribution, with districts generally required to cover at least 25  percent of total project costs and receiving more points for covering a larger share.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159