For California Public colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $3,285 for California residents and $13,502 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $11,754 for California residents and $22,043 for out-of-state students.
University of California-San Diego has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $46,042 and Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,665 among California Public colleges. For graduate programs, University of California College of the Law-San Francisco has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $46,753 and Teachers College of San Joaquin has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $6,977 among California Public colleges.
The average COA of California Public colleges in 2024 is $23,926 for state residents and $34,143 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 | $3,285 | $13,502 | $11,754 | $22,043 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,247 | $1,247 | ||
| Room & Board | $14,825 | $14,825 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,569 | $4,569 | ||
| COA | $23,926 | $34,143 | $32,395 | $42,683 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of California Public colleges is $3,285 for state residents and $13,502 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for California Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $2,698 | $526 | $11,478 | $519 |
| 2020-2021 | $2,722 | $520 | $11,744 | $523 |
| 2021-2022 | $2,693 | $523 | $11,972 | $545 |
| 2022-2023 | $2,699 | $540 | $12,219 | $566 |
| 2023-2024 | $2,729 | $556 | $12,899 | $603 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of California Public colleges in 2024 is $11,754 for state residents and $22,043 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for California Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $9,513 | $1,849 | $19,801 | $1,849 |
| 2020-2021 | $9,672 | $1,876 | $20,380 | $1,876 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,654 | $1,880 | $19,943 | $1,880 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,715 | $1,842 | $20,004 | $1,842 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,829 | $1,925 | $20,118 | $1,925 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of California Public colleges in 2024 is $54 for state residents and $390 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $989 for state residents and $459 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 | $50 | $313 | $974 | $453 |
| 2020-2021 | $52 | $328 | $977 | $458 |
| 2021-2022 | $52 | $340 | $987 | $459 |
| 2022-2023 | $54 | $362 | $973 | $457 |
| 2023-2024 | $54 | $390 | $989 | $459 |
The average living costs of California Public colleges in 2024 is $19,394 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $25,820 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 Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $13,190 | $3,531 | $14,778 | $4,679 |
| 2020-2021 | $13,484 | $3,688 | $16,307 | $4,692 |
| 2021-2022 | $13,550 | $3,620 | $17,081 | $4,722 |
| 2022-2023 | $14,194 | $3,757 | $18,088 | $4,849 |
| 2023-2024 | $14,825 | $4,569 | $20,108 | $5,712 |