The Rising Cost of College

Cal State system approves 8% fee hike for 2005-2006. Note: This is our FOURTH fee hike in as many years!

So what does it look like overall? Before all this fee hiking madness, the cost per semester to attend San Francisco State University was $913.00. After digging up some links and reference sources, I put together a small table showing the increase over the last few years in the Cal State system.

Year % Increase Tuition $ Increase
2005-2006 8.0% $1607.44 $119.07
2004-2005 14.0% $1488.37 $182.78
2003-2004 30.0% $1305.59 $301.29
2002-2003 10.0% $1004.30 $91.30
2001-2002 $913.00

Net Increase (4 years): $694.44
Overall increase (percentage) from 2001-2002: 43%

References:

SFSU 2001-2002 Tuition: $913.00
http://www.sfsu.edu/~bulletin/noindex/0203/fee.htm

2005 8% Fee Increase:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/10/28/state1826EDT0141.DTL

2004 30% Fee Increase
http://www.calstate.edu/pa/news/2003/BOT0703.shtml

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