California Public Colleges With The Lowest Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average tuition & fees is $26,825 over 32 4-years public California colleges.

University of Massachusetts Global is the cheapest public California college with tuition & fees of $12,520.

California State University-Channel Islands ($18,697) and California State University-Los Angeles ($18,698) are following it in the list of California Public Colleges with the Lowest Tuition & Fees.

Table. California Public Colleges With The Lowest 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 Massachusetts Global Irvine, CAPublic, 4-year	$12,520 ($12,520) -	$13,282 ($13,282) $252	-	8,689	-	50.00%	18 to 1
2 2	California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CAPublic, 4-year	$18,697 ($6,817) -	$17,755 ($8,251) -	93.06%	6,128	-	53.00%	17 to 1
3 -	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CAPublic, 4-year	$18,698 ($6,818) $13	$17,756 ($8,252) $13	91.93%	26,460	-	53.00%	22 to 1
4 2	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CAPublic, 4-year	$18,860 ($6,980) $317	$17,918 ($8,414) $317	96.38%	23,999	-	55.00%	21 to 1
5 -	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CAPublic, 4-year	$18,888 ($7,008) $124	$17,946 ($8,442) $124	47.12%	38,973	-	70.00%	22 to 1
6 -	California State University-East Bay Hayward, CAPublic, 4-year	$18,935 ($7,055) $60	$17,993 ($8,489) $60	96.81%	13,673	-	46.00%	22 to 1
7 1	California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CAPublic, 4-year	$18,944 ($7,064) $4	$18,002 ($8,498) $4	91.32%	16,426	-	47.00%	22 to 1
8 1	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CAPublic, 4-year	$18,953 ($7,073) $66	$18,011 ($8,507) $66	86.74%	40,386	-	69.00%	24 to 1
9 -	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CAPublic, 4-year	$18,975 ($7,095) $26	$18,033 ($8,529) $26	93.15%	37,579	-	56.00%	24 to 1
10 4	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CAPublic, 4-year	$19,304 ($7,424) $100	$18,362 ($8,858) $100	96.15%	25,282	-	50.00%	19 to 1
	Average	$18,277 ($7,585)	$17,506 ($8,952)	88.07%	23,760	-	54.90%	21 to 1

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Undergraduate

University of Georgia Public, 4-year | Athens, GA
University of Kentucky Public, 4-year | Lexington, KY
University of Southern California Private, 4-year | Los Angeles, CA
Brigham Young University Private, 4-year | Provo, UT
Yale University Private, 4-year | New Haven, CT
Stanford University Private, 4-year | Stanford, CA
Grand Canyon University Private, 4-year | Phoenix, AZ
University of California-Los Angeles Public, 4-year | Los Angeles, CA
University of Florida Public, 4-year | Gainesville, FL
University of California-Berkeley Public, 4-year | Berkeley, CA

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Graduate

University of Alabama in Huntsville Public, 4-year | Huntsville, AL
The University of Texas at Austin Public, 4-year | Austin, TX
George Mason University Public, 4-year | Fairfax, VA
George Washington University Private, 4-year | Washington, DC
Campbell University Private, 4-year | Buies Creek, NC
Lehigh University Private, 4-year | Bethlehem, PA
The University of the South Private, 4-year | Sewanee, TN
The University of Texas at San Antonio Public, 4-year | San Antonio, TX
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Online Schools

Minnesota North College Public, 2-4 year | Hibbing, MN
Harvard University Private, 4-year | Cambridge, MA
Tufts University Private, 4-year | Medford, MA
Bladen Community College Public, 2-4 year | Dublin, NC
Creighton University Private, 4-year | Omaha, NE
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Vanderbilt University Private, 4-year | Nashville, TN
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Public, 4-year | Corpus Christi, TX
Capella University Private, 4-year | Minneapolis, MN
Grand Canyon University Private, 4-year | Phoenix, AZ

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Trade Schools

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Avery James College Private, Less than 2-year | Lake Charles, LA
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Pontotoc Technology Center Public, Less than 2-year | Ada, OK

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