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The Cost of Attendance, also known as a budget, is used to determine how much financial aid students receive. UC establishes these budgets using data from a variety of sources including surveys of UC students. Students are assigned one of the following budgets based on their choice on their aid application, or based on notification from the campus housing office of your signed contract. 

Standard budgets include basic expenses a student will have each year including the following:

• UC tuition
• Campus Fees
• Housing and meals (includes room, groceries, and utilities)
• Books and supplies (such as books, supplies, course fees, data services, software, etc.)
• Personal expenses (such as toiletries, laundry, clothing, and entertainment)
• Transportation (includes an allowance for traveling to and from home and a pro-rated allowance for vehicle insurance and registration)
• UC Student Health Insurance (an allowance for health insurance)

2024-25 Estimated Costs

Your Actual Cost May be Less
UCR uses average student expenses to estimate the cost of attendance above. Your actual costs may vary from those outlined here depending on your living situation, school supplies, whether or not you have children, personal spending habits, etc.

University of California Tuition Stability Plan
Beginning fall 2022, tuition will be adjusted for each incoming undergraduate class but will subsequently remain flat until the student graduates, for up to six years. Learn more.

California Residents and AB540 Eligible Undergraduates

• 2024-2025 Estimated Costs for New Students Enrolling in 2024-2025 as First Year Undergraduates

  	University Housing	Off Campus	Living at Home
  UC Tuition & Fees	$14,436	$14,436	$14,436
  Campus Fees*	$1,169	$1,169	$1,169
  UC Student Health Insurance	$2,382	$2,382	$2,382
  Housing and Food	$20,691	$14,250	$8,025
  Books and Supplies	$1,575	$1,575	$1,575
  Transportation Costs	$950	$2,375	$2,450
  Personal Expenses	$2,400	$2,500	$2,525
  Total	$43,603	$38,687	$32,562

  Notes: 
  * New first year and transfer students are charged a One Time Document fee of $225

• 2024-2025 Estimated Costs for New Students who First Enrolled at UCR in 2023-2024

  	University Housing	Off Campus	Living at Home
  UC Tuition & Fees	$13,752	$13,752	$13,752
  Campus Fees*	$1,169	$1,169	$1,169
  UC Student Health Insurance	$2,382	$2,382	$2,382
  Housing and Food	$20,691	$14,250	$8,025
  Books and Supplies	$1,575	$1,575	$1,575
  Transportation Costs	$950	$2,375	$2,450
  Personal Expenses	$2,400	$2,500	$2,525
  Total	$42,919	$38,003	$31,878

• 2024-2025 Estimated Costs for Continuing Undergraduate Students who First Enrolled at UCR in 2022-2023

  	University Housing	Off Campus	Living at Home
  UC Tuition & Fees	$13,104	$13,104	$13,104
  Campus Fees*	$1,169	$1,169	$1,169
  UC Student Health Insurance	$2,382	$2,382	$2,382
  Housing and Food	$20,691	$14,250	$8,025
  Books and Supplies	$1,575	$1,575	$1,575
  Transportation Costs	$950	$2,375	$2,450
  Personal Expenses	$2,400	$2,500	$2,525
  Total	$42,271	$37,355	$31,230

• 2023-2024 Estimated Costs for Continuing Undergraduate Students who First Enrolled at UCR in 2021-2022 or Earlier Academic Years

  	University Housing	Off Campus	Living at Home
  UC Tuition & Fees	$12,570	$12,570	$12,570
  Campus Fees*	$1,169	$1,169	$1,169
  UC Student Health Insurance	$2,382	$2,382	$2,382
  Housing and Food	$20,691	$14,250	$8,025
  Books and Supplies	$1,575	$1,575	$1,575
  Transportation Costs	$950	$2,375	$2,450
  Personal Expenses	$2,400	$2,500	$2,525
  Total	$41,737	$36,821	$30,696

   

Out of State and International Undergraduates

• 2024-2025 Estimated Costs for New Students Enrolling in 2024-2025 as First Year Undergraduates

  	University Housing	Off Campus	Living at Home
  UC Tuition & Fees	$14,436	$14,436	$14,436
  Non-resident Supplemental Tuition	$34,200	$34,200	$34,200
  Campus Fees*	$1,169	$1,169	$1,169
  UC Student Health Insurance	$2,382	$2,382	$2,382
  Housing and Food	$20,691	$14,250	$8,025
  Books and Supplies	$1,575	$1,575	$1,575
  Transportation Costs	$950	$2,375	$2,450
  Personal Expenses	$2,400	$2,500	$2,525
  Total	$77,803	$72,887	$66,762

  Notes: 
  * New first year and transfer students are charged One Time Document fee of $165

• 2024-2025 Estimated Costs for New Students who First Enrolled at UCR in 2023-2024

  	University Housing	Off Campus	Living at Home
  UC Tuition & Fees	$13,752	$13,752	$13,752
  Non-resident Supplemental Tuition	$34,200	$34,200	$34,200
  Campus Fees*	$1,169	$1,169	$1,169
  UC Student Health Insurance	$2,382	$2,382	$2,382
  Housing and Food	$20,691	$14,250	$8,025
  Books and Supplies	$1,575	$1,575	$1,575
  Transportation Costs	$950	$2,375	$2,450
  Personal Expenses	$2,400	$2,500	$2,525
  Total	$77,119	$72,330	$66,205

• 2024-2025 Estimated Costs for Continuing Undergraduate Students who First Enrolled at UCR in 2022-2023

  	University Housing	Off Campus	Living at Home
  UC Tuition & Fees	$13,104	$13,104	$13,104
  Non-resident Supplemental Tuition	$34,200	$34,200	$34,200
  Campus Fees*	$1,169	$1,169	$1,169
  UC Student Health Insurance	$2,382	$2,382	$2,382
  Housing and Food	$20,691	$14,250	$8,025
  Books and Supplies	$1,575	$1,575	$1,575
  Transportation Costs	$950	$2,375	$2,450
  Personal Expenses	$2,400	$2,500	$2,525
  Total	$76,471	$71,555	$65,430

• 2024-2025 Estimated Costs for Continuing Undergraduate Students who First Enrolled at UCR in 2021-2022 or Earlier Academic Years

  	University Housing	Off Campus	Living at Home
  UC Tuition & Fees	$12,570	$12,570	$12,570
  Non-resident Supplemental Tuition	$34,200	$34,200	$34,200
  Campus Fees*	$1,169	$1,169	$1,169
  UC Student Health Insurance	$2,382	$2,382	$2,382
  Housing and Food	$20,691	$14,250	$8,025
  Books and Supplies	$1,575	$1,575	$1,575
  Transportation Costs	$950	$2,375	$2,450
  Personal Expenses	$2,400	$2,500	$2,525
  Total	$75,937	$71,021	$64,896

Typical Housing Costs Near UC Campuses

The Total Cost of Attendance (TCOA) at the University of California includes tuition, fees, and expenses for housing, food, educational materials, and transportation. For undergraduates, the UC Office of the President develops the cost of attendance based in part on results of its University-wide Cost of Attendance Survey. The estimate for other cost-of-living categories at the University of California can be found here. For graduate students, each campus and program may establish the cost of attendance, although data are collected systemwide for their use here; visit the websites of each graduate program for additional information.

Linked below are typical housing rates near campuses derived from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).2 Table 1 displays the monthly rent for one-and two-bedroom apartments, and Table 2 lists the cost of one-person bedrooms in private houses near UC campuses.

Housing Near UC Campuses