Average in-state tuition for 2011-12: $9,022
Total increase: 21%
To make up for budget cuts, California's largest public college system -- the 23-campus California State University -- raised total tuition and fees by an average of about 25% in 2011, according to data provided by
Collegedata.com.
CSU San Marcos had the distinction of reporting the single highest percentage increase for any campus in the country -- a 31% to $6,596.
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