More than 460,000 students at the 23 California State University campuses could see annual tuition increases in coming years — for the first time in nearly a decade.
The CSU Board of Trustee’s Committee on Finance will weigh a proposal on Tuesday, July 11, that would implement 6% tuition hikes every year starting in the fall 2024 and ending in the spring 2029 semesters. The potential move, university officials say, is necessary to cover $1.5 billion of unfunded operational costs in the system’s budget, though students and others say it could financially harm students — and further hurt enrollment.
Despite problems within its own budget — including a 2023-24 shortfall of about $31.5 billion dollars — the state still set aside the agreed upon 5%, or $227.3 million, for the CSU’s base budget this fiscal year. The CSU system also has several unfunded mandates it will eventually have to pay for in order to maintain compliance with federal and state educational regulations, the report said.
As it stands, undergraduate tuition — not including other costly fees, such as housing, food and academic supplies — is around $5,742 per year. The tuition rate increase, if approved, would add an additional $342 to undergrad tuition starting in the fall 2024 semester, the report said, bringing the total to $6,084.
Even so, CSUF plans to streamline its scholarship application process in response to student complaints about the potential tuition increase. Oliver Solares, for example, is a graduate student at Cal State Fullerton studying chemistry. His education is partly funded by a private grant, and he currently works at the university as a teaching associate — but he’s worried about how the potential change will impact his day-to-day life.
“It’s going to exacerbate my financial vulnerability. It’s going to take more money away from me when I already have so little,” Walsh said. “It’s going to be harder for me to get an education.”who also had a temporary stint as a U.S. Department of Education adviser with the Biden administration, seemed to agree with the students’ concerns.
“The reasons for the overall CSU enrollment decline are varied: strong employment demand, higher entry-level salaries, changes in regional populations and ongoing stressors on mental health are among the factors,” the CSU. “In addition, approximately one-third of the CSU enrollment decline is due to fewer California Community Colleges transfer students.”
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