STUDENTS COSTS
State University Fee
The 2005-06 undergraduate fee for full-time California resident students is $2,520.
Credential program students pay $2,992. Graduate students pay $3,102. Out-of-state
students pay the State University Fee, plus $339 per semester unit or $226 per quarter
unit. Campus-based fees add an average of $644 to student costs.
Student fees cover less than a third of the more than $12,000 that it costs the CSU
to educate a student each year. Despite recent increases, the CSU’s undergraduate fee
is the lowest among comparable institutions nationwide.
| Cost of Attendance 1995-2005 |
| 95/96 |
$1,584 |
| 96/97 |
1,584 |
| 97/98 |
1,584 |
| 98/99 |
1,506 |
| 99/00 |
1,428 |
| 00/01 |
1,428 |
| 01/02 |
1,428 |
| 02/03 |
1,572 |
| 03/04 |
2,046 |
| 04/05 |
2,334 |
| 05/06 |
2,520 |
| Other Costs |
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Living on campus |
Living off campus/
away from home |
| Housing/Meals |
$8,009 |
$8,622 |
| Transportation |
904 |
1,046 |
| Books/Supplies |
1,220 |
1,220 |
| Personal |
2,141 |
2,229 |
| State University Fee |
2,520 |
2,520 |
| Average Campus Fees |
644 |
644 |
| Total |
$15,438 |
$16,281 |
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Financial Aid
In 2004-05, more than $1.6 billion was distributed to more than 216,000 students,
more than half of the total student population. The average award was $7,770.
Presidential Scholars’ programs, which provide full scholarships to National Merit
Scholars and high school valedictorians, are also found at many CSU campuses.
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