Arizona’s fiscal 2027 budget, signed into law by Gov. Katie Hobbs, removes millions in state funding for public universities and eliminates scholarship and student-access programs. The budget strips $16.3 million from state universities, including reductions for Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, and the University of Arizona. It also cuts funding streams that supported student affordability initiatives, including $16.3 million for the Arizona Promise program and $1.5 million tied to dual enrollment. The budget additionally removes $6 million for the Community College Adult Education Workforce program. Supporters of the bipartisan package emphasized education investment, but the governor’s office offered limited detail on impacts for individual students and remaining uncertainty about how access gaps will be managed. For campus leaders, the immediate task is redesigning student aid and enrollment support around shrinking state allocations. The funding shift also arrives as universities weigh enrollment recruitment costs, tuition pricing constraints, and the need for workforce-aligned programming.