Tuition and fees explained

You know your tuition and fees go toward a great education. But just how is the money used? We pick up a calculator and break down the annual tuition and fees for undergraduate California residents studying full time.  The figures below are estimates based on currently approved amounts, and may differ from figures used by Financial Aid and Scholarships to estimate cost of attendance, as shown above.

Tuition and fees for nonresidents

California Resident tuition and fees: $14,402.31

University of California Tuition: $11,442

Student Services Fee: $1,128

Funds non-academic services and activities in support of students including counseling, advising, tutoring and student information systems.

UC Davis Campus-based Fees: $1,832.31

Campus Expansion Initiative: $576.38

UC Davis students voted in a 2003 referendum to pass this fee for:

• the construction and maintenance of the Student Health and Wellness Center (opened in 2010)

• expansion of the Coffee House (2010)

• improvements to the Unitrans bus service, (2009 and 2014), the new Silo terminal (2008) and improvements to the Memorial Union terminal (2014)

• funding for sport clubs and intramural sports

• athletic awards for NCAA Division I play

• the Student Community Center (2012)

• financial aid

Facilities and Campus Enhancements Fee: $438.48

This fee supports:

• the construction and maintenance of the Activities and Recreation Center (2004), Schaal Aquatics Center (2004) and Aggie Stadium (2007);

• improvements to the Equestrian Center (2007) and other recreation programs;

• student recruitment and retention efforts; and

• financial aid (1999 referendum).

Student Services Maintenance Fee/Student Activities and Services Initiative Fee: $366.60

This fee supports the following student services:

• intercollegiate, intramural and sports programs;

• the Cross Cultural Center;

• the Women’s Resources and Research Center;

• campus recreation programs;

• the Equestrian Center; and

• the Pavilion (1994 referendum).

Student Services Health Fee: $155.49

Provides operating budget support for student health and counseling services (1997 referendum).

ASUCD: $105

Provides support for the Unitrans bus service and the Associated Students of UC Davis (ASUCD), the student government for undergraduates (1934 referendum).

Memorial Union Fee: $85.50

Pays for the Memorial Union and Silo construction and renovation projects (1957 referendum and UC regents 1984).

Student Facilities Safety Fee: $66

Funds seismic and life-safety projects in student facilities (UC regents, 1997 and 2007).

Unitrans: $18

Supports the Unitrans operating budget and financial aid (2007 referendum).

California Aggie Fee: $11.86

The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) Fee: $9

*Health Insurance: $2,286

Health insurance coverage for students who do not have comparable coverage under another plan.

One-time Document Fee: $150

New students pay this one-time fee to cover the cost of university documents such as official transcripts.

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