Undergraduate Cost of Attendance
Undergraduate Cost of Attendance
| 2025-2026 Cost of Attendance - On Campus | |
|---|---|
| Annual Full-time Rate (12-18 units per semester; max 36 units per year; billed half in fall and half in spring) | $59,251 29,626 (fall) 29,625(spring) |
| Food & Housing | $18,198 |
Annual Student Body Fee (student activity fee) Annual Student Enhancement Fee | $208 $310 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,089 |
| Personal Expenses | $3,285 |
| Transportation | $1,251 |
| Total Cost of Attendance | $83,593 |
Undergraduate students: Fall payment due date is August 15, 2025.
Projected spring payment due date is January 15, 2026. These dates are subject to change.
**All full-time undergraduate students are REQUIRED to have medical/health insurance. The school negotiated insurance with United HealthCare was $2,465 for the 2024-2025 academic year. The new rate for 2025-2026 has not been negotiated yet. The premium is billed once, upfront, in the fall semester. Please visit https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/health-wellness-center/health-insurance for coverage details. The school negotiated insurance is mandatory for international students and U.S. citizens with primary residence abroad.
Tuition and fees do not include lab fees, material fees, library fines, parking fees, student loan fees or any other miscellaneous fees.
If you have billing-related questions, our Business Office can help! Please visit their site or just give them a call.
| 2025-2026 Cost of Attendance - Off Campus | |
|---|---|
| Annual Full-time Rate (12-18 units per semester; max 36 units per year; billed half in fall and half in spring) | $59,251 29,626(fall) 29,625(spring) |
| Food & Housing | $22,752 |
Annual Student Body Fee (student activity fee) Annual Student Enhancement Fee | $208 $310 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,089 |
| Personal Expenses | $5,067 |
| Transportation | $1,989 |
| Total Cost of Attendance | $90,667 |
Undergraduate students: Fall payment due date is August 15, 2025.
Projected spring payment due date is January 15, 2026. These dates are subject to change.
**All full-time undergraduate students are REQUIRED to have medical/health insurance. The school negotiated insurance with United HealthCare was $2,465 for the 2024-2025 academic year. The new rate for 2025-2026 has not been negotiated yet. The premium is billed once, upfront, in the fall semester. Please visit https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/health-wellness-center/health-insurance for coverage details. The school negotiated insurance is mandatory for international students and U.S. citizens with primary residence abroad.
Tuition and fees do not include lab fees, material fees, library fines, parking fees, student loan fees or any other miscellaneous fees.
If you have billing-related questions, our Business Office can help! Please visit their site or just give them a call.
| 2025-2026 Cost of Attendance - Off Campus with Family | |
|---|---|
| Annual Full-time Rate (12-18 units per semester; max 36 units per year; billed half in fall and half in spring) | $59,251 29,626(fall) 29,625(spring) |
| Food & Housing | $11,835 |
Annual Student Body Fee (student activity fee) Annual Student Enhancement Fee | $208 $310 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,089 |
| Personal Expenses | $4,140 |
| Transportation | $1,818 |
| Total Cost of Attendance | $78,652 |
Undergraduate students: Fall payment due date is August 15, 2025.
Projected spring payment due date is January 15, 2026. These dates are subject to change.
**All full-time undergraduate students are REQUIRED to have medical/health insurance. The school negotiated insurance with United HealthCare was $2,465 for the 2024-2025 academic year. The new rate for 2025-2026 has not been negotiated yet. The premium is billed once, upfront, in the fall semester. Please visit https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/health-wellness-center/health-insurance for coverage details. The school negotiated insurance is mandatory for international students and U.S. citizens with primary residence abroad.
Tuition and fees do not include lab fees, material fees, library fines, parking fees, student loan fees or any other miscellaneous fees.
If you have billing-related questions, our Business Office can help! Please visit their site or just give them a call.
| Annual Food and Housing | Residence Halls | Cost |
| Traditional Double with meal plan | Augustine, Assumption, De La Salle, Justin | $18,198 |
| Traditional Single with meal plan | Augustine, Aquinas, De La Salle, Assumption | $19,336 |
| Renovated Traditional Double with meal plan (Mitty Only) | Mitty | $19,749 |
| Deluxe Traditional Single with meal plan (Justin Only) | Justin | $19,749 |
| Suite Double with meal plan | Marjorie David Ageno (Ageno B), Claeys North, Claeys South, Aquinas | $18,509 |
| Suite Single with meal plan | Marjorie David Ageno (Ageno B), Claeys North, Claeys South, Aquinas | $19,749 |
| Renovated Suite Double + with meal plan | Michael E Ageno (Ageno A), Ferdinand & Camille Ageno (Ageno C) | $19,232 |
| Renovated Suite Single + with meal plan | Michael E Ageno (Ageno A), Ferdinand & Camille Ageno (Ageno C) | $20,473 |
| Deluxe Suite Single with meal plan (Claeys North Only) | Claeys North | $20,473 |
| Suite Doubles with base 175 Block meal plan (Becket/More Only) | Becket, More | $17,888 |
| Lower Townhouse Double with base 75 Block meal plan | Syufy, Sabatte, Thille, Freitas, Guerrieri East, Guerrieri West | $13,856 |
| Upper Townhouse Double with base 75 Block meal plan | Ageno East, Ageno West | $14,062 |
| Optional off-campus commuter student meal plans can be added via the StarRez Housing Portal. Find a tutorial about how to add a commuter meal plan HERE as well. Additional dining information can be found HERE. Please contact Campus Housing for questions: housing@stmarys-ca.edu | (925) 631-4241 | ||
| Non-Standard Enrollment Fees | |
Part-time per unit rate (fewer than 12 units per long semester) Part-time students are billed the per unit rate for Fall, Jan, and Spring terms and must be enrolled in less than 12 units per semester; less than 24 units for the year (including Jan term). | $2,118/unit |
Additional units (over 18 units per term, requires approval of advisor, or over 36 units for the year). ***over 4 units for Jan term ***
| $2,118/unit |
| Open Enrollment (per unit) max is 8 units per long term (3 units for Jan term)*lifetime max is 32 units* | $1,270/unit |
*Part-time students must be under 12 attempted units per long semester or 24 attempted units for the year to be considered "part-time" and WILL BE BILLED UNIT BY UNIT, INCLUDING JAN TERM. Part-time students cannot exceed 24 units for the year. There is no undergraduate tuition charge for Jan term for full-time undergraduate students. Jan term costs may include lab fees, material fees, and travel costs (if applicable).
Saint Mary's is an independent institution that receives no operating support from public funds. Student tuition fees cover approximately 3/4 of the cost of the general education services provided by the College. Endowment, support of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, and gifts from trustees, parents, alumni, other friends, corporations, and foundations offset the remaining balance.
PLEASE NOTE: Tuition rates are set irrespective of the modality of course delivery and there are no refunds, partial or otherwise, if there is a change in course delivery modality. As a result of any uncertainty created by unforeseen and/or uncontrollable events, the mode of course delivery at Saint Mary’s may be subject to change on short notice (e.g., in-person to online, in-person to hybrid, etc.) when circumstances suggest that a modality change in course delivery is in the interest of the College community in the discretion of Saint Mary’s.
Graduate Tuition and Fees
Graduate and Professional Studies tuition and fees vary from program to program.