For California 4-Year Colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $6,924 for California residents and $27,096 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $11,754 for California residents and $24,308 for out-of-state students.
Laurus College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $83,400 and Trinity School of Health and Allied Sciences has the lowest tuition & fees of $930 among California 4-Year 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 4-Year Colleges.
You can narrow California colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.
The average COA of California 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $27,721 for state residents and $47,893 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $6,924 | $27,096 | $11,754 | $24,308 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,223 | $1,223 | ||
| Room & Board | $15,600 | $15,600 | ||
| Other Expenses | $3,974 | $3,974 | ||
| COA | $27,721 | $47,893 | $32,551 | $45,105 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of California 4-Year Colleges is $6,924 for state residents and $27,096 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for California 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $5,516 | $1,288 | $25,165 | $962 |
| 2020-2021 | $5,456 | $1,253 | $24,734 | $940 |
| 2021-2022 | $5,440 | $1,278 | $24,793 | $998 |
| 2022-2023 | $5,465 | $1,324 | $25,101 | $1,050 |
| 2023-2024 | $5,520 | $1,404 | $25,969 | $1,128 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of California 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $11,754 for state residents and $24,308 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for California 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $9,513 | $1,849 | $21,331 | $965 |
| 2020-2021 | $9,672 | $1,876 | $21,746 | $1,007 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,654 | $1,880 | $21,910 | $1,049 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,715 | $1,842 | $22,418 | $1,079 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,829 | $1,925 | $23,168 | $1,140 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of California 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $982 for state residents and $925 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $935 for state residents and $857 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2019-2020 | $934 | $875 | $877 | $804 |
| 2020-2021 | $935 | $878 | $886 | $813 |
| 2021-2022 | $953 | $894 | $960 | $877 |
| 2022-2023 | $960 | $903 | $920 | $843 |
| 2023-2024 | $982 | $925 | $935 | $857 |
The average living costs of California 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $19,574 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $22,852 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 4-Year Colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $13,477 | $3,517 | $13,639 | $4,567 |
| 2020-2021 | $13,764 | $3,411 | $14,218 | $4,582 |
| 2021-2022 | $14,004 | $3,372 | $14,970 | $4,652 |
| 2022-2023 | $14,712 | $3,522 | $15,845 | $4,930 |
| 2023-2024 | $15,600 | $3,974 | $17,292 | $5,560 |