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Budget Process

Last Updated: October 14, 2026 12:23:15 PM PDT
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How UC San Diego's annual budget is planned, reviewed, approved, and implemented — plus the current planning guidelines and rates, approved core budget, and where to follow budget communications.

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The Budget Cycle

Six stages from kick-off through implementation. See Dates & Deadlines for the current year's specific dates.

Stage When What happens
1. Kick-off January The cycle opens: an early read on the state of the budget takes shape, and budget communications to campus begin.
2. Guidance Jan–Feb Planning guidelines, including rate and cost assumptions and written instructions, go to every unit so all budgets are built on the same basis.
3. Budget development Feb–Apr Units enter their budget-year plans in UCSDPLAN, completing core and non-core planning.
4. Unit budget meetings Mar–May Three formal meeting series: recharge, service enterprise, and auxiliary rates in March; tactical reviews in April; strategic reviews in May.
5. Approval June The Chancellor's Cabinet and Academic Senate committee approve the final budget. Allocations are confirmed and adjustments recorded for the upcoming fiscal year.
6. Implementation August Approved budgets are loaded into the financial system, and core budget and resource allocations are distributed to units for the fiscal year.

Budget Planning Guidelines

Central Compensation Assumptions

A summary of the 2026-27 centrally funded compensation increases: what’s already included in UCSDPLAN and funded, what will be funded separately, and when. For funding eligibility and allocation methodology, see Centrally Funded Compensation.

ATB = across-the-board; EQU = contractual equities; STI = step increase.   TBD = contract or increase not yet final.

Last updated: October 14, 2026

Code Bargaining Unit Union 2026-27 Total Increase How the 2026-27 Increase Is Funded
In UCSDPLAN Budget
funded		 Not Yet in UCSDPLAN Budget
to be funded separately		 Expected Funding Timing
99 Non-Represented Non-Represented 4% ATB, 1–2.5% EQU 4% ATB 1–2.5% EQU Fall
A6 Academic Senate – San Diego Non-Represented 4% ATB, APS 4% ATB APS Fall
EX Patient Care Technical AFSCME 5% ATB, 1% EQU, 1% STI — 5% ATB, 1% EQU, 1% STI Fall
SX Service AFSCME 5% ATB, 1% EQU, 1% STI — 5% ATB, 1% EQU, 1% STI Fall
IX Non-Senate Instructional AFT TBD TBD TBD TBD
LX Professional Librarians AFT 3.5% ATB 3.5% ATB — Fully funded
BX Academic Student Employees ASE/UAW TBD TBD TBD TBD
NX Registered Nurses CNA 5% ATB, 2% STI, 0.33% EQU 5% ATB, 2% STI 0.33% EQU Fall
SA Police Sergeants Police Sergeants 7.5% 7.5% — Fully funded
PA Police Officers FUPOA 7.5% 7.5% — Fully funded
B6 Marine Crew Inland Boatmen's 2% ATB, 2% STI 2% ATB, 2% STI — Fully funded
M6 San Diego House Staff San Diego Housestaff Assoc. TBD TBD TBD TBD
CX Clerical & Allied Services Teamsters Local 2010 5% ATB, 2.2% STI — 5% ATB, 2.2% STI Fall
K6 San Diego Skilled Craft Teamsters Local 2010 TBD TBD TBD TBD
DX Student Health Physicians & Dentists UAPD 4% ATB, 1% EQU 4% ATB 1% EQU Fall
BR Graduate Student Researchers UAW TBD TBD TBD TBD
PX Postdoctoral Scholars UAW 3.5% ATB 3.5% ATB — Fully funded
RA Academic Researchers UAW 3.5% ATB 3.5% ATB — Fully funded
HX Residual Health Care Professionals UPTE-CWA 5% ATB, 2% STI 5% ATB, 2% STI — Fully funded
RX Research Support Professionals UPTE-CWA 5% ATB, 2% STI 5% ATB, 2% STI — Fully funded
TX Technical UPTE-CWA 5% ATB, 2% STI 5% ATB, 2% STI — Fully funded
RP Research & Public Service Professionals UAW 5% ATB, 1% base building 5% ATB, 1% base building — Fully funded
SV Student Services & Advising Professionals (SSAP) UAW 5% ATB, 1% base building 5% ATB, 1% base building — Fully funded
FX Non-Senate Academic Research — TBD TBD TBD TBD
CM Communications, Marketing & Sales Professionals UAW 4% ATB — 4% ATB TBD

Composite benefit rates are applied separately, effective July 1.

Approved Core Budget

Communications

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