The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - These commitments stem from the state not providing the full year ‑four compact payment in 2025 ‑26. In addition, the Governor includes a new proposal to retire the CSU and UC deferrals in 2027 ‑28, providing an associated $274  million one ‑time General Fund payment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - CalPERS contribution rates increased every year from 2011‑12 through 2019‑20, rising from 18 percent to 31 percent over that period (for Miscellaneous Tier 1 state employees). In 2020‑21 and 2021‑22, the state applied certain supplemental payments towards CalPERS costs, which lowered rates to 29 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: University of California Total $573 a The 2025 ‑26 Budget Act included a payment deferral from 2025 ‑26 to 2026 ‑27. The Governor ’s budget backfills for the one ‑time reduction related to that payment deferral. b The 2025 ‑26 Budget Act included intent language to provide UC with this augmentation. c Consists of $30 million
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2021-22 Budget: “Cradle to Career” Data System

Mar 26, 2021 - Are students receiving Cal Grant competitive awards more likely to enroll and graduate from college than those eligible students who just missed the cut ‑off for getting awards? What are the employment outcomes of graduates from CSU and UC teacher preparation programs?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4409

The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2024 - Next, we explain how our estimates of the guarantee in 2023 ‑24 and 2024 ‑25 differ from the state ’s previous estimates. Third, we estimate the guarantee over the 2025 ‑26 through 2028 ‑29 period under our economic forecast.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - Under this time line, the administration estimates BPPE would make annual payments of $1.9  million from 2026-27 through 2031-32, with those payments totaling $11.5  million (including interest) across the six-year period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 11, 2021 - First Graders From Low-Income Families Get $500 Supplemental Deposits. The budget provides Scholarshare with $170  million ongoing General Fund beginning in 2022 ‑23 to add $500 to the college savings account of each low-income first grader (as identified under LCFF).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4461

The 2024-25 Budget: University of California

Feb 28, 2024 - UC’s Plans UC Expects to Get Close to Its Undergraduate Enrollment Target in 2023 ‑24. Based on data from the summer and fall 2023 terms, UC estimates that its resident undergraduate enrollment is 1,383  FTE students below the 2023 ‑24 Budget Act target for 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4862

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - The differences in our estimates stem from our differing definitions. The Governor ’s estimate includes constitutionally required spending on schools and community colleges, reserves, and debt payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - This would restore the state ’s community college apportionments payments to their regular schedule and reduce future cost pressures. We  recommend prioritizing funding next for deferred maintenance projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150