This page contains information about the different types of Tuition fees and their associated costs. Students and parents are strongly encouraged to refer to Money Matters to become familiar with financial information at SDSU including: tuition, policies, deadlines, financial aid disbursements, and more.

 

Tuition Requirements:

This section details who must pay each of the Tuition fees, in addition to their associated costs.

Liability of Payment

It is the student's responsibility to be aware of total fees due whether or not a notice is received. We highly encourage students to check their student email for important information. Students with an approved Petition for Late Schedule Adjustment must pay, in addition to the $20.00 late add fee, any fees that may be due as a result of the added units. For example, if a student is currently enrolled in 6 units and has an approved petition to add 3 additional units, in addition to the $20.00 late add fee, the fees for the difference between part-time and full-time fees are due AFTER the Office of the Registrar processes the add request.

To request a Projected Cost Letter or Itemized Receipt please fill out University Bursar's Office Statement Request.  

Current Term Information:

All students enrolled at SDSU must pay Basic Tuition & Fees.

Basic Tuition is determined by your status (full or part time) and program.

Campus Fees are determined by your home campus (the campus to which you were admitted). If you transfer from one campus to another, you will be subject to your new home campus fees.

Please refer to the Basic Tuition Schedule below to determine your Basic Tuition fees.

Students that are not residents of California (out-of-state and foreign) must pay Non-Resident Tuition & Fees.

Non-Resident Tuition & Fees are charged at a rate of $444 per unit of coursework.

Non-Resident Tuition & Fees are charged in addition to Basic Tuition & Fees. You may enroll into the Installment Plan for Non-Resident Tuition & Fees.

Late payments will be assessed late charges. Failure to pay Non-Resident Tuition & Fees prior to University Census, the 20th day of instruction, will result in cancellation of a student's registration.

Please note: Effective Fall 2023,  incoming out-of-state and international students will be required to pay the new Out-of-State and International Fee in addition to Non-Resident Tuition. At a rate of:

Fall 2025/Spring 2026 Admits $1500

Graduate students enrolled in the Fowler College of Business must pay Professional Program Fees.

Professional Program Fees are charged  at a rate of $303 per unit of coursework.

This fee is due prior to the first day of classes and is assessed in addition to Basic Tuition & Fees and Non-Resident Tuition & fees, if applicable.

Only Graduate Business programs are charged the Professional Program Fees. Undergraduate business students (bachelor level degrees) are not charged this fee.

All students are charged various course fees based on the classes that they are enrolled in. Here is a brief description of each.

Basic Tuition and Fees Schedule

The cost of Basic Tuition & Fees is dependent on a student's academic program as well as status (full or part time). The Basic Tuition & Fees schedule for each term can be found below. Thesis extension, zero-unit courses, and half-unit courses are all charged as one unit for fee purposes.

Refer to the Payment Deadlines page for due date information.

Fee UGrad
(PT**)
UGrad
(FT**)
Teacher
Credential
(PT**)
Teacher
Credential
(FT**)
Grad
(PT**)
Grad
(FT**)
Ed
(Doct.**)
Phys.Ther.
(Doct**)
Public Health (Doct**)

Nursing (Doct**)

Basic Tuition $1,869.00 $3,225.00 $2,172.00 $3,744.00 $2,340.00 $4,032.00 $6,648.00 $9,660.00 $10,017.00 $8,580.00
Student Body Association Fee* $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $35.00
Student Body Center Fee* $488.00 $488.00 $488.00 $488.00 $488.00 $488.00 $488.00 $488.00 $488.00 $488.00
Health Facility Fee* $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00
Health & Wellness Fee* $243.00 $243.00 $243.00 $243.00 $243.00 $243.00 $243.00 $243.00 $243.00 $243.00
Library Services Fee* $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00
Instructionally Related Activities* Fee $290.00 $290.00 $290.00 $290.00 $290.00 $290.00 $290.00 $290.00 $290.00 $290.00
Student Success Fee $259.00 $259.00 $259.00 $259.00 $259.00 $259.00 $259.00 $259.00 $259.00 $259.00
TOTAL $3,234.00 $4,590.00 $3,537.00 $5,109.00 $3,705.00 $5,397.00 $8,013.00 $11,025.00 $11,382.00 $9,945

Student Involvement Representation Fee (SIRF) - (Per Semester- Optional Fee) = $2.00

Note: Part-Time, 6.0 or fewer units | Full-Time, 6.1 or more units
Thesis extension, zero-unit courses, and half-unit courses are all charged as one unit for fee purposes.
*Campus Fees
**Full-Time (FT) / Part-Time (PT) / Doctoral Program (Doct.)

