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Cost of Attendance: Graduate and Doctoral Students

2023-24 Standard Costs for California Residents

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* $9,724 $9,724 $9,724
Books, supplies $908 $908 $908
Food, housing $10,930 $21,629 $17,110
Transportation $2,348 $1,114 $2,344
Miscellaneous, personal $2,452 $2,130 $2,796
Total academic year $26,362 $35,505 $32,882

* Please see additional costs at the bottom of this page.

 

2022-23 Standard Costs for California Residents

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* $9,608 $9,608 $9,608
Books, supplies $1,146 $1,146 $1,146
Food, housing $10,410 $19,714 $16,144
Transportation $1,696 $1,170 $1,176
Miscellaneous, personal $2,462 $1,906 $2,662
Total academic year $25,322 $33,544 $30,736

 

Additional Costs

*Education and physical therapy doctoral programs have different tuition and fee costs.

*First-Year Experience (FYE) Fee: $300

*Graduate Student Experience Program Fees: $300

*Business students in selected programs: add $270 per unit.

*Nonresident tuition: Add $396 per unit to the basic tuition and fees listed above.

* In addition to the above, out-of-state students admitted in Fall 2023 will also pay a NonResident Campus fee of $500 per semester ($1,000 per academic year).

*Health Insurance: For information on the optional Graduate Student Health Insurance Program, please visit the website.  

*Imperial Valley Campus: For 2023-24 subtract $1,274 and for 2022-23 subtract $1,437 from the basic tuition and fees listed above.

Official university tuition and fees can be found on the Student Account Services 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).