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 |
Living off campus |
|
|
|
$6,450 |
$6,450 |
|
Campus Fees* |
$2,730 |
$2,730 |
|
Non-resident tuition** |
$13,320 |
$13,320 |
|
Books, supplies |
$970 |
$970 |
|
Food, housing |
Meal plan: $7,848*** Housing: $15,888*** |
Food: $6,350 Housing: $12,056 |
|
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 |
*Imperial Valley Campus: For 2025-26 subtract $1,086 and for 2026-27 subtract $1,040 from the basic tuition and fees listed above.
**Non-resident tuition: Add $444 per unit to the basic tuition and fees listed above. This figure is based on 15 units each semester at $444 per unit.
***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.
****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 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.
International Undergraduate Students are required to acquire Health Insurance. The approximate cost of Health Insurance is $1,866 per year.
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 in university housing |
Living off campus |
|
| CSU Basic Tuition | $6,838 | $6,838 |
| Campus Fees* | $2,942 | $2,942 |
| Nonresident tuition** | $14,130 | $14,130 |
| Books, supplies | $1,014 | $1,014 |
| Food, housing |
Meal plan: $7,848*** Housing: $14,008*** |
Food: $6,706 Housing: $12,806 |
| Transportation | $1,216 | $2,562 |
| Miscellaneous, personal | $2,566 | $3,368 |
| Out of State and International Student Fee**** | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Total academic year | $53,562 | $53,366 |
*Imperial Valley Campus: For 2025-26 subtract $1,086 and for 2026-27 subtract $1,040 from the basic tuition and fees listed above.
**Non-resident tuition: Add $471 per unit to the basic tuition and fees listed above. This figure is based on 15 units each semester at $471 per unit.
***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.
****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.
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.
International Undergraduate Students are required to acquire Health Insurance. The approximate cost of Health Insurance is $1,866 per year.
Official university tuition and fees can be found on the University Bursar's Office website.