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The real 4-year cost of California State Polytechnic University-Pomona in California
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona went from $3,564 to $7,439, an average of 0.8% 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 | $3,564 | – | – |
| 2009 | $4,551 | – | – |
| 2010 | $4,807 | – | – |
| 2011 | $6,106 | – | – |
| 2012 | $6,111 | – | – |
| 2013 | $6,350 | – | – |
| 2014 | $6,904 | – | – |
| 2015 | $7,016 | – | – |
| 2016 | $7,067 | – | – |
| 2017 | $7,339 | – | – |
| 2018 | $7,353 | – | – |
| 2019 | $7,396 | – | – |
| 2020 | $7,439 | – | – |
| 2021 | $7,439 | – | – |
| 2022 | $7,439 | – | – |
| 2023 | $7,439 | $7,439 | – |
| 2024 | – | $7,501 | $6,834–$8,168 |
| 2025 | – | $7,563 | $6,278–$8,968 |
| 2026 | – | $7,626 | $5,768–$9,847 |
| 2027 | – | $7,690 | $5,299–$10,812 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $7,626 |
| Year 2 | $7,690 |
| Year 3 | $7,754 |
| Year 4 | $7,819 |
| 4-year total | $30,889 |
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
- $18,968
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $16,330/ yr
- rising 2.3% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $72,445
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-Pomona4-year schools with similar prices in California
Closest to California State Polytechnic University-Pomona by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- Southern States University$7,439
- California State University-Monterey Bay$7,437
- San Francisco State University$7,424
- California State University-Sacramento$7,602
- Bethesda University$7,220
- California State University Maritime Academy$7,672
- California State University-San Bernardino$7,675
- California State University-Bakersfield$7,696
Use this data
Published figures for California State Polytechnic University-Pomona from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.