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 2021-22 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 8, 2021 - These four proposals consist of: $ 58  m illion ongoing beginning in 2020 ‑ 21 t o restore Cal Grant A eligibility for certain students. Trailer bill language to postpone a requirement that private nonprofit institutions admit a specified number of transfer students. $ 35  m illion ongoing to fund an additional 9, 000 n ew competitive awards annually. $ 20  m illion ongoing to provide supplemental access awards to current and former foster youth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4355

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Education

Oct 17, 2019 - Of this amount, $4.7  billion (58  percent) is state General Fund, $3.3  billion (41  percent) comes from student tuition and fee revenue, and $64  million (0.8  percent) is other state funding (primarily lottery revenue).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4096

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Third, although the scoring system grants more points to projects with higher local contributions, half of the projects selected this year have relatively low local contributions (less than 35  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - To help mitigate this issue, in 2025 ‑26, rather than setting the appropriation for MCS and adjusting award coverage accordingly, the state locked in the percentage of award coverage that year at 35  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

Update on Community College Reserves

Jan 27, 2021 - Unrestricted reserves ranged from 5.3  percent of annual expenditures at the San Francisco Community College District (CCD) to 58  percent at the Kern CCD, with a median unrestricted reserve of 23  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4323

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 2019-20 Budget: Hastings College of the Law

Apr 24, 2019 - Hastings Is Receiving $58   Million in Ongoing Core Funding in 2018 ‑19. As Figure 1 shows, Hastings relies heavily on student tuition and fee revenue to support its operations. In 2018 ‑19, $ 43  m illion ( 74  p ercent) of its ongoing funding came from student tuition and fees, $ 14  m illion ( 24  p ercent) came from state General Fund, and $1. 6  m illion (2. 7  p ercent) came from various other sources (including the state lottery and investment income).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4011

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - Specifically, the administration proposes to contain MCS costs by reducing award coverage from 35 percent in 2025‑26 to 17.5 percent thereafter. The administration estimates reducing award coverage would lower MCS costs by $541 million, resulting in a like amount of General Fund savings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - For 2025-26, the state has set award coverage for most students at 35  percent of their remaining cost of attendance (the same award coverage as in 2024-25). On a cash basis, the state will pay actual costs as they are incurred in 2025-26 using a no-interest General Fund loan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089