blog post Food Assistance Linked to Student Success in College By Rebecca London, Brandon Balzer Carr May 9, 2019 With many University of California students struggling to afford food and other basic needs, enrollment in the CalFresh food assistance program shows promise in helping students continue toward their degree.
blog post A Long-term View of Higher Education Funding By Kevin Cook Aug 16, 2018 Public higher education is a major component of California's General Fund allocations, along with K–12 education, health and human services, and corrections. How has this spending changed over time?
blog post Race and College Admissions in Texas By Jacob Jackson Jun 7, 2016 Texas’s plan to promote diversity at its universities did not achieve the same results as affirmative action. But it may be part of a solution to address racial equity at California colleges.
blog post International Students Play a Critical Role in Higher Education By Jacob Jackson Jul 15, 2020 In addition to bringing a diverse set of skills and perspectives, international students contribute significantly to the fiscal health of California’s public and private higher education institutions.
Report Higher Education in California: Institutional Costs By Hans Johnson, Patrick Murphy, Margaret Weston, Kevin Cook Nov 12, 2014 Over the past 20 years, in-state tuition at both the University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU) has more than tripled. These tuition increases have led many to believe that spending in the state’s public higher education systems is out of control. However, a closer look reveals that institutional expenditures in the two systems—including faculty salaries and benefits, the largest budget category—have not increased significantly. Our evaluation of both revenues and expenditures shows that recent tuition increases have been driven by dramatic reductions in state subsidies to UC and CSU. In the past, General Fund contributions covered the majority of educational costs. Today, students (often with help from federal, state, institutional, and private grants) pay most of these costs through tuition and associated fees. Better budget data could help policymakers monitor costs and align higher education funding with state goals. But it is clear that tuition at California’s public universities has risen much more rapidly than the cost of providing higher education.
blog post Proposed Changes in Admission Requirements at CSU By Courtney Lee Aug 2, 2019 California State University is considering changing its three-year high school math requirement to a quantitative reasoning requirement of four years that broadens the list of eligible courses.
blog post Video: College Eligibility for the University of California By Mary Severance Feb 14, 2020 PPIC’s Niu Gao discusses research on proposed changes to science requirements for UC eligibility, and an expert panel explores what they could mean for students and the university.
blog post College Applications Are Up and Admission Rates Are Down By Hans Johnson Nov 12, 2019 The popularity of many of California’s public universities has grown substantially in the past decade, while admissions rates have declined.
