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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 Percent of Total Budget |
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| Year | Total Higher Education |
University of CA and CA State University |
K-12 Education |
Corrections |
| 1967-68 | 16.77% | 13.41% | 41.50% | 3.97% |
| 1968-69 | 16.44% | 13.58% | 36.45% | 4.15% |
| 1969-70 | 16.76% | 14.04% | 35.30% | 3.68% |
| 1970-71 | 16.45% | 13.79% | 30.82% | 3.68% |
| 1971-72 | 16.55% | 13.25% | 31.12% | 3.70% |
| 1972-73 | 17.70% | 13.64% | 29.64% | 3.75% |
| 1973-74 | 16.07% | 11.97% | 31.01% | 3.24% |
| 1974-75 | 16.68% | 11.89% | 28.58% | 3.32% |
| 1975-76 | 16.78% | 11.80% | 27.77% | 3.25% |
| 1976-77 | 17.47% | 12.37% | 27.61% | 3.24% |
| 1977-78 | 16.88% | 12.04% | 26.55% | 3.24% |
| 1978-79 | 14.51% | 8.97% | 34.47% | 2.67% |
| 1979-80 | 15.25% | 9.35% | 38.03% | 2.83% |
| 1980-81 | 15.26% | 9.63% | 35.37% | 2.85% |
| 1981-82 | 14.86% | 9.47% | 35.20% | 3.27% |
| 1982-83 | 14.64% | 9.35% | 35.57% | 3.34% |
| 1983-84 | 14.08% | 9.01% | 38.61% | 3.70% |
| 1984-85 | 15.87% | 10.11% | 38.66% | 4.07% |
| 1985-86 | 15.70% | 10.08% | 38.48% | 4.77% |
| 1986-87 | 15.21% | 9.96% | 38.93% | 5.23% |
| 1987-88 | 15.37% | 9.95% | 37.97% | 5.65% |
| 1988-89 | 14.97% | 9.60% | 38.27% | 5.60% |
| 1989-90 | 14.15% | 9.41% | 37.26% | 6.22% |
| 1990-91 | 14.56% | 9.46% | 35.60% | 6.66% |
| 1991-92 | 13.47% | 8.64% | 37.91% | 7.04% |
| 1992-93 | 12.05% | 8.25% | 39.84% | 7.43% |
| 1993-94 | 12.02% | 8.33% | 37.17% | 8.69% |
| 1994-95 | 12.16% | 8.11% | 37.02% | 8.64% |
| 1995-96 | 12.18% | 7.81% | 39.19% | 8.69% |
| 1996-97 | 12.61% | 7.89% | 40.58% | 7.75% |
| 1997-98 | 12.55% | 7.68% | 41.83% | 7.82% |
| 1998-99 | 12.70% | 7.88% | 40.58% | 7.78% |
| 1999-00 | 12.08% | 7.35% | 41.15% | 7.12% |
| 2000-01 | 11.66% | 7.07% | 37.40% | 6.47% |
| 2001-02 | 12.63% | 7.76% | 39.19% | 7.15% |
| 2002-03 | 12.25% | 7.52% | 37.15% | 7.53% |
| 2003-04 | 11.22% | 6.87% | 37.62% | 6.90% |
| 2004-05 | 11.68% | 6.45% | 42.80% | 8.70% |
| 2005-06 | 11.45% | 5.99% | 41.70% | 8.59% |
| 2006-07 | 11.05% | 5.66% | 39.53% | 8.99% |
| 2007-08 | 11.52% | 6.05% | 41.24% | 9.82% |
| 2008-09 | 11.10% | 5.03% | 37.49% | 10.67% |
| 2009-10 | 12.27% | 5.75% | 40.14% | 9.48% |
| 2010-11 | 14.28% | 6.93% | 43.43% | 9.63% |