The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - As Figure 11 shows, CSU’s total spending on employee health care costs has been increasing over time, reaching $779 million in 2024‑25. Growth in health care costs has been particularly notable the past three years (with the highest growth in 2023‑24 at 10 percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - As   Figure  11 shows, equity gaps in graduation rates by race/ethnicity, income, and first ‑generation status persist. (As discussed in the box below, equity gaps in graduation rates by gender also persist.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - Some of the growth is at UC and CSU (11  percent increase at both segments), primarily due to their planned tuition increases. (Cal Grants provide full tuition coverage for eligible students attending these segments [as well as nontuition coverage for certain students].)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - Figure 11 Earnings Improvements Vary Somewhat by Region Median Change in Earnings for CCC CTE Students 2015 ‑16 a 2022 ‑23 Compared to 2015 ‑16 b San Diego/Imperial
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2025-26 Budget: College of the Law, San Francisco

Mar 10, 2025 - Both of CLSF’s main sources of core funding would increase, with tuition revenue projected to increase $4.3 million (7.8 percent) and state General Fund proposed to increase $11 million (40 percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5014

The 2025-26 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Apr 30, 2025 - Though SIB has opened almost 5  million accounts, only 11  percent of them have been claimed by beneficiaries. Beneficiaries or their families go to the CalKIDS online portal to claim their account. SIB Undertakes Various Outreach and Marketing Efforts to Increase Claim Rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5035

The 2025-26 Budget: College of the Law, San Francisco [Publication Details]

Mar 10, 2025 - This brief analyzes the Governor’s budget proposals for College of the Law, San Francisco (CLSF). In 2025‑26, CLSF would receive $101 million in total core funding, reflecting a $15 million (17 percent) increase from 2024‑25. Both of CLSF’s main sources of core funding would increase, with tuition revenue projected to increase $4.3 million (7.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5014

The 2025-26 Budget: University of California

Feb 27, 2025 - In 2024 ‑25, UC identified $11  million in annual savings attributable to these efforts. UC Has Relatively Low Levels of Core Reserves. Like many other universities (as well as public and private entities more generally), UC maintains reserves.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4998

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

Nov 7, 2024 - The increase in admissions offers far exceeds the growth in the college ‑age population from the San  Joaquin Valley, which grew by 11  percent from 2005 to 2022. More Students From San Joaquin Valley Are Enrolling at UC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4937

The 2024-25 Budget: College of the Law, San Francisco

Mar 5, 2024 - The Governor ’s budget proposes to provide CLSF with an ongoing General Fund base augmentation of $2.2  million (11  percent) to “support operating costs. ” The Governor does not propose to defer this base augmentation as he does with the UC and CSU base augmentations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4875