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The real 4-year cost of California State University-Monterey Bay in California
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at California State University-Monterey Bay went from $3,535 to $7,437, an average of 2.5% 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 | $3,535 | – | – |
| 2009 | $4,512 | – | – |
| 2010 | $4,721 | – | – |
| 2011 | $5,963 | – | – |
| 2012 | $5,963 | – | – |
| 2013 | $5,963 | – | – |
| 2014 | $5,963 | – | – |
| 2015 | $6,119 | – | – |
| 2016 | $6,379 | – | – |
| 2017 | $7,043 | – | – |
| 2018 | $7,143 | – | – |
| 2019 | $7,143 | – | – |
| 2020 | $7,143 | – | – |
| 2021 | $7,218 | – | – |
| 2022 | $7,323 | – | – |
| 2023 | $7,437 | $7,437 | – |
| 2024 | – | $7,622 | $6,963–$8,281 |
| 2025 | – | $7,811 | $6,519–$9,220 |
| 2026 | – | $8,005 | $6,104–$10,266 |
| 2027 | – | $8,204 | $5,714–$11,431 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $8,005 |
| Year 2 | $8,204 |
| Year 3 | $8,408 |
| Year 4 | $8,617 |
| 4-year total | $33,235 |
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
- $20,405
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $16,413/ yr
- rising 5.5% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $83,793
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-Monterey Bay4-year schools with similar prices in California
Closest to California State University-Monterey Bay by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona$7,439
- Southern States University$7,439
- 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 University-Monterey Bay from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.