University of California state funding per undergraduate student (1965-2012, inflation-adjusted) Year State funding (2012 $) Enrollment Per-student state funding (2012 $) 1965 $1.44 billion 59,000 $24,000 1970 $1.93b 73,000 $26,000 1975 $2.43b 84,000 $29,000 1980 $2.89b 94,000 $31,000 1985 $3.39b 109,000 $31,100 1990 $3.64b 125,000 $29,100 1995 $2.81b 124,000 $22,700 2000 $4.14b 141,000 $29,400 2005 $3.24b 159,000 $20,400 2010 $3.17b 182,000 $17,400 2012 $2.37b 185,000 $12,800