Carson, CA · Public · Every figure is for a student starting in fall 2027. We work each one out again whenever we update the site.
How to pay for California State University-Dominguez Hills
What a year costs here, what brings it down, and what a SmartTuition plan could save a family like yours.
Paying for four years here
Four years here, after grants
$77,394
A SmartTuition plan could save a family like this about $4,300.
A SmartTuition plan shows what to pay from where, each semester, using your own numbers.
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A family of four with good credit and $500 a month for college. How we worked these out ↓
A year at California State University-Dominguez Hills
| Full price, in state | $30,773 |
| Full price, out of state | $38,361 |
| After grants, at your income | $17,936 |
At this income, 26 of California's other 64 colleges cost less after grants, and 38 cost more. See them all →
What can bring it down
Merit scholarships. The Honors Scholarship pays $2,500 to $3,000 a year to incoming students who meet academic requirements. The Presidential Scholarship pays full tuition and fees, plus other benefits, to students chosen for academic excellence, involvement and leadership (and 1 more below).
California State University-Dominguez Hills's promise. Toro Tuition Pledge: tuition and mandatory fees covered for up to four years for a student with a Student Aid Index of 10,000 or less and a Pell Grant. The conditions ↓
Pay less for college
A SmartTuition plan shows what to pay from where, each semester.
At California State University-Dominguez Hills, our scenarios for California households with good parent credit show a SmartTuition plan saving a median of about $5,600 over four years. How we worked this out ↓
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What California State University-Dominguez Hills says it awards for grades and test scores.
The Honors Scholarship pays $2,500 to $3,000 a year to incoming students who meet academic requirements. The Presidential Scholarship pays full tuition and fees, plus other benefits, to students chosen for academic excellence, involvement and leadership.
Out of state: students from the exchange states pay a reduced tuition: $5,128.50 a semester for a full-time student, or $6,064.86 with the mandatory fees. A student from another state who does not take part pays $471 more for each unit.
Published guarantees you may qualify for
We do not assume you qualify for any of these, and our plans never bank on them. Check each against your own situation with the aid office.
Toro Tuition Pledge: tuition and mandatory fees covered for up to four years for a student with a Student Aid Index of 10,000 or less and a Pell Grant
Covers tuition, fees.
- Only for a student with a Student Aid Index of 10,000 or less; a FAFSA filer must be receiving a Pell Grant.
- The student completes the FAFSA or the California Dream Act application and sends an Intent to Enroll by the deadline. The student attends New Student Orientation and stays enrolled full time (at least 12 units a semester). The student keeps satisfactory academic progress and renews the aid application each year.
- It lasts up to four years for a first-time student and two years for an upper-division transfer student. It does not cover housing, parking or textbooks, and students in programs of the College of Professional and Extended Education are not included.
“For students who qualify, we guarantee tuition and mandatory fees will be fully covered for up to four years for first-time students and up to two years for upper-division transfer students. CSUDH is already one of the most affordable choices for California students, and now we’re strengthening that commitment. You shouldn’t have to worry about money while trying to focus on your studies, and the Toro Tuition Pledge makes that possible. How it works For new, eligible, incoming undergraduates, the Toro Tuition Pledge will cover tuition and mandatory fees in Fall 2026. It covers four years of costs for first-time, first-year students and upper-division transfer students who qualify and two years for transfer students with continuous, full-time enrollment. That's enough time to earn your degree without ever paying these costs. Who it’s for The Toro Tuition Pledge is available to qualifying first-year students and transfers in Fall 2026. Students must meet the following criteria: Be a California resident or qualify for in-state tuition Complete Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or California Dream Act Application (CADAA) Application by June 1, 2026, and meet all other requirements Have a Student Aid Index of 10,000 or less. FAFSA filers must be receiving Pell.”
How we worked these out
The family
A family of four with good parent credit and $500 a month to put toward college, and the savings you pick. In state, the grants are what California State University-Dominguez Hills reports families at that income got, on average. Your own will differ, and a family with no aid pays close to the full price. Out of state, there are no grants: the price is before any scholarship from the college.
What a SmartTuition plan saves
The difference, over four years, between a SmartTuition plan and the standard approach: savings first, then loans for the rest. It counts loan interest and the federal tax credit.
The $5,600 in the “Pay less for college” box near the top of this page is the median saving in California State University-Dominguez Hills's own scenarios. Each scenario is a household that lives in California, with an income from $45,000 to $200,000 and savings of none, $40,000 or $100,000 in a 529. We price California State University-Dominguez Hills at the aid it reports for that income.
Every scenario has parents with good credit and $500 a month toward college. The card above uses the same two. A scenario where the parents would borrow more than $65,000 is left out.
The prices by income
- They describe students who got aid.
- “Over $110,000” has no upper limit, so it averages families just over $110,000 with far wealthier ones. A family at $115,000 should expect to pay less than it shows.
- Each range is reported on its own, so the prices do not always rise with income.
Where the prices come from
Where the prices come from: California State University-Dominguez Hills's own 2026-27 tuition, fees, housing, food and books, from its website, carried forward to 2027 at 3.0% a year. The grants are the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (2025-26 figures), carried forward the same way. Each price after grants is the cost less those grants. The out-of-state figure uses the published out-of-state tuition instead. The average price after grants counts the students who get federal aid. Your own figure will be different.
California State University-Dominguez Hills's own budget for 2026-27 is $34,074. It also counts costs the university doesn't bill for, such as travel and personal spending. We leave those out.
SmartTuition.ai is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by California State University-Dominguez Hills. Aid policies change; check current terms with the college's aid office.
Nearby at your income
- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo$17,709 a year
- California State University-Long Beach$17,819 a year
- California State University-Dominguez Hills$17,936 a year
- California State University-East Bay$18,322 a year
- California State University-Sacramento$19,289 a year
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