Cal State’s new costs will still exceed revenues by more than $100 million next budget year. That’s not a serious worry for the UC because two years ago the system imposed multi-year tuition hikes. The analyst’s office said state leaders and Cal State “could” consider a similar plan, especially given that the system last raised tuition in 2017-18, by a modest 4.9%.

The analyst’s office said a hike could go into effect this fall or next, but after CalMatters asked, Cal State ruled out a tuition hike for fall 2023.

Cal State spokesperson Michael Uhlenkamp: “There will not be any tuition increase for 2023-24, but at this point there have been no discussions yet related to 2024-25.”