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 |
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 |
$24,584 |
$37,324 |
$34,002 |
*Imperial Valley Campus: For 2025-26 subtract $1,086 and for 2026-27 subtract $1,040 from 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.
2026-27 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* |
$9,662 |
$9,662 |
$9,662 |
|
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 |
$26,098 |
$36,314 |
$36,118 |
*Imperial Valley Campus: For 2025-26 subtract $1,086 and for 2026-27 subtract $1,040 from 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.
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).