CSI Housing Costs

$3,834 Other Living Expenses Typical Cost

How Do Housing Costs Compare at CSI?

Understanding all of the expenses related to attending college can allow you to make the best decision at College of Staten Island CUNY.

On this page you will find:

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

Living Expenses at CSI

This school offers students separate housing and dining options. The on-campus housing charge for an average student was $17,205 in 2026, and a standard meal plan cost $3,950. When you add it all up, an on-campus student at College of Staten Island CUNY budgeted around $32,705 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 College of Staten Island CUNY.

Expense	On Campus	Off Campus
Room and Board	$27,371	$28,476
— Housing	$17,205
— Meals	$3,950
Other Living Expenses	$3,834	$3,834
Books and Supplies	$1,500	$1,500
Total	$32,705	$33,810

Room & Board Over Four Years? Four-Year Forecast: $138,275

Housing and dining costs rarely hold still from one year to the next. Looking at the trend gives you a realistic picture of what you will actually spend by graduation.

At the projected rate, four years of on-campus living costs would total roughly $138,275 in housing, food and other expenses.

Here is how combined on-campus room and board has moved over the last few reported years, with a projection of where it is headed, at College of Staten Island CUNY.

Year	Room & Board
Three Years Ago	$25,353
Two Years Ago	$25,959
One Year Ago	$24,369
Most Recent Year (2026)	$27,371
One Year From Now *	$28,097
Two Years From Now *	$28,842
Three Years From Now *	$29,607
Four Years From Now *	$30,393

* estimated

Most recently, on-campus costs increased an average of 2.7% a year over the last three years. Carrying that rate forward one year puts on-campus living costs near $33,431 for their first year on campus.

By their final year, a student might pay about $35,727 for a four-year (bachelor’s) degree, and about $34,176 in the final year of a two-year (associate) degree.

Over a four-year stay, the projected room, board and living-cost total is about $138,275 for four years, or about $67,607 over a two-year associate program.