January 2025

Higher Education

Tuition and Fees by Higher Education Segment

Mandatory Academic-Year Charges for Full-Time Resident Students

  2023-24
Actual		 2024-25
Actual		 2025-26
Assumeda		 Change from 2024-25
  Amount Percent
College of the Law, San Francisco         
Enrollment feesb $47,301 $49,383 $53,087 $3,704 7.5%
Other fees 1,242 1,242 1,242 — —
University of California         
Undergraduate tuition and feesc $13,752 $14,436 $14,934 $498 3.4%
Graduate tuition and fees, academic 13,470 14,016 14,430 414 3.0
Graduate tuition and fees, professional 18,432-67,788 19,125-71,050 19,692-74,316 Various Various
Average campus feed 1,628 1,726 1,812 86 5.0
California State University         
Undergraduate tuition $5,742 $6,084 $6,450 $366 6.0%
Teacher credential tuition 6,660 7,062 7,488 426 6.0
Graduate tuition, master'se 7,176 7,608 8,064 456 6.0
Graduate tuition, business 13,656 14,448 15,336 888 6.1
Graduate tuition, doctoral 11,838-18,900 12,546-18,900 13,296-20,034 Various Various
Average campus feed 1,880 1,981 2,080 99 5.0
California Community Colleges         
Enrollment fee $1,380 $1,380 $1,380 — —
Maximum campus feesf 258 258 258 — —
           
a Reflects rates assumed in Governor's budget.
b Reflects rates for the Juris Doctor program.
c Reflects rates for new students. Rates for continuing students remain at the levels set in the year the student first enrolled at UC.
d For 2025-26, we assume campus fees increase on average by 5 percent. UC amount reflects average for undergraduates, with graduate students charged less on average. CSU amount reflects average for both undergraduate and graduate students.
e Includes postbaccalaureate programs other than teacher credential programs.
f Reflects maximum charges for four campus service fees authorized by state law. Not all CCC campuses charge the maximum amount. In 2025-26, we assume these maximum charges remain flat.