California Private Colleges With The Highest Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average tuition & fees is $39,888 over 64 4-year private California colleges. It is a 6.51% increase compared to last year. Compared to last year, tuition at 48 private California colleges increased, and tuition at 2 colleges decreased.

University of Southern California is the most expensive private California college with tuition & fees of $68,237.

Pepperdine University ($66,742) and Harvey Mudd College ($66,255) are following it in the list of California Private Colleges with the Highest Tuition & Fees.

The average acceptance rate is 23.80% and the average SAT score is 1,466 at the schools.

Table. California Private 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 -	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
2 -	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
3 -	Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year	$66,255 $3,438	-	13.00%	922	1,530	92.00%	8 to 1
4 1	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
5 4	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
6 -	Scripps College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year	$63,434 $2,722	$48,598 -	34.00%	1,099	1,480	84.00%	10 to 1
7 3	California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CAPrivate, 4-year	$63,255 $2,391	$63,063 $2,406	3.00%	2,401	-	94.00%	3 to 1
8 1	Chapman University Orange, CAPrivate, 4-year	$62,784 $2,112	$38,604 $1,001	56.00%	10,014	1,340	83.00%	12 to 1
9 1	Pitzer College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year	$62,692 $2,114	-	17.00%	1,212	-	85.00%	10 to 1
10 1	Stanford University Stanford, CAPrivate, 4-year	$62,484 $4,068	$59,499 $2,289	4.00%	18,283	1,550	95.00%	5 to 1
	Average	$64,348	$56,485	23.80%	9,624	1,466	88.10%	9 to 1

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Graduate

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