Cost of Attendance: Graduate and Doctoral Students
2025-26 Standard Costs
Note: Amounts in the table reflect full-time enrollment for the 9-month academic year. Less than full-time enrollment may change amounts listed below. All costs are subject to change without notice.
| Living with parents |
Living in university housing |
Living off campus |
|
| Basic tuition and fees* | $10,794 | $10,794 | $10,794 |
| Books, supplies | $970 | $970 | $970 |
| Food, housing | $9,352 |
Meal plan: $7,848** Housing: $15,888** |
Food: $6,350 Housing: $12,056 |
| Transportation | $2,470 | $1,170 | $2,466 |
| Miscellaneous, personal | $2,612 | $2,268 | $2,980 |
| Total academic year | $26,198 | $38,938 | $35,616 |
*Non-resident tuition: Add $444 per unit to the basic tuition and fees listed above.
**For 2025-26, the on-campus food and housing figures used in the budget are a Meals Plus Plan and a double occupancy room. Exact costs will vary based on your room type and meal plan selection. For more information, see SDSU's Housing Rates.
Loan fees charged by the U.S. Department of Education are not included in the above standard cost of attendance. However, if you choose to borrow a Federal Direct Loan, your cost of attendance will be adjusted. Per federal regulation, the amounts are based on the average federal student loan fee amounts for the previous academic year. Your actual loan fees will vary depending on the amount you borrow.
Please see additional costs at the bottom of this page.
2026-27 Standard Costs
Note: Amounts in the table reflect full-time enrollment for the 9-month academic year. Less than full-time enrollment may change amounts listed below. All costs are subject to change without notice.
| Living with parents |
Living in university housing |
Living off campus |
|
| Basic tuition and fees* | $11,372 | $11,372 | $11,372 |
| Books, supplies | $1,014 | $1,014 | $1,014 |
| Food, housing | $9,904 |
Meal plan: $7,848** Housing: $14,008** |
Food: $6,706 Housing: $12,806 |
| Transportation | $2,566 | $1,216 | $2,562 |
| Miscellaneous, personal | $2,952 | $2,566 | $3,368 |
| Total academic year | $27,808 | $38,024 | $37,828 |
*Non-resident tuition: Add $444 per unit to the basic tuition and fees listed above.
**The on-campus food and housing figures for 2026-27 are averages based on meal plan and housing options chosen by actual students. Exact costs will vary based on your room type and meal plan selection.
Loan fees charged by the U.S. Department of Education are not included in the above standard cost of attendance. However, if you choose to borrow a Federal Direct Loan, your cost of attendance will be adjusted. Per federal regulation, the amounts are based on the average federal student loan fee amounts for the previous academic year. Your actual loan fees will vary depending on the amount you borrow.
Additional Costs
- Education, physical therapy, public health, and nursing practice CSU doctoral programs have different tuition and fee costs.
- First-Year Experience Fee: $337
- Business students in select programs: add $303 for 2025-26 and $321 for 2026-27 per unit.
- In addition to the above, out-of-state students will also pay a Non-Resident Campus fee of $1,500 per semester ($3,000 per academic year). Students admitted Fall 2024, Spring 2025, or Summer 2025 pay $1,000 per semester ($2,000 per academic year).
- Health Insurance: For information on the optional Graduate Student Health Insurance Program (GSHIP), please visit the website.
- Imperial Valley Campus: For 2025-26 subtract $1,086 and for 2026-27 subtract $1,040 from the basic tuition and fees listed above.
Official university tuition and fees can be found on the University Bursar's Office website.
Fees subject to change
Please note: The California State University (CSU) makes every effort to keep student costs to a minimum. Fees listed in published schedules or student accounts may need to be increased when public funding is inadequate. Therefore, CSU must reserve the right, even after fees are initially charged or initial fee payments are made, to increase or modify any listed fees. All listed fees, other than mandatory systemwide fees, are subject to change without notice, until the date when instruction for a particular semester or quarter has begun. All CSU listed fees should be regarded as estimates that are subject to change upon approval by the Board of Trustees, the Chancellor, or the Presidents, as appropriate. Changes in mandatory systemwide fees will be made in accordance with the requirements of the Working Families Student Fee Transparency and Accountability Act (Sections 66028 - 66028.6 of the Education Code).