Paying for SBBC
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees
$37,667
Graduate Tuition & Fees
$8,520
On-campus Living Costs
$13,134
Off-campus Living Costs
$23,394
The 2025 tuition & fees of California Aeronautical University are $37,667 for undergraduate programs. For graduate programs, the tuition & fees are $37,667 for graduate programs.
Compared to Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California, the undergraduate tuition & fees are very expensive and the graduate tuition & fees are inexpensive.
Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Southern California Institute of Technology and San Francisco Bay University, tuition & fees of California Aeronautical University is very expensive where the average tuition & fees of the schools are $14,673.
The average living cost of the school is $13,134 when a student lives in on-campus housing. When a student lives off-campus, the average living cost is $23,394.
*Data Source: 2024-2025 Tuition & Fees - NCES (Last Update: 6/05/2025)
2025 Tuition and Comparison Chart
The following chart visualizes the SBBC's 2025 tuition & fees and compares to similar schools by school type, level, and location.
2025 Tuition & fees
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at California Aeronautical University are $37,667 on average over undergraduate programs. The undergraduate tuition & fees have increased by 6.21% from last year.
The 2025 graduate tuition & fees are $8,520 on average. The graduate tuition & fees stay same as last year.
The following table and chart show the 2025 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over the last 5 years.
| Year | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2021 | $15,780 | $14,076 | $15,780 | $14,076 |
| 2022 | $15,030 | $15,301 | $15,030 | $15,301 |
| 2023 | $15,030 | $18,007 | $15,030 | $18,007 |
| 2024 | $15,030 | $20,435 | $15,030 | $20,435 |
| 2025 | $15,030 | $22,637 | $15,030 | $22,637 |
Living Costs
The 2025 average on-campus living costs is $13,134 including room & board and other living expenses (a student lives in on-campus housing such as dormitory and school-owned apartment). For students living in off-campus housing, the average living cost is $23,394.
The living cost at the school has increased by 9.71% from last year.
The following table and chart show the living costs changes over the last 5 years.
| Year | On-Campus | Off-Campus | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room & Board | Other Expenses | Room & Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2021 | $7,200 | $3,122 | $12,894 | $4,445 |
| 2022 | $7,500 | $3,192 | $13,419 | $4,578 |
| 2023 | $7,950 | $3,269 | $13,832 | $4,676 |
| 2024 | $8,150 | $3,822 | $15,113 | $5,544 |
| 2025 | $8,850 | $4,284 | $17,178 | $6,216 |