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The cost of college dorms is high, but not in the most expensive cities
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Jun 5, 2017
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The cost of college dorms is high, but not in the most expensive cities
Living on campus at a place like UC Merced is unexpectedly higher than at, say, UCLA.
The UC Merced campus is seen in Merced, Calif., Monday, April 20, 2009. Two years ago, the University of California, Merced couldn't attract enough students to fill its classrooms. Now, the 430 members of its first full senior class have wooed first lady Michelle Obama to give their graduation speech, a major win for a school considered the poor step-child of the state system. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
The UC Merced campus is seen in Merced, Calif., Monday, April 20, 2009.
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Living on campus at a place like UC Merced is unexpectedly higher than at, say, UCLA.

Everybody knows tuition costs for higher education have skyrocketed.

But wait until you see the price for room and board on California campuses. In some cases, it's even more than in-state tuition.

And Mercury News reporter Emily DeRuy found that, for some reason, dorm life is more expensive at places like UC Merced compared to top tier schools in places with much more expensive local housing like UCLA.

Listen to the whole interview by clicking the audio player above.