In addition to the above tuition and fees, the following fees are applicable to nonresident and professional program students:

  • Out Of State / Foreign Tuition- (Per Unit) = $444.00 - Fall 2025
  • Professional Program Fee- (Per Unit) = $303.00 - Fall 2025

SDSU Imperial Valley - Basic Tuition & Fees

Fee UGrad
(pT**)
UGrad
(FT**)
Teacher
Credential
(PT**)
Teacher
Credential
(FT**)
Grad
(PT**)
Grad
(FT**)
Ed
(Doct.**)
Phys.Ther.
(Doct**)
Public
Health
(Doct**)
Nursing
(Doct**)
Basic Tuition $1,869.00 $3,225.00 $2,172.00 $3,744.00 $2,340.00 $4,032.00 $6,648.00 $9,660.00 $10,017.00 $8,580.00
Student Body Association Fee* $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00
Student Body Center Fee* $24.00 $24.00 $24.00 $24.00 $24.00 $24.00 $24.00 $24.00 $24.00 $24.00
Health Facility Fee* $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00
Health & Wellness Fee* $243.00 $243.00 $243.00 $243.00 $243.00 $243.00 $243.00 $243.00 $243.00 $243.00
Library Services Fee* $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00
Instructionally Related Activities* Fee $290.00 $290.00 $290.00 $290.00 $290.00 $290.00 $290.00 $290.00 $290.00 $290.00
Student Success Fee $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00
TOTAL $2,691.00 $4,047.00 $2,994.00 $4,566.00 $3,162.00 $4,854.00 $7,470.00 $10,482.00 $10,839.00 $9,402.00

Student Involvement Representation Fee (SIRF) - (Per Semester- Optional Fee) = $2.00

Note: Part-Time, 6.0 or fewer units | Full-Time, 6.1 or more units
Thesis extension, zero-unit courses, and half-unit courses are all charged as one unit for fee purposes.
*Campus Fees
**Full-Time (FT) / Part-Time (PT) / Doctoral Program (Doct.)

In addition to the above tuition and fees, the following fees are applicable to nonresident and professional program students:

  • Out Of State / Foreign Tuition- (Per Unit) = $444.00 - Fall 2025
  • Professional Program Fee- (Per Unit) = $303.00 - Fall 2025

Main Campus - Basic Tuition & Fees

# of units Undergradute Graduate Teaching Credential Doctorate* (Education) Doctorate* (Nursing Practice) Doctorate* (Physical Therapy) Doctorate* (Public Health)
1 $646.00 $891.00 $852.00 $6,627.00
$8,448.00
$9,468.00
$9,804.00
2 $979.00 $1,469.00 $1,391.00 $6,668.00
$8,489.00
$9,509.00
$9,845.00
3 $1,312.00 $2,047.00 $1,930.00 $6,709.00
$8,530.00
$9,550.00
$9,886.00
4 $1,783.00 $2,627.00 $2,470.00 $6,750.00
$8,571.00
$9,591.00
$9,927.00
5 $2,255.00 $2,725.00 $2,566.00 $6,791.00
$8,612.00
$9,632.00
$9,968.00
6 $2,323.00 $2,767.00 $2,608.00 $6,832.00
$8,653.00
$9,673.00
$10,009.00
7 $2,683.00 $3,203.00 $3,015.00 $6,873.00
$8,694.00
$9,714.00
$10,050.00
8 $3,042.00 $3,612.00 $3,422.00 $6,914.00
$8,735.00
$9,755.00
$10,091.00
9 $3,401.00 $4,078.00 $3,830.00 $6,955.00
$8,776.00
$9,796.00
$10,132.00
10 $3,760.00 $4,527.00 $4,254.00 $6,996.00
$8,817.00
$9,837.00
$10,173.00
11 $3,806.00 $4,568.00 $4,295.00 $7,037.00
$8,858.00
$9,878.00
$10,214.00
12+ $3,806.00 $4,568.00 $4,295.00 $7,037.00
$8,858.00
$9,878.00
$10,214.00

