For California Private colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $31,969.
University of Southern California has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $68,237 and University of the People has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,200 among California Private colleges. For graduate programs, Claremont McKenna College has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $68,525 and Grace Mission University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $2,640 among California Private colleges.
The average COA of California Private colleges in 2024 is $51,854 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $31,969 | $25,990 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,158 | $1,158 |
| Room & Board | $14,959 | $14,959 |
| Other Expenses | $3,768 | $3,768 |
| COA | $51,854 | $45,875 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of California Private colleges is $31,969. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for California Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | $30,702 | $782 |
| 2020-2021 | $29,790 | $768 |
| 2021-2022 | $29,629 | $813 |
| 2022-2023 | $29,829 | $820 |
| 2023-2024 | $31,096 | $873 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of California Private colleges in 2024 is $25,990.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for California Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | $22,740 | $735 |
| 2020-2021 | $23,216 | $772 |
| 2021-2022 | $23,408 | $830 |
| 2022-2023 | $24,031 | $886 |
| 2023-2024 | $25,059 | $931 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of California Private colleges in 2024 is $1,228.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $995.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | $1,173 | $932 |
| 2020-2021 | $1,160 | $940 |
| 2021-2022 | $1,173 | $1,024 |
| 2022-2023 | $1,174 | $970 |
| 2023-2024 | $1,228 | $995 |
The average living costs of California Private colleges in 2024 is $18,727 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $22,007 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for California Private colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $12,982 | $3,476 | $13,519 | $4,558 |
| 2020-2021 | $13,182 | $3,170 | $13,935 | $4,472 |
| 2021-2022 | $13,526 | $3,183 | $14,553 | $4,581 |
| 2022-2023 | $14,131 | $3,336 | $15,263 | $4,705 |
| 2023-2024 | $14,959 | $3,768 | $16,759 | $5,248 |