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The real 4-year cost of California State University-Fullerton in California
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at California State University-Fullerton went from $3,650 to $7,073, an average of 1.3% 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 | $3,650 | – | – |
| 2009 | $4,662 | – | – |
| 2010 | $4,858 | – | – |
| 2011 | $6,120 | – | – |
| 2012 | $6,693 | – | – |
| 2013 | $6,186 | – | – |
| 2014 | $6,315 | – | – |
| 2015 | $6,437 | – | – |
| 2016 | $6,560 | – | – |
| 2017 | $6,850 | – | – |
| 2018 | $6,886 | – | – |
| 2019 | $6,924 | – | – |
| 2020 | $6,954 | – | – |
| 2021 | $6,976 | – | – |
| 2022 | $7,007 | – | – |
| 2023 | $7,073 | $7,073 | – |
| 2024 | – | $7,163 | $6,509–$7,816 |
| 2025 | – | $7,253 | $5,990–$8,638 |
| 2026 | – | $7,345 | $5,512–$9,546 |
| 2027 | – | $7,438 | $5,072–$10,549 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $7,345 |
| Year 2 | $7,438 |
| Year 3 | $7,533 |
| Year 4 | $7,628 |
| 4-year total | $29,944 |
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
- $17,790
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $18,348/ yr
- rising 3.5% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $85,593
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-Fullerton from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.