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The real 4-year cost of California State University-East Bay in California
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at California State University-East Bay went from $3,657 to $7,055, 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 | $3,657 | – | – |
| 2009 | $4,872 | – | – |
| 2010 | $5,091 | – | – |
| 2011 | $6,414 | – | – |
| 2012 | $6,550 | – | – |
| 2013 | $6,550 | – | – |
| 2014 | $6,564 | – | – |
| 2015 | $6,564 | – | – |
| 2016 | $6,564 | – | – |
| 2017 | $6,834 | – | – |
| 2018 | $6,983 | – | – |
| 2019 | $7,000 | – | – |
| 2020 | $6,890 | – | – |
| 2021 | $6,995 | – | – |
| 2022 | $6,995 | – | – |
| 2023 | $7,055 | $7,055 | – |
| 2024 | – | $7,112 | $6,413–$7,811 |
| 2025 | – | $7,169 | $5,829–$8,647 |
| 2026 | – | $7,227 | $5,299–$9,574 |
| 2027 | – | $7,285 | $4,816–$10,599 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $7,227 |
| Year 2 | $7,285 |
| Year 3 | $7,344 |
| Year 4 | $7,403 |
| 4-year total | $29,258 |
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
- $17,352
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $16,480/ yr
- rising 3.4% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $76,522
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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Published figures for California State University-East Bay from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.