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The real 4-year cost of Marymount California University in California
Over the 14 years from 2008 to 2022, published tuition and required fees at Marymount California University went from $23,744 to $36,908, an average of 2.1% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2026: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $23,744 | – | – |
| 2009 | $24,542 | – | – |
| 2010 | $25,554 | – | – |
| 2011 | $27,846 | – | – |
| 2012 | $28,920 | – | – |
| 2013 | $30,579 | – | – |
| 2014 | $31,932 | – | – |
| 2015 | $34,680 | – | – |
| 2016 | $35,884 | – | – |
| 2017 | $35,884 | – | – |
| 2018 | $36,134 | – | – |
| 2019 | $36,134 | – | – |
| 2020 | $36,908 | – | – |
| 2021 | $36,908 | – | – |
| 2022 | $36,908 | $36,908 | – |
| 2023 | – | $37,687 | $36,606–$38,769 |
| 2024 | – | $38,483 | $36,307–$40,723 |
| 2025 | – | $39,296 | $36,010–$42,776 |
| 2026 | – | $40,126 | $35,716–$44,933 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $40,126 |
| Year 2 | $40,974 |
| Year 3 | $41,839 |
| Year 4 | $42,723 |
| 4-year total | $165,661 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $125,661
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $86,758
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2022)
- $15,999/ yr
- rising 2.6% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $73,547
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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Use this data
Published figures for Marymount California University from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.