Total Cost of Attendance at California's Public Universities. A California Postsecondary Education Commission Factsheet, 01-03

This factsheet describes the estimated total cost of attending a public university in California. This total cost includes all required institutional charges, on-campus room and board, books and supplies, transportation, clothes, and personal expenses. For attending a campus of California State University, the total cost is estimated to be an average of $10,468 for the 1999-2000 academic year. The estimated total cost at one of the University of California's 9 campuses was $14,327. The average cost for the California State University is lower than that estimated individually for 10 of the other 15 public university campuses with which the State University compares itself in terms of faculty salaries. The estimated total cost for the University of California is higher than that estimated individually for three of the four other public universities with which the University compares itself in terms of faculty salaries. (SLD)