Cost of Attendance: Undergraduate California Resident
2025-26 Standard Costs
Note: Amounts in the table are shown are for full-time enrollment for the 9-month academic year. Less than full-time enrollment may change your award amount. All costs are subject to change without notice.
Living with parents |
Living in |
Living |
|
---|---|---|---|
Basic tuition and fees* |
$9,180 |
$9,180 |
$9,180 |
Books, supplies |
$970 |
$970 |
$970 |
Food, housing |
$9,352 |
$23,736 |
$18,406 |
Transportation |
$2,470 |
$1,170 |
$2,466 |
Miscellaneous, personal |
$2,612 |
$2,268 |
$2,980 |
Total academic year |
$24,584 |
$37,324 |
$34,002 |
*Out-of-state tuition: Add $444 per unit to the basic tuition and fees listed above.
** 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 2024-2025 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. Your cost of attendance will be increased by $68 if you borrow an undergraduate subsidized and/or unsubsidized federal Direct Loan and $1,140 if your parent borrows a federal Direct Parent PLUS Loan.
2024-25 Standard Costs
Note: Amounts in the table are shown are for full-time enrollment for the 9-month academic year. Less than full-time enrollment may change your award amount. All costs are subject to change without notice.
Living with parents |
Living in |
Living |
|
---|---|---|---|
Basic tuition and fees* |
$8,728 |
$8,728 |
$8,728 |
Books, supplies |
$946 |
$946 |
$946 |
Food, housing |
$9,010 |
$23,030 |
$17,672 |
Transportation |
$2,472 |
$1,172 |
$2,468 |
Miscellaneous, personal |
$2,550 |
$2,214 |
$2,908 |
Total academic year |
$23,706 |
$36,090 |
$32,722 |
*Out-of-state tuition: Add $420 per unit to the basic tuition and fees listed above.
*Imperial Valley Campus: For 2024-25 subtract $1,230 and for 2023-24 subtract $1,274 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).