*Does not include Joint Doctoral Students 

  • Students Out Of State / Foreign Tuition $420.00 Per Unit  - Summer 2025 
  • Professional Program Fee - $285 per Unit - Summer 2025
  • Out Of State International Fee Summer 2025 Admits and Fall 2025 Admits  $60 Per Unit

SDSU Imperial Valley - Basic Tuition & Fees

# of units Undergradute Graduate Teaching Credential Doctorate *(Education) Doctorate *(Nursing Practice) Doctorate *(Physical Therapy) Doctorate *(Public Health)
1 $546.00 $791.00 $752.00 $6,527.00 $8,348.00 $9,368.00 $9,704.00
2 $854.00 $1,344.00 $1,266.00 $6,543.00 $8,364.00 $9,384.00 $9,720.00
3 $1,162.00 $1,897.00 $1,780.00 $6,559.00 $8,380.00 $9,400.00 $9,736.00
4 $1,603.00 $2,447.00 $2,290.00 $6,570.00 $8,391.00 $9,411.00 $9,747.00
5 $2,045.00 $2,515.00 $2,356.00 $6,581.00 $8,402.00 $9,422.00 $9,758.00
6 $2,083.00 $2,527.00 $2,368.00 $6,592.00 $8,413.00 $9,433.00 $9,769.00
7 $2,413.00 $2,933.00 $2,745.00 $6,603.00 $8,424.00 $9,444.00 $9,780.00
8 $2,742.00 $3,312.00 $3,122.00 $6,614.00 $8,435.00 $9,455.00 $9,791.00
9 $3,071.00 $3,748.00 $3,500.00 $6,625.00 $8,446.00 $9,466.00 $9,802.00
10 $3,400.00 $4,167.00 $3,894.00 $6,636.00 $8,457.00 $9,477.00 $9,813.00
11 $3,416.00 $4,178.00 $3,905.00 $6,647.00 $8,468.00 $9,488.00 $9,824.00
12+ $3,416.00 $4,178.00 $3,905.00 $6,647.00 $8,468.00 $9,488.00 $9,824.00

*Does not include Joint Doctoral Students 

  • Students Out Of State / Foreign Tuition $420.00 Per Unit  - Summer 2025 
  • Professional Program Fee - $285 per Unit - Summer 2025
  • Out Of State International Fee Summer 2025 Admits and Fall 2025 Admits  $60 Per Unit

Main Campus - Basic Tuition & Fees

Fee UGrad
(PT**)
UGrad
(FT**)
Teacher
Credential
(PT**)
Teacher
Credential
(FT**)
Grad
(PT**)
Grad
(FT**)
Ed
(Doct.**)
Phys.Ther.
(Doct**)
Public Health (Doct**)
Basic Tuition $1,764.00 $3,042.00 $2,049.00 $3,531.00 $2,208.00 $3,804.00 $6,273.00 $9,114.00 $9,450.00
Student Body Association Fee* $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $35.00
Student Body Center Fee* $472.00 $472.00 $472.00 $472.00 $472.00 $472.00 $472.00 $472.00 $472.00
Health Facility Fee* $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00
Health & Wellness Fee* $235.00 $235.00 $235.00 $235.00 $235.00 $235.00 $235.00 $235.00 $235.00
Library Services Fee* $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00
Instructionally Related Activities* Fee $280.00 $280.00 $280.00 $280.00 $280.00 $280.00 $280.00 $280.00 $280.00
Student Success Fee $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00
TOTAL $3,086.00 $4,364.00 $3,371.00 $4,853.00 $3,530.00 $5,126.00 $7,595.00 $10,436.00 $10,772.00

Student Involvement Representation Fee (SIRF) - (Per Semester- Optional Fee) = $2.00

Note: Part-Time, 6.0 or fewer units | Full-Time, 6.1 or more units
Thesis extension, zero-unit courses, and half-unit courses are all charged as one unit for fee purposes.
*Campus Fees
**Full-Time (FT) / Part-Time (PT) / Doctoral Program (Doct.)

