California 4-Years Colleges With The Highest Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average tuition & fees is $35,534 over 96 4-year California colleges. It is a 4.68% increase compared to last year. Compared to last year, tuition at 76 California colleges increased, and tuition at 3 colleges decreased.

Laurus College is the most expensive California college with tuition & fees of $83,400.

Glendale Career College ($76,757) and North-West College-San Diego ($76,757) are following it in the list of California 4-Years Colleges with the Highest Tuition & Fees.

The average acceptance rate is 24.80% and the average SAT score is 1,472 at the schools.

Table. California 4-Years Colleges With The Highest Tuition & Fees Comparison
	School Name	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Graduate Tuition & Fees	Acceptance Rate	Total Population	SAT Score	Graduation Rate	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 52	Laurus College San Luis Obispo, CAPrivate, 4-year	$83,400 $39,550	-	-	641	-	47.00%	14 to 1
2 1	Glendale Career College Glendale, CAPrivate, 4-year	$76,757 -	-	-	661	-	65.00%	14 to 1
2 1	North-West College-San Diego San Diego, CAPrivate, 4-year	$76,757 -	-	-	471	-	-	26 to 1
4 1	Career Networks Institute Santa Ana, CAPrivate, 4-year	$75,380 -	-	-	714	-	77.00%	30 to 1
5 -	California Career College Canoga Park, CAPrivate, 4-year	$70,000 $3,000	-	-	150	-	88.00%	7 to 1
6 -	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CAPrivate, 4-year	$68,237 $3,511	$68,128 $3,462	10.00%	48,945	1,510	92.00%	9 to 1
7 -	Pepperdine University Malibu, CAPrivate, 4-year	$66,742 $3,600	$42,020 $2,300	50.00%	10,030	1,360	83.00%	13 to 1
8 -	Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year	$66,255 $3,438	-	13.00%	922	1,530	92.00%	8 to 1
9 2	Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year	$64,150 $3,435	$68,525 $2,951	11.00%	1,389	1,510	91.00%	8 to 1
10 5	Occidental College Los Angeles, CAPrivate, 4-year	$63,446 $2,880	$63,446 $2,880	40.00%	1,942	1,450	82.00%	9 to 1
	Average	$71,112	$60,530	24.80%	6,587	1,472	79.67%	14 to 1

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