The CSU’s operating budget has two main funding sources: the state General Fund and student tuition and fees. State funding covers 60% of the CSU’s operating costs, with tuition and fees making up the remainder. Auxiliaries and philanthropic support generate additional revenue needed for essential services that supplement state-supported activities.
State Support
|
Funding Amount
|
|---|
General Fund Appropriations1
| $4,957,363,000 |
| Gross Tuition Fees and Other Fee Revenue | $3,531,448,000 |
Total General Fund and Student Fees
|
$8,488,811,000 |
CSUN Student Success and Inclusion Center Infrastructure
| $806,000
|
| Implementing Legislation Related to Genealogy Determination | $6,000,000
|
| Tides Foundation to Educate Californians on the Findings of the California Reparations Task Force Report | $6,000,000
|
California State University Foundation for the Customer Relations Management(CRM) Software and Essential Advancement Infrastructure
| $3,000,000
|
1Fiscal year 2025-26 one-time budget allocations appropriated by the 2025 Budget Act (SB 105 Budget Acts of 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025).
Campus
|
Budget Amount
|
|---|
Bakersfield
| $178,389,000 |
| Channel Islands | $129,399,000 |
| Chico | $255,799,000 |
| Dominguez Hills | $236,094,000 |
| East Bay | $213,624,000 |
| Fresno | $393,038,000 |
| Fullerton | $613,448,000 |
| Humboldt | $167,826,000 |
| Long Beach | $611,263,000 |
| Los Angeles | $379,401,000 |
Maritime Academy*
| $50,412,000 |
| Monterey Bay | $152,267,000 |
| Northridge | $569,768,000 |
| Pomona | $403,377,000 |
| Sacramento | $453,019,000 |
| San Bernardino | $309,593,000 |
| San Diego | $629,332,000 |
| San Francisco | $399,473,000 |
| San José | $502,990,000 |
| San Luis Obispo | $528,351,000 |
| San Marcos | $238,864,000 |
| Sonoma | $130,847,000 |
| Stanislaus | $170,448,000 |
|
University Total |
$7,709,950,000 |
Chancellor’s Office
| $208,226,000
|
Systemwide Provisions
| $563,563,000
|
Total
| $8,488,811,000
|
|---|
*Transition to 22 universities in progress (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Cal Maritime integrating)—official fall 2026
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