Academic Budget Overview

Major Funding Sources 

• CSU Operating Fund (Op Fund)

  • The revenue comes from state support and student registration fees (primarily tuition and non-resident fees). Funds can be used for costs associated with delivering and administering Regular Session instructional programs.

• Student Success, Excellence, and Technology Fee (SSETF)

  • The revenue comes from SSETF student fees, which are separated by category. These funds support the following costs:

    Instructionally Related Activites - activities integrally related to formal instructional offerings, such as intercollegiate athletics, radio stations, theatre/music/dance productions, forensics. 

    Student Success - generally awarded for specific activities that improve graduation and retention rates of all students. 

    Course Support - costs associated with delivery instruction

• Lottery Fund

  • The revenue comes from the California State Lottery. Funds are allocated to SJSU's Martin Luther King, Jr. Library to expand and enhance their initiatives.

• Professional & Continuing Education Fund (PaCE)

  • The revenue comes from self-support program fees (Summer Session*, Winter Session, and Special Session). Funds can be used for costs associated with the support and development of self-supporting instructional programs.

    * Excludes MBA, Education, and doctoral programs that are Regular Session and taught year-round.

• AAD Townhall Budget Meeting

  • Slide deck [pdf] from the Academic Affairs Budget Townhall held on November 6, 2024.