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The real 4-year cost of California State University-Los Angeles
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at California State University-Los Angeles went from $3,658 to $6,818, an average of 0.8% 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
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $6,982 |
| Year 2 | $7,038 |
| Year 3 | $7,094 |
| Year 4 | $7,151 |
| 4-year total | $28,265 |
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
- $16,363
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
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