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California College Tuition, Net Price and Acceptance Rates

California has 658 higher education institutions across 233 cities in our dataset. Average in-state tuition is $16,464, average out-of-state tuition is $21,843, and average net price is $19,695 where data is available.

California College Tuition, Fees, Net Price and Financial Aid

Schools

658

Cities

233

Average in-state tuition

$16,464

Where reported

Average out-of-state tuition

$21,843

Where reported

Average attendance cost

$31,172

Sticker-price baseline

Average net price

$19,695

After grants and aid

California higher education includes the University of California system, California State University campuses, community colleges and private schools such as USC and Stanford. Use this page to compare California college acceptance rate patterns, California university tuition, average net price and student outcomes across public and private institutions before opening city or school profiles.

Most Affordable Net Price in California

San Diego Miramar College

$-2,735

Most Selective Acceptance Rate in California

Alliant International University-San Diego

0.00%
Public174schools Private nonprofit181schools Private for-profit303schools

Top Cities by School Count

Cities are sorted by the number of schools in the local dataset so readers and crawlers can reach the strongest internal links first.

Los Angeles 50 schools Avg net price $24,203 San Diego 31 schools Avg net price $24,312 Sacramento 17 schools Avg net price $19,450 San Jose 17 schools Avg net price $21,991 San Francisco 16 schools Avg net price $26,412 Pasadena 14 schools Avg net price $24,948 Berkeley 13 schools Avg net price $11,968 Anaheim 12 schools Avg net price $25,815 Riverside 11 schools Avg net price $21,280 Fresno 11 schools Avg net price $14,896 Oakland 9 schools Avg net price $13,592 Bakersfield 9 schools Avg net price $24,826 Ontario 8 schools Avg net price $32,872 Claremont 8 schools Avg net price $29,953 Stockton 8 schools Avg net price $21,201 Garden Grove 7 schools Avg net price $19,473 Santa Ana 7 schools Avg net price $13,198 West Covina 6 schools Avg net price $23,750 Irvine 6 schools Avg net price $18,868 Santa Barbara 6 schools Avg net price $18,927 Glendale 6 schools Avg net price $27,393 San Marcos 6 schools Avg net price $19,399 Lancaster 5 schools Avg net price $25,383 San Bernardino 5 schools Avg net price $16,497

Top Tuition Schools in California

Schools below are sorted by reported out-of-state tuition from the local cost table.

University of Southern California Los Angeles, California Out-of-state tuition: $68,237 Pepperdine University Malibu, California Out-of-state tuition: $66,742 Harvey Mudd College Claremont, California Out-of-state tuition: $66,255 Sri Sai Krish Institute Orange, California Out-of-state tuition: $64,500 Claremont McKenna College Claremont, California Out-of-state tuition: $64,150 Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, California Out-of-state tuition: $63,949

Most Affordable Schools by Net Price in California

Schools below are sorted by average net price after grants and scholarships where reported.

San Diego Miramar College San Diego, California Average net price: $-2,735 Skyline College San Bruno, California Average net price: $-1,180 San Diego Mesa College San Diego, California Average net price: $-904 San Diego City College San Diego, California Average net price: $-818 Madera Community College Madera, California Average net price: $-489 Canada College Redwood City, California Average net price: $10

Largest Schools in California

The school list is sorted by undergraduate enrollment when that field is reported, with school name as the secondary sort. This puts broader-interest pages earlier than a purely alphabetical list.

California State University-Fullerton Fullerton Net price: $5,646 California State University-Long Beach Long Beach Net price: $8,931 University of California-San Diego La Jolla Net price: $11,750 San Diego State University San Diego Net price: $16,174 University of California-Berkeley Berkeley Net price: $14,979 University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles Net price: $14,013 California State University-Northridge Northridge Net price: $7,599 University of California-Davis Davis Net price: $15,288 University of California-Irvine Irvine Net price: $12,840 California State University-Sacramento Sacramento Net price: $10,512 San Jose State University San Jose Net price: $13,741 American River College Sacramento Net price: $4,628 Mt San Antonio College Walnut Net price: $3,107 East Los Angeles College Monterey Park Net price: $9,791 California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona Net price: $11,580 Ashford University San Diego Net price: $25,321 University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Net price: $13,825 University of California-Riverside Riverside Net price: $13,707 Santa Ana College Santa Ana Net price: $3,854 Long Beach City College Long Beach Net price: $5,001

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California University FAQ

What is the average college tuition in California?

The average in-state tuition for California schools with reported tuition is $16,464. The average out-of-state tuition is $21,843.

What is California out-of-state tuition?

California out-of-state tuition averages $21,843 for schools with reported tuition in the local College Scorecard and IPEDS-derived dataset.

What is California net price?

The average net price for California schools with reported net price data is $19,695.

What is the average acceptance rate for California universities?

The average acceptance rate for California schools that report admissions data in our dataset is 65.82%.

Which California university has the highest earnings outcomes?

Samuel Merritt University has the highest 10-year earnings value in this state set at $143,238.