In addition to the above tuition and fees, the following fees are applicable to nonresident and professional program students:

  • Out Of State / Foreign Tuition- (Per Unit) = $420.00 - Spring 2025
  • Professional Program Fee- (Per Unit) = $285.00 - Spring 2025

SDSU Imperial Valley - Basic Tuition & Fees

Fee UGrad
(pT**)
UGrad
(FT**)
Teacher
Credential
(PT**)
Teacher
Credential
(FT**)
Grad
(PT**)
Grad
(FT**)
Ed
(Doct.**)
Phys.Ther.
(Doct**)
Public
Health
(Doct**)
Basic Tuition $1,764.00 $3,042.00 $2,049.00 $3,531.00 $2,208.00 $3,804.00 $6,273.00 $9,114.00 $9,450.00
Student Body Association Fee* $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00
Student Body Center Fee* $24.00 $24.00 $24.00 $24.00 $24.00 $24.00 $24.00 $24.00 $24.00
Health Facility Fee* $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00
Health & Wellness Fee* $235.00 $235.00 $235.00 $235.00 $235.00 $235.00 $235.00 $235.00 $235.00
Library Services Fee* $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00
Instructionally Related Activities* Fee $280.00 $280.00 $280.00 $280.00 $280.00 $280.00 $280.00 $280.00 $280.00
Student Success Fee $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00
TOTAL $2,518.00 $3,796.00 $2,803.00 $4,285.00 $2,962.00 $4,558.00 $7,027.00 $9,868.00 $10,204.00

Student Involvement Representation Fee (SIRF) - (Per Semester- Optional Fee) = $2.00

Note: Part-Time, 6.0 or fewer units | Full-Time, 6.1 or more units
Thesis extension, zero-unit courses, and half-unit courses are all charged as one unit for fee purposes.
*Campus Fees
**Full-Time (FT) / Part-Time (PT) / Doctoral Program (Doct.)

In addition to the above tuition and fees, the following fees are applicable to nonresident and professional program students:

  • Out Of State / Foreign Tuition- (Per Unit) = $420.00 - Spring 2025
  • Professional Program Fee- (Per Unit) = $285.00 - Spring 2025

Main Campus - Basic Tuition & Fees

Fee UGrad
(PT**)
UGrad
(FT**)
Teacher
Credential
(PT**)
Teacher
Credential
(FT**)
Grad
(PT**)
Grad
(FT**)
Ed
(Doct.**)
Phys.Ther.
(Doct**)
Public Health (Doct**)
Basic Tuition $1,764.00 $3,042.00 $2,049.00 $3,531.00 $2,208.00 $3,804.00 $6,273.00 $9,114.00 $9,450.00
Student Body Association Fee* $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $35.00
Student Body Center Fee* $472.00 $472.00 $472.00 $472.00 $472.00 $472.00 $472.00 $472.00 $472.00
Health Facility Fee* $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00
Health & Wellness Fee* $235.00 $235.00 $235.00 $235.00 $235.00 $235.00 $235.00 $235.00 $235.00
Library Services Fee* $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00
Instructionally Related Activities* Fee $280.00 $280.00 $280.00 $280.00 $280.00 $280.00 $280.00 $280.00 $280.00
Student Success Fee $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00
TOTAL $3,086.00 $4,364.00 $3,371.00 $4,853.00 $3,530.00 $5,126.00 $7,595.00 $10,436.00 $10,772.00

Student Involvement Representation Fee (SIRF) - (Per Semester- Optional Fee) = $2.00

Note: Part-Time, 6.0 or fewer units | Full-Time, 6.1 or more units
Thesis extension, zero-unit courses, and half-unit courses are all charged as one unit for fee purposes.
*Campus Fees
**Full-Time (FT) / Part-Time (PT) / Doctoral Program (Doct.)

