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California State University-Bakersfield

Tuition trend

1.4%/yr avg

Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published in-state tuition and fees rose from $4,077 to $7,696, about 1.4% a year.

Published tuition + feesProjected (estimate)Likely rangeAxis trimmed to the data range
Published and projected tuition and fees by year
YearPublishedProjected estimateEstimate range
2008$4,077
2009$5,091
2010$5,314
2011$6,682
2012$6,682
2013$6,775
2014$6,792
2015$6,811
2016$6,857
2017$7,147
2018$7,309
2019$7,419
2020$7,499
2021$7,579
2022$7,637
2023$7,696$7,696
2024$7,804$7,172–$8,436
2025$7,913$6,683–$9,246
2026$8,023$6,227–$10,135
2027$8,135$5,803–$11,109

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