Tuition / Finances
Figures per Semester are current as of 05/17/21
Finances
- Campus Budget
- Fees are subject to change without notice.
- Two semesters = one academic year
- Three quarters = one academic year
Tuition and Fees Per Semester - Host Payment Students
- Estimated cost: $3571.50.
- Expect 5-15% increase for the subsequent academic year.
- Figures are based on 15 hours. Actual costs may be greater or less depending upon your actual enrollment.
- Figures do not include costs you will incur for course specific enrollment (e.g., laboratory courses, student teaching, studio art)
- See below for credit hour restrictions and/or miscellaneous fees applicable to Host Payment students.
Tuition and Fees - Home Payment Students
- No tuition/fees are paid to the host campus.
- Figures do not include costs you will incur for course specific enrollment (e.g., laboratory courses, student teaching, studio art)
- See below for credit hour restrictions and/or miscellaneous fees applicable to Home Payment students.
Maximum Credit Hours Per Semester
- Host Payment: 17 ($280 per additional hour)
- Home Payment: 17
Financial Aid - Host Payment
For Host Payment U.S. students, aid is awarded by and disbursed from your host campus.
Students apply for federally funded financial aid by using the FAFSA code of their host campus.
Host campuses award aid to eligible incoming Plan A students on a first-come, first-served basis as long as funds are available.
Ask your home campus NSE coordinator if your campus awards aid to their own outgoing students. If so, do not apply for aid from your host campus.
For eligible Host Payment applicants U.S. federal financial aid may be available in the following programs:
Use FAFSA CODE: 032603
Financial Aid - Home Payment
For eligible Home Payment students, aid is awarded by and disbursed from your home campus.
Financial Aid - Canada
Regardless of Payment Plan, students exchanging to or from Canada, apply for financial aid at their home campus.
Miscellaneous Fees - Per Semester
| Purpose |
Amount |
Period |
Plan |
Status |
| Housing Deposit |
$150 |
Year |
Host & Home |
Mandatory |
| Parking Fee |
$162 |
Semester |
Host & Home |
Optional |
Important Notes: Some classes,such as photography, surfing, and kayaking, have activities fees attached to the class. Usually, these fees are under $75, sometimes as low as $5. The health insurance is required of incoming international students only ($650 per term). If a student plans to live in on campus housing there is a $50 non-refundable housing application fee.
Room / Meals
Figures are current as of 05/17/21
On-Campus Housing Per Semester
- On-Campus Housing
- 60% living on campus
- Double: $7000 (includes meals)
- Per semester unless otherwise noted
- On campus living encouraged
Off-Campus Housing
- Off-Campus Housing
- Approximate monthly cost: $900
- Proximity to campus: 4-10
- Local Public Transportation Available to Campus
Notes About HousingNSE students may live on campus. Students must complete their housing application before arrival. On campus spaces are guaranteed and available on a first come first served basis. The sooner the student applies for housing the more likely they are to receive one of their top choices. Off campus housing is becoming more common but public transportation from off campus housing is quite limited and requires a great deal of pre-planning.
Meal Plans
Notes About Meal PlansPlease check the website below for up to date costs and a sample menu. Students living in Northquad (Vineyard and Pinnacles apartments) or residence halls are required to purchase a meal plan. Students living in Strawberry Apartments, Promontory and East Campus are not required to purchase a meal plan. The prices stated include whole meals as well as "dining dollars" and are estimates. For more detailed information and additional meal plan options please visit https://csumb.edu/dining/meal-plans.
Health
Figures per Semester are current as of 05/17/21
| Purpose |
Amount |
Period |
Plan |
Status |
| Health Insurance |
$650 |
Year |
Plan A & B |
Mandatory |
Important Notes about Health Insurance
This health insurance is mandatory only for J-1 and F-1 international students enrolled at CSUMB. American students will not be enrolled in the CSUMB health insurance plan and will instead be required to purchase their own insurance coverage. However, all students enrolled a t CSUMB will have access to the health care facilities regardless of which insurance plan they carry.
Exchange with Canada - Health Insurance
Students must purchase campus health insurance at $650 per semester.
Requirements
- Health records | due by: End of first semester of enrollment.
- Home campus copy acceptable
- Immunization before residence hall move in
- Health / accident insurance (encouraged)
- Immunization: MMR (measles, mumps, rubella)
- Immunization: Hepatitis B
- Immunization: Covid-19