In addition to the above tuition and fees, the following fees are applicable to nonresident and professional program students:

  • Out Of State / Foreign Tuition- (Per Unit) = $420.00 - Fall 2024
  • Professional Program Fee- (Per Unit) = $285.00 - Fall 2024

SDSU Imperial Valley - Basic Tuition & Fees

Fee UGrad
(pT**)
UGrad
(FT**)
Teacher
Credential
(PT**)
Teacher
Credential
(FT**)
Grad
(PT**)
Grad
(FT**)
Ed
(Doct.**)
Phys.Ther.
(Doct**)
Public
Health
(Doct**)
Basic Tuition $1,764.00 $3,042.00 $2,049.00 $3,531.00 $2,208.00 $3,804.00 $6,273.00 $9,114.00 $9,450.00
Student Body Association Fee* $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00
Student Body Center Fee* $24.00 $24.00 $24.00 $24.00 $24.00 $24.00 $24.00 $24.00 $24.00
Health Facility Fee* $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00
Health & Wellness Fee* $235.00 $235.00 $235.00 $235.00 $235.00 $235.00 $235.00 $235.00 $235.00
Library Services Fee* $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00
Instructionally Related Activities* Fee $280.00 $280.00 $280.00 $280.00 $280.00 $280.00 $280.00 $280.00 $280.00
Student Success Fee $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00
TOTAL $2,518.00 $3,796.00 $2,803.00 $4,285.00 $2,962.00 $4,558.00 $7,027.00 $9,868.00 $10,204.00

Student Involvement Representation Fee (SIRF) - (Per Semester- Optional Fee) = $2.00

Note: Part-Time, 6.0 or fewer units | Full-Time, 6.1 or more units
Thesis extension, zero-unit courses, and half-unit courses are all charged as one unit for fee purposes.
*Campus Fees
**Full-Time (FT) / Part-Time (PT) / Doctoral Program (Doct.)

In addition to the above tuition and fees, the following fees are applicable to nonresident and professional program students:

  • Out Of State / Foreign Tuition- (Per Unit) = $420.00 - Fall 2024
  • Professional Program Fee- (Per Unit) = $285.00 - Fall 2024

Non-Resident Tuition & Fees

Out-of-state and foreign students, referred to as Non-Resident, will be charged Non-Resident Tuition & Fees at a rate of $444 per unit of coursework for Fall 2025. Non-Resident Tuition & Fees are charged in addition to Basic Tuition & Fees.

Non-Resident Tuition must be paid in full prior to the first day of instruction. Alternatively, students may enroll into the Installment Payment Plan for Non-Resident Tuition & Fees prior to the first day of instruction. Late payments will be assessed late charges. Failure to pay Non-Resident Tuition & Fees prior to University Census, the 20th day of instruction, will result in cancellation of a student's registration.

Out of State and International Student Fee

Effective Fall 2023, incoming Out-of-State and International students as well as future incoming cohorts, will be required to pay an additional fee per semester until graduation. Out-of-State and International students will be required to pay this fee in addition to Non-Resident Tuition (see details above).

Non-resident students in any SDSU doctoral program, including joint doctoral programs, are exempt from paying the Out of State and International Student Fee.
 
Effective Fall 2024 through Summer 2026, SDSU will waive the SDSU Out-of-State and International Student fee (Category II), established in Fall 2023, for individual students who are enrolled in a San Diego State University graduate program who are classified or conditionally classified as graduate students and who are employed by San Diego State University as Teaching Associates (Class Code 2353 or 2354). SDSU may extend the duration of this waiver on an annual (i.e., academic year) basis. SDSU will provide UAW notice of such an extension at least 120 days prior to the start of the relevant academic year.

For more information: Out of State and International Student Fee

See the full fee schedule below:

$500 per semester until graduation.

$1,000 per semester until graduation.

$1,500 per semester until graduation.

$1,500 per semester until graduation + HEPI* per semester until graduation.

HEPI* - **Fee will be increased annually based on the Higher Education Price Index, an inflation index specific to higher education costs, to ensure that the fee is sufficient to support its intended purpose as costs rise due to inflationary factors.

Professional Program Fees

Graduate students enrolled in the Fowler College of Business will be charged Professional Program Fees at a rate of $303 per unit of coursework for Fall 2025. This fee is charged in addition to Basic Tuition & Fees and Non-Resident Tuition & fees, if applicable.

There is no Installment Plan option for this fee. Failure to pay Professional Program Fees prior to University Census, the 20th day of instruction, may result in cancellation of the student's registration.

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Student Involvement & Representation Fee - SIRF

SIRF is an optional $2 fee that supports the CSSA. Learn more about SIRF.

 

*Tuition Increase Effective Fall 2024: 

The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees made the decision to approve a multi-year tuition proposal that will increase tuition by six percent per year for five years. For more information, please refer to the Tuition Increase webpage.