Paying for Cal State LA

For the academic year 2022-2023, the tuition & required fees is $6,818 for California residents and $18,698 for out-of-state students for prospective students at Cal State LA. The tuition & fees is increased by 0.07% compared to last year. The graduate school tuition & fees is $8,252 for California residents and $17,756 for out-of-state students.
The living costs including room, board, and other expenses is $22,631 when a student lives on campus and $25,668 when a student lives off campus at California State University-Los Angeles.
  • Undergraduate Tuition: $18,698 ($6,818 California residents)
  • Graduate Tuition: $17,756 ($8,252 California residents)

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Cost of Attendance (COA)

For the academic year 2022-2023, the tuition & required fees is $6,818 for California residents and $18,698 for out-of-state students for prospective students at Cal State LA. The tuition & fees is increased by 0.07% compared to last year. The graduate school tuition & fees is $8,252 for California residents and $17,756 for out-of-state students.
85 out of total 22,737 undergraduate students (0%) received financial aid(grants or scholarship) and the average amount of the aid is $10,096.
The living costs including room, board, and other expenses is $22,631 when a student lives on campus and $25,668 when a student lives off campus at California State University-Los Angeles. The total cost of attendance (COA) is $42,582 before receiving financial aid and the net price with financial aid is $32,486.
California State University-Los Angeles 2023 Cost of Attendance
Tuition & Fees$6,818 (California Residents)
$18,698 (out-of-state)
Living Costs$22,631 (On-campus)
$25,668 (Off-campus)
Cost of attendance
Living on Campus$30,689 (California Residents)
$42,569 Out-of-State
Living off Campus$33,726 (California Residents)
$45,606 Out-of-State
Average Financial Amount$10,096
Net Price after Aid
Living on Campus$20,593 (California Residents)
$32,473 Out-of-State
Living off Campus$23,630 (California Residents)
$35,510 Out-of-State

Cal State LA 2023 Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2022-2023, the tuition & fees of California State University-Los Angeles is $6,818 for California residents and $18,698 for other students for undergraduate programs. The undergraduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.11% compared to previous academic year.
The 2023 graduate tuition & fees is $8,252 for California residents and $17,756 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.11% compared to previous academic year at Cal State LA.
2022-2023 Tuition & fees at California State University-Los Angeles
UndergraduateGraduate
California residentsOut of StateCalifornia residentsOut of State
2018-2019$6,749$18,629$8,183$17,687
2019-2020$6,768$18,648$8,202$17,706
2020-2021$6,785$18,665$8,219$17,723
2021-2022$6,785$18,665$8,219$17,723
2022-2023$6,805$18,685$8,239$17,743
2023-2024$6,818$18,698$8,252$17,756

Cal State LA 2023 Living Costs

For the academic year 2022-2023, the living cost is $24,274 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at California State University-Los Angeles. On-campus living costs are increased by 13.19% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living cost is $25,668. Off-campus living costs are increased by 4.31% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Costs at California State University-Los Angeles
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$14,508$2,934$14,502$3,004
2019-2020$15,992$3,209$16,189$3,283
2020-2021$16,932$4,317$16,111$5,269
2021-2022$16,860$3,133$18,602$6,006
2022-2023$17,998$4,633$19,392$6,276
2023-2024$18,658$6,858$19,539$6,670

Cal State LA 2023 Tuition per Credit Hour

For the academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour at California State University-Los Angeles is $0 for California residents and $396 for other students for undergraduate programs. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.
The graduate tuition per credit hour is $0 for California residents and $396 for other students at California State University-Los Angeles. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Tuition per Credit Hour California State University-Los Angeles
UndergraduateGraduate
California residentsOut of StateCalifornia residentsOut of State
2018-2019-$396-$396
2019-2020-$396-$396
2020-2021-$396-$396
2021-2022-$396-$396
2022-2023-$396-$396
2023-2024-$396-$396

Cal State LA 2023 Book & Supply Costs

For the academic year 2022-2023, The average books & supplies cost at California State University-Los Angeles is $1,253. The book & supply costs are increased by 2.20% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Costs for Books & Supplies California State University-Los Angeles
Books & Supplies Costs
2018-2019$1,948
2019-2020$2,058
2020-2021$1,046
2021-2022$1,226
2022-2023$1,253
2023-2024$1,011

Cal State LA Alternative Tuition Plans

California State University-Los Angeles offers alternative tuition plans including Tuition payment plan.
Alternative Tuition Plans offered by California State University-Los Angeles
Tuition guaranteed plan
Prepaid tuition plan
Tuition payment plan
Other alternative tuition plan

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All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023