UCs: Tuition Increase

[vellaboy]

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I recently went to an interview at Davis and was shocked (yes, shocked!) to hear that in-state tuition is making a jump in the next years. I know I don't have the numbers exact, but it's something like $22K next year and $26K for the years following (please correct me if you know the real numbers).

I assume this increase is true for all UC SOMs. Can anybody back me on this one? UCs in-state are still cheaper than most any private school, but not the steal of a deal they used to be., it seems.

 

[DoctorMalki]

Yup, you are right. It is true for all Ucs. The UC Regents met and decided for a fee increase for undergrads as well as graduate schools. So fees will go up at every UC SOM.

 

[UCLAstudent]

It's true, but the UCs are still the most bang for your buck, in my opinion.

 

[lavertus]

to be more exact, I believe it's 22K next year followed by a 10% increase each following year for the next 5 years...

 

[CaMD]

to be more exact, I believe it's 22K next year followed by a 10% increase each following year for the next 5 years...

Although this makes me sad, at least it's nice to know what the specifics are.

 

[Uegis]

Even with the fee increase, it is still cheaper to go to a UC SOM then a private school that charges 37K tuition a year. The increases has been occuring at the undergraduate level also in the last few years. The CA budget is pretty bad right now (hence Gray Davis' recall, with the out-of-control budget as its main reason). So the fee increases, and reduction in number of spots at UC ugrad campuses, to help compensate for the limited funds. But its not necessarily a bad thing. The quality of education will go up with a smaller teacher-student ratio and the increase fees will help pay for better facilties/equipments.

 

[lavertus]

Problem is that the budget cuts aren't fully offset by the tuition increase, so if anything, the facilities/staff will worsen due to less total revenue. I'm guessing the time to go to the UCs is now before they really start paying for CA's lousy budget situation many years down the road...

Even assuming the education remains the same, there isn't much of that extra incentive to go the UC route anymore since the cost difference between privates and UCs is narrowing fast.

 

[Jeffy]

Like UCLAStudent said, it is probably the best bang for your buck to go to a top UC if the miracle were to occur that you get accepted to one of them. Also, just the simple fact that going to a UC will help you STAY in CA (even for residencies) is a huge plus.

 

[arisunomori]

to be more exact, I believe it's 22K next year followed by a 10% increase each following year for the next 5 years...

Just wondering where this came from? Is there a source for finding out more about the plan? Is it tentative, or already set in stone?

 

[UCDavisdude]

yeah, i think this is the third straight year of increase tuition. doesnt bother me though.

 

[MWillie]

Won't most private schools give you a nice grant that will make the difference between their tuition and UC tuition negligible?

 

[BenzML320]

Depends. Are you poor?

Won't most private schools give you a nice grant that will make the difference between their tuition and UC tuition negligible?

 

[constructor]

yeah, if you got a benz you're mad blingin'...

 

[Mistress S]

Still beats OHSU--$27K a year in-state this year, and will almost certainly continue to increase... 😱

 

[UCLAstudent]

Still beats OHSU--$27K a year in-state this year, and will almost certainly continue to increase... 😱

While the number of in-staters will decrease ... 🙁

 

[Sigma]

Just wondering where this came from? Is there a source for finding out more about the plan? Is it tentative, or already set in stone?

Already set in stone. From the "Student Financial Services - Investing In a Healthy Future" handout in the UCSF interview packet:

Year: Fees
Medicine 1 (9.75 months): $20,471
Medicine 2 (10 months): $20,471
Medicine 3 (12 months): $22,293
Medicine 4 (12 months): $22,293

I live in SF, and I've been lucky enough to get a 👍 from Baylor. I never thought someone could be in a situation where going to an out-of-state private school would be the best financial choice.

 

[DrYo12]

you also have to stop and consider that the tuition is only a portion of the cost of attendance. The cost of living in a certain area--any of the medical schools in CA are in expensive areas--may make it worthwhile to consider an out of state school with cheaper tuition and overall cost of attendance.

 

[SanDiegoSOD]

you also have to stop and consider that the tuition is only a portion of the cost of attendance. The cost of living in a certain area--any of the medical schools in CA are in expensive areas--may make it worthwhile to consider an out of state school with cheaper tuition and overall cost of attendance.

Not entirely true - the cost of living in Davis is far cheaper than living in Los Angeles, La Jolla or San Francisco, and to a lesser degree, living in Irvine. The Central valley of California, although on the up-and-up, is still a fairly inexpensive place to live in the U.S.

 

[wxl31]

Not entirely true - the cost of living in Davis is far cheaper than living in Los Angeles, La Jolla or San Francisco, and to a lesser degree, living in Irvine. The Central valley of California, although on the up-and-up, is still a fairly inexpensive place to live in the U.S.

so true, my friend's parents just moved from san jose to elk grove (15 min from sac). bought the house for 300,000. was blown away when i saw it. u can't buy house for that cheap anywhere else in the bay area