What portion of total education costs are students supporting through fees?
The State of California covers approximately 80% of the cost of education. Cal Poly’s registration fees (along with the fees at other CSU system universities) are nearly the lowest in the U.S. The yearly registration fee (1998-99 academic year) at Cal Poly is $2,210. The average fee for a comparable institution is $3,611. Moreover, student fees paid at those universities (like the UC campuses), which mostly compete with Cal Poly for students, are more than twice as much.
