July 2026
Higher Education
Annual Tuition and Fees by Higher Education Segment
Mandatory Charges for Full-Time Resident Students
| 2024-25 Actual |
2025-26 Actual |
2026-27 Adopted |
Change From 2025-26 | ||
| Amount | Percent | ||||
| College of the Law, San Francisco | |||||
| Enrollment feea | $49,383 | $53,087 | $54,680 | $1,593 | 3.0% |
| Other fees | 1,242 | 1,242 | 1,242 | — | — |
| University of California | |||||
| Undergraduate tuition and feesb | $14,436 | $14,934 | $15,588 | $654 | 4.4% |
| Graduate tuition and fees, academic | 14,016 | 14,430 | 15,066 | 636 | 4.4 |
| Graduate tuition and fees, professional | 19,125-71,050 | 16,530-74,316 | 17,229-77,946 | Variousc | Variousc |
| Average campus feed | 1,726 | 1,764 | 1,852 | $88 | 5.0% |
| California State University | |||||
| Undergraduate tuition | $6,084 | $6,450 | $6,838 | $388 | 6.0% |
| Teacher credential tuition | 7,062 | 7,488 | 7,938 | 450 | 6.0 |
| Graduate tuition, master'se | 7,608 | 8,064 | 8,548 | 484 | 6.0 |
| Graduate tuition, business | 14,448 | 15,336 | 16,252 | 916 | 6.0 |
| Graduate tuition, doctoral | 12,546-18,900 | 13,296-20,034 | 14,094-21,236 | Various | 6.0 |
| Average campus feef | 1,981 | 2,194 | 2,304g | $110 | 5.0% |
| California Community Colleges | |||||
| Enrollment fee | $1,380 | $1,380 | $1,380 | — | — |
| Average campus feeh | 258 | 264 | 272 | $8 | 3.0% |
| a Reflects tuition for Juris Doctor program. | |||||
| b Reflects tuition and fee levels for new students. Tuition and fee charges for continuing students remain at the levels set in the year those students first enrolled at UC. | |||||
| c In 2026-27, UC has 75 graduate professional programs charging supplemental tuition rates. For 2026-27, the Board of Regents increased the rates for 60 of these program (an average of 4.5 percent), held rates flat for 5 programs, and reduced rates for 8 programs. Two new graduate professional programs were started (Design Media Arts at UC Los Angeles and Urban and Regional Planning/Environmental Design at UC San Diego). | |||||
| d Reflects average undergraduate campus fees. Average graduate-student campus fees are somewhat lower. | |||||
| e Includes postbaccalaureate programs other than teacher credential programs. | |||||
| f Average campus fees are the same for undergraduate and graduate students. | |||||
| g Assumes a 5 percent increase in 2026-27. | |||||
| h Reflects maximum charges for four campus service fees authorized by state law. Not all CCC campuses charge the maximum amount. | |||||