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The real 4-year cost of California State University-Northridge in California
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at California State University-Northridge went from $3,702 to $7,095, an average of 0.9% 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 | $3,702 | – | – |
| 2009 | $4,801 | – | – |
| 2010 | $5,076 | – | – |
| 2011 | $6,488 | – | – |
| 2012 | $6,504 | – | – |
| 2013 | $6,525 | – | – |
| 2014 | $6,549 | – | – |
| 2015 | $6,569 | – | – |
| 2016 | $6,587 | – | – |
| 2017 | $6,875 | – | – |
| 2018 | $6,893 | – | – |
| 2019 | $6,977 | – | – |
| 2020 | $7,017 | – | – |
| 2021 | $7,043 | – | – |
| 2022 | $7,069 | – | – |
| 2023 | $7,095 | $7,095 | – |
| 2024 | – | $7,158 | $6,482–$7,834 |
| 2025 | – | $7,222 | $5,923–$8,651 |
| 2026 | – | $7,287 | $5,412–$9,552 |
| 2027 | – | $7,352 | $4,944–$10,548 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $7,287 |
| Year 2 | $7,352 |
| Year 3 | $7,418 |
| Year 4 | $7,484 |
| 4-year total | $29,541 |
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
- $17,587
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $12,648/ yr
- rising 1.6% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $54,305
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-Northridge from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.