California State University is anticipating state spending cuts of nearly $400 million next summer and a delay in promised state support of more than $250 million. Sonoma State University is among the CSU campuses that will be affected.
The projected budget gap may prevent the system from enrolling new students, offering employee raises and spending more money to boost graduation rates.
Cal State’s board of trustees heard system senior finance staff detail the grim fiscal outlook last week at a public meeting. They presented figures that show a 2025-26 budget hole of about $400 million to $800 million—a sizable chunk of Cal State’s estimated operating budget of $8.3 billion next year…