The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - The law library ’s staff has grown over time, increasing from seven positions in 2017-18 to ten positions in 2024-25. Its operating costs have grown from approximately $630,000 in 2017-18 to an estimated $1.3  million in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013

The 2025-26 Budget: University of California

Feb 27, 2025 - In 2017 ‑18, UC raised it resident undergraduate and graduate academic charges by 2.7  percent. In a few other years, UC also assessed small increases to its Student Services Fee. In contrast to tuition charges, state support generally was rising over this period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4998

UC Merced at 20: Campus Developments and Key State-Level Takeaways

Nov 7, 2024 - Counties in Northern California (Del Notre, Siskiyou, Modoc, Trinity, Shasta, Lassen, and Plumas), for example, saw their share of individuals with at least a bachelor ’s degree collectively increase from 14  percent in 2000 to 19  percent across 2017 ‑2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4937

The 2024-25 Budget: California State University

Feb 15, 2024 - During the same period, CSU increased tuition only once (in 2017 ‑18). As  a  result, the General Fund has been comprising a growing share of CSU ’s core funds. Whereas we estimate the General Fund comprised 50  percent of CSU ’s ongoing core funds in 2013 ‑14, it comprises 62  percent in 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4842

Overview of Federal COVID-19 Research Funding

May 13, 2020 - According to the National Science Foundation (NSF), a total of $548  billion was spent on R &D nationwide in 2017. As Figure  1 shows, private industries collectively spent the greatest amount on R &D, followed by universities, then federal agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4230

The 2023-24 Budget: College of the Law, San Francisco

Mar 8, 2023 - In 2017, the school adopted a seismic safety policy. Under this policy, the McAllister Tower was deemed in need of seismic safety upgrades. The cost of the associated renovation project is currently estimated at $230  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4732

Addressing Capital Renewal at UC and CSU

Jan 5, 2023 - From 2017 ‑18 to 2022 ‑23, CSU ’s backlog for academic facilities and infrastructure grew by $2.4  billion (60  percent). UC indicates that its backlog has also grown over time, though data tracking these changes was not available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4657

The 2023-24 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 22, 2023 - Through 2024 ‑25, districts funded according to the hold harmless provision receive whatever they generated in 2017 ‑18 under the old formula, plus any subsequent apportionment COLA provided by the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4695

The 2022-23 Budget: Middle Class Scholarship Program

Mar 30, 2022 - In 2017 ‑18, UC and CSU increased undergraduate tuition charges by 3  percent and 5  percent, respectively. (UC also increased its systemwide Student Services Fee by 5  percent annually from 2015 ‑16 through 2017 ‑18.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4581

The 2020-21 Budget: Medical Education Analysis

Feb 20, 2020 - According to UC, its proposed budget will outline a somewhat different expansion plan than the three options described in the 2017 study. Under the revised plan, UC would develop a joint bachelor ’s/medical degree program between UC Merced and UCSF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4166