The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - 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). In 2024 ‑25, UCRP ’s funded status (comparing assets to liabilities) was 85  percent and is expected to reach  90  percent in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - CSU has also already set systemwide retention rate targets for the 2027 fall cohort: 88  percent first ‑year retention rate (a  4 ‑percentage ‑point increase), 81  percent second ‑year rate (a 9 ‑percentage ‑point increase), and 78  percent third ‑year rate (an 8 ‑percentage ‑point increase).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - In addition, the 2025-26 Budget Act includes $9 million to fund one or two new local library infrastructure projects (likely in the San Jose and/or Santa Cruz areas), $3.6 million for the Altadena Library District, and $2 million for the San Francisco Hillel Center (using freed-up funds from the San Diego Hillel Center project).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - Figure 9 shows the increase by award type. During this period, the number of students earning each type of CTE award increased significantly. The number of students earning each of these types of awards in non‑CTE fields, however, increased even faster.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2025-26 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Apr 30, 2025 - Of this amount, $9  million is state funding and $5.3  million is private funding. The state provided SIB with one-time marketing funds with the goal of implementing different marketing activities and analyzing best practices for increasing CalKIDS claim rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5035

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The  main differences between our estimates  include: Revenue Estimates Higher by $9   Billion. Over the budget window —2023 ‑24 through 2025 ‑ 26 —the administration ’s estimates of revenues (excluding policy proposals) are higher than our November 2024 estimate by $9  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Nov 7, 2024 - From 2012 through 2021, UC Merced averaged an 8.6  percent separation rate compared to a 9  percent separation rate across the rest of the UC system. UC Merced Administrators Highlight Some Recruitment Issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4937

The 2025-26 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 18, 2025 - Gymnasiums account for 9 of the 29 new projects included in the Governor ’s budget —a much higher share of projects than in previous years. For comparison, only 8 out of more than 100 projects funded under the previous facilities bond, Proposition  51, were gymnasium projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5017

The 2021-22 Budget: UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Feb 26, 2021 - For ANR specifically, the state reduced base General Fund support by $9. 2  m illion (12. 7  p ercent) from the 2019 ‑ 20 l evel. As a percent of operations, ANR ’s reduction was comparable to UCOP ’s reduction and larger than the reduction for campuses (7. 7  p ercent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4391

The 2025-26 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2025 - We estimate this would free up approximately $9 million ongoing Proposition 98 General Fund as well as non‑Proposition 98 General Fund in the low tens of millions of dollars. Common Cloud Data Platform In this section, we first provide background on the Common Cloud Data Platform, a demonstration project the Chancellor ’s Office launched to provide shared access to student data across participating districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5005