Cal State East Bay Housing Costs

$3,978 Other Living Expenses Typical Cost

What is the Cost of Living at Cal State East Bay?

Room, board, and other expenses can add up to a significant amount. How much does this school charge for these necessities at California State University-East Bay.

On this page you will find:

Living Expenses Outline
Room & Board Trends and Total Expenses
Meal Plans and Housing Requirements
References

Room and Board Expenses at Cal State East Bay

Housing and meal plans are priced out separately here. The standard student paid $11,369 in 2026, with the price of an average meal plan at $7,195. When you add it all up, an on-campus student at California State University-East Bay budgeted around $26,538 in 2026 for room, board, books and other living costs combined.

The following table outlines average expected costs for both on-campus and off-campus housing, meals and other expenses at California State University-East Bay.

Expense	On Campus	Off Campus
Room and Board	$21,531	$28,940
— Housing	$11,369
— Meals	$7,195
Other Living Expenses	$3,978	$6,853
Books and Supplies	$1,029	$1,029
Total	$26,538	$36,822

Will You Spend Four Years On Campus? Projected Four-Year Cost: $117,917

Room and board is a moving target: it tends to creep up every year you are enrolled. Estimating the trend now makes for a more accurate four-year budget.

The projected four-year total comes to about $117,917 for living costs.

Below is how room and board has changed across recent reported years — and where current trends point — at California State University-East Bay.

Year	Room & Board
Three Years Ago	$18,631
Two Years Ago	$19,812
One Year Ago	$20,458
Most Recent Year (2026)	$21,531
One Year From Now *	$22,648
Two Years From Now *	$23,823
Three Years From Now *	$25,059
Four Years From Now *	$26,359

* estimated

On-campus room and board has trended up an average of 5.2% a year over the last three years. If current trends continue, incoming first-year students would pay about $27,655 in their first year.

Continuing the same trend, the final-year cost would be roughly $31,366 in year four — and a two-year student about $28,830 in the final year of a two-year (associate) degree.

Over the entire degree (assuming you graduate on time), the total comes to about $117,917 for four years, or about $56,485 for a two-year stay.