Home / Schools / California
The real 4-year cost of California State University-Stanislaus in California
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at California State University-Stanislaus went from $3,819 to $7,826, an average of 1.8% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition drop or reset, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $3,819 | – | – |
| 2009 | $4,840 | – | – |
| 2010 | $5,302 | – | – |
| 2011 | $6,582 | – | – |
| 2012 | $6,626 | – | – |
| 2013 | $6,491 | – | – |
| 2014 | $6,686 | – | – |
| 2015 | $6,704 | – | – |
| 2016 | $6,728 | – | – |
| 2017 | $7,038 | – | – |
| 2018 | $7,072 | – | – |
| 2019 | $7,542 | – | – |
| 2020 | $7,602 | – | – |
| 2021 | $7,644 | – | – |
| 2022 | $7,734 | – | – |
| 2023 | $7,826 | $7,826 | – |
| 2024 | – | $7,964 | $7,305–$8,624 |
| 2025 | – | $8,105 | $6,818–$9,502 |
| 2026 | – | $8,248 | $6,364–$10,471 |
| 2027 | – | $8,393 | $5,940–$11,538 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $8,248 |
| Year 2 | $8,393 |
| Year 3 | $8,541 |
| Year 4 | $8,692 |
| 4-year total | $33,875 |
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
- $21,448
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $12,728/ yr
- rising 3.7% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $59,933
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here is rising faster than tuition.
Run your own numbers
Enter your actual scholarship offer to see your real 4-year total.
See my 4-year cost at California State University-Stanislaus4-year schools with similar prices in California
Closest to California State University-Stanislaus by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- University of West Los Angeles$7,795
- California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt$7,913
- California State University-San Marcos$7,734
- Southern California University of Health Sciences$7,725
- California State University-Bakersfield$7,696
- California State University-San Bernardino$7,675
- California State University Maritime Academy$7,672
- The University of America$8,000
Use this data
Published figures for California State University-Stanislaus from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.