2025-2026
UCLA Tuition & Fee History
UCLA tuition for California residents is currently $15,700 per year ($53,302 for non-residents). Below you'll find the current cost of attendance breakdown and year-by-year history back to 1998.
Updated June 2025Source: UCLA Financial Aid
2025-2026 Cost of Attendance
| Cost Category | On-Campus | Off-Campus | Commuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,934 | $14,934 | $14,934 |
| Campus Fees | $766 | $766 | $766 |
| Nonresident Supplemental Tuition (NRST)CA residents: $0 | $37,602 | $37,602 | $37,602 |
| Food & Housing | $18,960 | $19,888 | $8,968 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,680 | $1,680 | $1,680 |
| Transportation | $857 | $1,646 | $2,998 |
| Personal | $2,361 | $2,481 | $2,686 |
| Health InsuranceCan be waived | $3,579 | $3,579 | $3,579 |
| Total (Non-Resident) | $80,739 | $82,576 | $73,213 |
Tuition by Year
Click any year for a detailed breakdown including inflation-adjusted figures and historical context.
2025-2026$14,934 resident
2024-2025$14,233 resident
2023-2024$13,554 resident
2022-2023$13,008 resident
2021-2022$12,486 resident
2020-2021$11,982 resident
2019-2020$11,556 resident
2018-2019$11,034 resident
2017-2018$10,712 resident
2016-2017$10,449 resident
Plus 18 more years back to 1998-1999.