Private vs. Public College Room, Board, and Fees costs

Yes, you are correct. It looks like CalCentral is listing $20,576 as the estimated average cost paid to the university for room and board, plus $380 for room and board during orientation week, plus an estimate of $1826 for additional food costs for students on the meal plan (I guess that this estimate would refer to extra costs for flex dollars on the meal card, eating off campus, and groceries). So that’s where the $22,782 is coming from.