Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - Moreover, CSU ’s allocation factors have varied from strongly linked with program objectives (for example, Pell Grant counts) to not linked (for example, providing a flat amount to every campus regardless of need or performance).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

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 2025-26 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 6, 2025 - Given the state ’s projected budget deficit in 2026 ‑27, the state likely will not have budget capacity to support substantial increases in General Fund spending for any programs, including for CSU and UC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4957

The 2023-24 Budget: California State University

Feb 7, 2023 - Some Early Signs Suggest Enrollment Challenges Are Likely to Persist Into 2023 ‑24. While the 2023 ‑24 admissions cycle remains in its early stages, several early indicators suggest that growth could be challenging.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4671

Trends in Higher Education [Publication Details]

Apr 30, 2025 - Trends in Higher Education [Publication Details] HTML Description: From January 2024 through April 2025, we released six analytical reports focused on higher education trends. The reports cover trends in student access, college affordability, student outcomes, finance, faculty and staff, and facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5071

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - With this additional funding, UC likely would: Provide salary increases for nonrepresented and represented employees. We estimate each  1  percent increase in payroll would cost $55  million in 2026 ‑27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

Trends in Higher Education: Student Access

Jan 23, 2024 - Trends in Higher Education: Student Access Introduction This brief is the first of a new six-part analytical series focused on higher education trends. Each part of the series hones in on a major area of higher education, beginning with student access, followed by college affordability, student outcomes, finance, faculty and staff, and facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4828

The 2021-22 Budget: UC Programs in Medical Education

Feb 26, 2021 - Throughout these years, state funding for PRIME was linked to an underlying $15, 000 p er ‑student funding rate. The rate was not tied to any particular formula and the basis for the amount was not specified in statute.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4389

The 2023-24 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Jan 31, 2023 - In contrast, no formula links the funding the Governor proposes for CSU and UC to their actual enrollment levels, the composition of their student bodies, or their specific performance outcomes. Furthermore, the Governor ’s proposed base increases for CSU and UC generally are not linked to any specific cost increases (such as for salaries, utilities, and equipment) —reducing both budget transparency and accountability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4664

The 2025-26 Budget: University of California

Feb 27, 2025 - Like many other universities (as well as public and private entities more generally), UC maintains reserves. It leaves some reserves uncommitted, such that they are available to address economic uncertainties, including state budget reductions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4998