Tuition Stability Plan

The University of California's Tuition Stability Plan helps students and families budget for a UC education by keeping UC tuition stable and predictable and providing new resources for financial aid.

Beginning fall 2022, tuition is adjusted for each incoming undergraduate class but subsequently remains flat until the student graduates, for up to six years. 

The plan provides unprecedented predictability for families in helping to manage their educational costs while allowing the University to provide greater financial aid for the majority of UC’s lowest income students, preserve the excellence of its academic and research programs, and expand enrollment of California students.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Tuition Stability Plan?

Starting fall 2022, the plan sets UC tuition for undergraduates, both first-year and transfer students, at the time of enrollment, with the expectation that those charges should remain at that same level each following year for the duration of their college careers, up to six academic years. 
Your tuition is set based on the first term in which you enroll at UC. If you believe your UC tuition rate is inaccurate because it is assessed based on an academic year different from that in which you first enrolled at UC, then you may appeal to your local campus. See the Office of the Registrar at your home campus for information on where and how to appeal. Note that students who are pursuing their second bachelors will be assessed at the rate for the term in which they first enroll for this course of study.
Students have six consecutive academic years as of the fall term of the academic year in which they first enroll as a degree-seeking student at UC where they maintain their tuition rate (e.g., students who first enroll in fall 2025 or spring 2026 will be eligible to retain their tuition rates through spring 2031). If you have exceeded your six-year window and have an extraordinary circumstance, you may appeal to your home campus. See the Office of the Registrar at your home campus for information on where and how to appeal. Otherwise, you are assessed at the oldest unexpired tuition rate for each additional year you attend.
The Tuition Stability Plan includes Tuition, the Student Services Fee and undergraduate Nonresident Supplemental Tuition.
Yes. Both incoming first-year and transfer students who attend UC can assume that their base Tuition, Student Services Fee and Nonresident Supplemental Tuition levels (if applicable) should remain the same for up to six academic years.
Yes. Undergraduate Nonresident Supplemental Tuition is included in the systemwide charges that are expected to stay the same once a student enrolls, for up to six academic years.
UC tuition for undergraduates who start at UC in the 2026-27 academic year will cost about $654 more than UC’s current tuition. That’s a 4.4 percent increase. That cost is expected to remain constant until a student graduates, for up to six years.
Incoming California undergraduates for fall 2026 will pay $654 (4.4 percent) more in tuition and fees, but that cost will remain constant until they graduate, for up to six years. There will also be modest increases for new incoming classes in subsequent years. The plan uses a three-year rolling average of the California Consumer Price Index plus 1 percent, and overall increases are capped at 5 percent. The plan will be up for reauthorization by the Board in July 2033. Any changes would be expected to apply to the subsequent academic year, 2033-34.