The Cost of Public Education
Public colleges have long been the bargains of higher education. But a College Board survey shows that costs are rising. There is also more student debt, and a clear trend of colleges giving more loans rather than grants.
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Colleges
Calif. Maritime Academy
Resident Tuition & Fees: $2,304
Non-resident Tuition & Fees: $9,684
Room & Board: $5,020
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Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Resident Tuition & Fees: 2,231
Non-resident Tuition & Fees: 9,611
Room & Board: 4,826
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Cal Poly Pomona
Resident Tuition & Fees: 1,946
Non-resident Tuition & Fees: 9,326
Room & Board: 5,094
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Cal State Bakersfield
Resident Tuition & Fees: 1,957
Non-resident Tuition & Fees: 9,337
Room & Board: 4,184
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Cal State Chico
Resident Tuition & Fees: 2,080
Non-resident Tuition & Fees: 9,460
Room & Board: 6,108
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Cal State Dominguez Hills
Resident Tuition & Fees: 1,816
Non-resident Tuition & Fees: 9,196
Room & Board: 5,102
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Cal State Fresno
Resident Tuition & Fees: 1,822
Non-resident Tuition & Fees: 9,202
Room & Board: 5,610
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Cal State Fullerton
Resident Tuition & Fees: 1,948
Non-resident Tuition & Fees: 9,328
Room & Board: --
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Cal State Hayward
Resident Tuition & Fees: 1,947
Non-resident Tuition & Fees: 9,327
Room & Board: --
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Cal State Long Beach
Resident Tuition & Fees: 1,836
Non-resident Tuition & Fees: 9,226
Room & Board: 6,300
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Cal State Los Angeles
Resident Tuition & Fees: 1,757
Non-resident Tuition & Fees: 9,137
Room & Board: --
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Cal State Northridge
Resident Tuition & Fees: 1,970
Non-resident Tuition & Fees: 9,350
Room & Board: 6,160
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Cal State Sacramento
Resident Tuition & Fees: 1,982
Non-resident Tuition & Fees: 9,362
Room & Board: 5,532
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Cal State San Bernardino
Resident Tuition & Fees: 1,878
Non-resident Tuition & Fees: 9,258
Room & Board: 4,950
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Cal State San Marcos
Resident Tuition & Fees: 1,725
Non-resident Tuition & Fees: 9,105
Room & Board: --
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Cal State Stanislaus
Resident Tuition & Fees: 1,739
Non-resident Tuition & Fees: 9,119
Room & Board: 6,300
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Humboldt State
Resident Tuition & Fees: 1,920
Non-resident Tuition & Fees: 9,298
Room & Board: 5,369
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San Diego State
Resident Tuition & Fees: 1,902
Non-resident Tuition & Fees: 9,282
Room & Board: 6.192
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San Francisco State
Resident Tuition & Fees: 1,982
Non-resident Tuition & Fees: 9,362
Room & Board: 6,768
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San Jose State
Resident Tuition & Fees: 2,017
Non-resident Tuition & Fees: 9,397
Room & Board: 5,786
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Sonoma State
Resident Tuition & Fees: 2,130
Non-resident Tuition & Fees: 9,510
Room & Board: 5,455
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UC Berkeley
Resident Tuition & Fees: 4,354
Non-resident Tuition & Fees: --
Room & Board: 7,657
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UC Davis
Resident Tuition & Fees: 4,332
Non-resident Tuition & Fees: --
Room & Board: 6,255
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UC Irvine
Resident Tuition & Fees: 4,065
Non-resident Tuition & Fees: 13,049
Room & Board: 6.322
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UCLA
Resident Tuition & Fees: 4,050
Non-resident Tuition & Fees: --
Room & Board: 6,490
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UC Riverside
Resident Tuition & Fees: 4,126
Non-resident Tuition & Fees: --
Room & Board: 5,893
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UC San Diego
Resident Tuition & Fees: 4,198
Non-resident Tuition & Fees: --
Room & Board: 6,832
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UC Santa Barbara
Resident Tuition & Fees: 4,098
Non-resident Tuition & Fees: --
Room & Board: 6,407
Source: American Assn. of State Colleges and Universities, National Assn. of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
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Average Costs
At four-year public institutions
Source: The College Board, Annual Survey of Colleges
California Resident Tuition
‘96-97: $2,822
‘97-98: $2,826
Dollar Change: $4
% Change: 0.1%
National Averages Resident Tuition
‘96-97: $2,974
‘97-98: $3,111
Dollar Change: $137
% Change: 4.6%
Nonresident Tuition
‘96-97: $8,334
‘97-98: $8,796
Dollar Change: $462
% Change: 5.5%
Room & Board
‘96-97: $4,168
‘97-98: $4,358
Dollar Change: $190
% Change: 4.5%
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Financial Aid
A growing percentage of full-time under-graduate students at four-year public institutions receive financial aid.
Type of Aid
Any Aid
1989-1990: 49.8%
1992-1993: 55.4%
1995-1996: 66.5%
Grants*
Any Grant
1989-1990: 39.0
1992-1993: 44.1
1995-1996: 49.4
Pell Grant
1989-1990: 24.0
1992-1993: 26.3
1995-1996: 28.4
FSEOG**
1989-1990: 6.3
1992-1993: 7.1
1995-1996: 7.5
State Grant
1989-1990: 16.9
1992-1993: 15.4
1995-1996: 18.4
Institutional Grant
1989-1990: 14.6
1992-1993: 16.3
1995-1996: 19.3
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Loans
Any Loan
1989-1990: 25.7
1992-1993: 31.6
1995-1996: 45.0
Work-Study
1989-1990: 7.4
1992-1993: 8.1
1995-1996: 8.3
* Many students receive more than one type of grant.
** Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants
Source: U.S. Dept. of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Postsecondary Student Aid Study
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Mounting Debt
Student loans are now a much larger component of financial aid packages than they were in the 1980s.
Changes in Types of Financial Aid Awarded at all Higher Education Institutions, 1989-901996-97
Grants
1989-90: 48.4%
1996-97: 39.7%
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Loans
1989-90: 49.1%
1996-97: 58.9%
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Work-study
1989-90: 2.4%
1996-97: 1.4%
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