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The real 4-year cost of California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt in California
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt went from $4,148 to $7,913, an average of 1.1% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $4,148 | – | – |
| 2009 | $5,171 | – | – |
| 2010 | $5,750 | – | – |
| 2011 | $7,062 | – | – |
| 2012 | $7,130 | – | – |
| 2013 | $7,144 | – | – |
| 2014 | $7,171 | – | – |
| 2015 | $7,195 | – | – |
| 2016 | $7,209 | – | – |
| 2017 | $7,493 | – | – |
| 2018 | $7,675 | – | – |
| 2019 | $7,864 | – | – |
| 2020 | $7,864 | – | – |
| 2021 | $7,864 | – | – |
| 2022 | $7,864 | – | – |
| 2023 | $7,913 | $7,913 | – |
| 2024 | – | $8,000 | $7,369–$8,631 |
| 2025 | – | $8,088 | $6,862–$9,415 |
| 2026 | – | $8,177 | $6,390–$10,270 |
| 2027 | – | $8,267 | $5,950–$11,202 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $8,177 |
| Year 2 | $8,267 |
| Year 3 | $8,358 |
| Year 4 | $8,450 |
| 4-year total | $33,252 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $0
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $21,187
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $13,166/ yr
- rising 1.4% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $56,006
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here has kept rising even while tuition was frozen; the creep moved to room & board.
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See my 4-year cost at California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt4-year schools with similar prices in California
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Use this data
Published figures for California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.