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The real 4-year cost of California State University-Los Angeles in California
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at California State University-Los Angeles went from $3,658 to $6,818, 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 | $3,658 | – | – |
| 2009 | $4,640 | – | – |
| 2010 | $4,848 | – | – |
| 2011 | $6,095 | – | – |
| 2012 | $6,371 | – | – |
| 2013 | $6,344 | – | – |
| 2014 | $6,348 | – | – |
| 2015 | $6,355 | – | – |
| 2016 | $6,383 | – | – |
| 2017 | $6,639 | – | – |
| 2018 | $6,749 | – | – |
| 2019 | $6,768 | – | – |
| 2020 | $6,785 | – | – |
| 2021 | $6,785 | – | – |
| 2022 | $6,805 | – | – |
| 2023 | $6,818 | $6,818 | – |
| 2024 | – | $6,872 | $6,281–$7,464 |
| 2025 | – | $6,927 | $5,786–$8,171 |
| 2026 | – | $6,982 | $5,329–$8,946 |
| 2027 | – | $7,038 | $4,909–$9,794 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $6,982 |
| Year 2 | $7,038 |
| Year 3 | $7,094 |
| Year 4 | $7,151 |
| 4-year total | $28,265 |
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
- $16,363
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $18,658/ yr
- rising 4.4% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $90,829
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 University-Los Angeles4-year schools with similar prices in California
Closest to California State University-Los Angeles by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- California State University-Channel Islands$6,817
- World Mission University$6,920
- California State University-Fresno$6,980
- California State University-East Bay$7,055
- California State University-Dominguez Hills$7,064
- United States University$7,067
- California State University-Fullerton$7,073
- California State University-Northridge$7,095
Use this data
Published figures for California State University-Los Angeles from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.