Cost of Attendance: UNDErGRADUATE NON-RESIDENT
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 in university housing |
Living off campus |
|
|
|
$9,180 |
$9,180 |
|
Nonresident tuition** |
$13,320 |
$13,320 |
|
Books, supplies |
$970 |
$970 |
|
Food, housing |
$23,736** |
$18,406 |
|
Transportation |
$1,170 |
$2,466 |
|
Miscellaneous, personal |
$2,268 |
$2,980 |
|
Out of State and International Student Fee*** |
$3,000 |
$3,000 |
|
Total academic year |
$53,644 |
$50,322 |
*Nonresident tuition: Based on 15 units each semester at $444 per unit.
** The on campus food and housing figure is the cost of a double room and a Meals Plus meal plan. Exact costs will vary based on your room type and meal plan selection. For example, the cost of a triple room and Flex 5 meal plan is $20,365 for freshmen. The cost of a triple room and Flex 5 meal plan is $15,246 for upper division apartments. For more information see SDSU's Housing Rates.
*** Effective Fall 2023, incoming Out-of-State and International students as well as future incoming cohorts, will be required to pay an additional fee per semester until graduation. For more information: Out of State and International Student Fee. The table above reflects an Undergraduate, Non-Resident student beginning Fall 2025. The fee for students first admitted in Fall 2024, Spring 2025, or Summer 2025 is $3,000 per year.
**** 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 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 in university housing |
Living off campus |
|
| Basic tuition and fees* | $8,728 | $8,728 |
| Nonresident tuition** | $12,600 | $12,600 |
| Books, supplies | $946 | $946 |
| Food, housing | $23,030 | $17,672 |
| Transportation | $1,172 | $2,468 |
| Miscellaneous, personal | $2,214 | $2,908 |
| Out of State and International Student Fee*** | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| Total academic year | $50,690 | $47,322 |
*Imperial Valley Campus: For 2025-26 subtract $1,086 and for 2024-25 subtract $1,136 from the basic tuition and fees listed above.
**Nonresident tuition: Based on 15 units each semester at $420 per unit.
*** Effective Fall 2023, incoming Out-of-State and International students as well as future incoming cohorts, will be required to pay an additional fee per semester until graduation. For more information: Out of State and International Student Fee
International Undergraduate Students are required to acquire Health Insurance. The approximate cost of Health Insurance is $1,282 per year.
Official university tuition and fees can be found on the University Bursar's Office website.