San Francisco State University increased its in-person New Student Orientation fee to $105 this summer. This marks the second hike since 2020, when it went from $35 to $70, according to Evan Jaynes, the director of student activities.  “The fee increased due to financial necessity,” Jaynes said. “As a completely fee-funded program, no university general funds are dedicated towards the program. Accordingly, continued declines in enrollment and continued increases in costs may necessitate future proposals to increase the orientation fee in order to maintain the standard of quality and support for new students in transition to SF State.” Prior to the 2025 increase, SFSU offered the second-lowest orientation fee in the California State University system. Before the 2020 increase, SFSU offered the lowest fee. Now, SFSU is closer to the CSU system’s average fee, with the cheapest in-person orientation fee at $50 at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, and the most expensive a...