Cost & financial aid brief
California State University-Dominguez Hills Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid
How much does CSUDH cost after financial aid?
Aid covers about 63% of the published cost for the average aid recipient at California State University-Dominguez Hills. The average net price is $7,303 for families earning under $30,000.
It moves to $8,090 in the $30,001 to $48,000 band, and to $8,855 for those earning $48,001 to $75,000. At the upper end, families earning $75,001 to $110,000 average $12,323, and those over $110,000 average $18,947.
The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $11,644. The middle three bands sit within a few thousand dollars of each other, so the largest step up occurs only at the top of the income scale.
California State University-Dominguez Hills publishes a cost of attendance of $23,191, an average across living arrangements. In-state tuition and fees are $7,449, and room and board are $18,444.
For families earning under $30,000 the average net price is $7,303, rising to $8,855 for the $48,001–$75,000 band and $18,947 for families earning over $110,000. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $11,644.
Azimuth ranks the university #53 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. Aid covers about 63% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, an offset of $14,576.
The average net price across all aid recipients is $8,615, which sits below the median of $15,634 for comparable institutions (same type and size) by $7,019. Median federal student debt at completion is $13,807, with about 44.7% of federal aid recipients borrowing.
That median is below the peer median of $20,076 by $6,269. Median Parent PLUS borrowing stands at $11,061.
If repaid over ten years, the estimated monthly payment for a borrower with the median federal debt is $157.
Student loans: what does repayment look like?
Borrowers who complete a degree at California State University-Dominguez Hills leave with a median of $13,807 in federal student loans. That is $6,269 below the $20,076 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
About 44.7% of federal aid recipients take federal loans. Parents who borrow through the separate Parent PLUS program hold a median of $11,061.
The investment picture at California State University-Dominguez Hills is shaped by earnings that exceed expectations and borrowing that stays below the peer median. Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $58,922.
That is $6,688 below the $65,610 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Graduates earn about $13,012 more than the model expects for similar students, an outcome at the 89th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Earnings scenarios, estimated from the university's program mix, range from $47,950 in a downside case to $87,690 in an upside case, with $58,922 as the typical outcome. On the borrowing side, the median federal debt of $13,807 is $6,269 below the peer median.
That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $157 a month if repaid over ten years.
Median Parent PLUS borrowing, a separate parent-borrower population, is $11,061. The estimated monthly student payment if repaid over ten years is $157.
Repayment figures are in the Financial GPS card below. Borrowing populations and model assumptions.
Parent loans: what can the family afford?
How Parent PLUS borrowing affects families
- Median Parent PLUS debt
- $11,061
- Estimated parent payment
- $141/mo
| Income | Risk level |
|---|---|
| $35,000 | High pressure |
| $50,000 | High pressure |
| $75,000 | Caution |
| $100,000 | Safe |
| $150,000 | Safe |
| $200,000 | Safe |
The model holds the parent balance fixed and varies parent income. Read the assumptions and limits.
Student and parent loans: the monthly payments
Financial GPS
What does repayment look like?
- Institution median student debt
- $13,807
- Institution Parent PLUS debt
- $11,061
Federal loans only; private or institutional loans aren’t included.
- Estimated student payment · monthly
- $157/mo
- Estimated Parent PLUS payment · monthly
- $141/mo
- Modeled student + parent payments
- $298/mo
Payments use school-wide median balances, not a specific major’s.
Student payment as a share of available income
At median graduate earnings of $58,922, with a $22,590 annual allowance for basic expenses:
5.2% of income above the allowance · Excellent
- Excellent Under 8% · selected scenario
- Good 8–under 12%
- Concerning 12–20%
- High risk Over 20%
How this estimate works
These are modeled earnings scenarios, not observed earnings percentiles. Annual student payments ÷ (earnings − basic-expense allowance). The starting allowance, $22,590, uses the published framework’s 2024 baseline; it is not a current local living-cost estimate. Change it for your budget, including taxes and other obligations. This combines school-level figures for illustration, not a typical individual’s budget or an official school rating. Parent PLUS is separate.
Payment assumptions
Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.
Net price and borrowing. The 2023–24 income-band averages include living costs and cover eligible first-time, full-time aid recipients; public-school figures reflect in-state tuition. They are not individual aid offers. Peer matching supplies overall net prices, not matched income-band averages. College Scorecard data and documentation.
A personal student-risk assessment also needs your major and borrowing plan; these school-level illustrations do not assign you a personal risk zone.
Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates. Private-loan figures from the Common Data Set are separate from these federal repayment illustrations.