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Public Higher Education Funding Graphs
supplemented by more recent budget information
provided by the California Department of Finance.
Data for the 2008-09 and 2009-10 fiscal years are estimates.
Data for the 2010-11 fiscal year is as proposed in the governor's budget. Total Higher Education Budget includes:
Hastings College of Law,
University of California,
California State University,
General Fund portion of Community College budget,
California Student Aid Commission, and
California Postsecondary Education Commission The UC/CSU line excludes most debt service for the
two segments which could include
hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Return to Fees and Funding Menu
| Budgets from the State General Fund Actual Dollars Amounts are in thousands of dollars. |
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| Year | Total Higher Education |
University of CA and CA State University |
K-12 Education |
Corrections |
| 1967-68 | $ 545,837 | $ 436,451 | $ 1,350,970 | $ 129,108 |
| 1968-69 | $ 639,133 | $ 528,095 | $ 1,417,212 | $ 161,405 |
| 1969-70 | $ 733,212 | $ 614,297 | $ 1,543,994 | $ 161,038 |
| 1970-71 | $ 766,099 | $ 642,211 | $ 1,435,414 | $ 171,346 |
| 1971-72 | $ 814,458 | $ 651,828 | $ 1,531,352 | $ 182,145 |
| 1972-73 | $ 983,504 | $ 757,885 | $ 1,646,643 | $ 208,397 |
| 1973-74 | $ 1,175,064 | $ 874,829 | $ 2,266,604 | $ 236,532 |
| 1974-75 | $ 1,397,225 | $ 996,112 | $ 2,393,684 | $ 277,906 |
| 1975-76 | $ 1,597,372 | $ 1,123,451 | $ 2,643,350 | $ 309,083 |
| 1976-77 | $ 1,819,844 | $ 1,288,575 | $ 2,876,439 | $ 337,157 |
| 1977-78 | $ 1,968,446 | $ 1,403,570 | $ 3,095,215 | $ 377,834 |
| 1978-79 | $ 2,347,196 | $ 1,450,033 | $ 5,575,218 | $ 431,848 |
| 1979-80 | $ 2,799,914 | $ 1,716,404 | $ 6,982,441 | $ 519,762 |
| 1980-81 | $ 3,212,255 | $ 2,026,636 | $ 7,446,105 | $ 600,450 |
| 1981-82 | $ 3,222,335 | $ 2,052,976 | $ 7,631,736 | $ 709,023 |
| 1982-83 | $ 3,183,619 | $ 2,032,763 | $ 7,737,475 | $ 725,468 |
| 1983-84 | $ 3,220,985 | $ 2,059,996 | $ 8,830,404 | $ 845,563 |
| 1984-85 | $ 4,079,958 | $ 2,600,072 | $ 9,941,801 | $ 1,046,210 |
| 1985-86 | $ 4,517,889 | $ 2,900,240 | $ 11,072,393 | $ 1,373,007 |
| 1986-87 | $ 4,785,018 | $ 3,133,479 | $ 12,244,864 | $ 1,645,352 |
| 1987-88 | $ 5,111,825 | $ 3,311,882 | $ 12,632,358 | $ 1,879,440 |
| 1988-89 | $ 5,417,106 | $ 3,473,901 | $ 13,843,233 | $ 2,026,807 |
| 1989-90 | $ 5,576,085 | $ 3,708,202 | $ 14,681,692 | $ 2,450,998 |
| 1990-91 | $ 5,832,544 | $ 3,789,132 | $ 14,265,442 | $ 2,666,939 |
| 1991-92 | $ 5,831,201 | $ 3,739,926 | $ 16,416,016 | $ 3,049,195 |
| 1992-93 | $ 4,920,325 | $ 3,368,586 | $ 16,266,088 | $ 3,032,628 |
| 1993-94 | $ 4,680,629 | $ 3,245,526 | $ 14,480,796 | $ 3,383,337 |
| 1994-95 | $ 5,102,161 | $ 3,403,530 | $ 15,532,954 | $ 3,624,756 |
| 1995-96 | $ 5,531,092 | $ 3,547,370 | $ 17,790,572 | $ 3,946,020 |
| 1996-97 | $ 6,180,055 | $ 3,867,319 | $ 19,893,422 | $ 3,799,023 |
| 1997-98 | $ 6,624,546 | $ 4,052,740 | $ 22,080,127 | $ 4,127,806 |
| 1998-99 | $ 7,438,091 | $ 4,616,502 | $ 23,772,452 | $ 4,556,542 |
| 1999-00 | $ 8,066,539 | $ 4,909,822 | $ 27,481,912 | $ 4,754,962 |
| 2000-01 | $ 9,341,004 | $ 5,664,628 | $ 29,949,885 | $ 5,178,819 |
| 2001-02 | $ 9,646,635 | $ 5,930,083 | $ 29,936,639 | $ 5,462,082 |
| 2002-03 | $ 9,487,920 | $ 5,830,291 | $ 28,788,372 | $ 5,836,522 |
| 2003-04 | $ 8,747,033 | $ 5,360,090 | $ 29,332,745 | $ 5,382,192 |
| 2004-05 | $ 9,313,941 | $ 5,146,631 | $ 34,139,473 | $ 6,942,045 |
| 2005-06 | $ 10,389,339 | $ 5,436,019 | $ 37,854,191 | $ 7,795,120 |
| 2006-07 | $ 11,210,434 | $ 5,744,714 | $ 40,086,134 | $ 9,117,847 |
| 2007-08 | $ 11,861,782 | $ 6,228,115 | $ 42,468,937 | $ 10,113,849 |
| 2008-09 | $ 10,098,523 | $ 4,573,552 | $ 34,092,387 | $ 9,705,046 |
| 2009-10 | $ 10,566,292 | $ 4,946,120 | $ 34,553,674 | $ 8,160,758 |
| 2010-11 | $ 11,836,152 | $ 5,742,084 | $ 36,004,239 | $ 7,983,062 |