2024 Most Expensive California Colleges

The 2024 average tuition & fees is $35,534 over 96 4-year California colleges. It is a 4.68% increase compared to last year. Compared to last year, tuition at 76 California colleges increased, and tuition at 3 colleges decreased.

University of Southern California is the most expensive 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 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 Colleges With The Highest Tuition & Fees Comparison
School NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateTotal PopulationSAT ScoreGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		University of Southern California Los Angeles, CAPrivate, 4-year $68,237
$3,511		$68,128
$3,462		10.00%48,9451,51092.00%9 to 1
2
-		Pepperdine University Malibu, CAPrivate, 4-year $66,742
$3,600		$42,020
$2,300		50.00%10,0301,36083.00%13 to 1
3
-		Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year $66,255
$3,438		-13.00%9221,53092.00%8 to 1
4
1		Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year $64,150
$3,435		$68,525
$2,951		11.00%1,3891,51091.00%8 to 1
5
4		Occidental College Los Angeles, CAPrivate, 4-year $63,446
$2,880		$63,446
$2,880		40.00%1,9421,45082.00%9 to 1
6
-		Scripps College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year $63,434
$2,722		$48,598
-		34.00%1,0991,48084.00%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%10,0141,34083.00%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%18,2831,55095.00%5 to 1
Average$64,348$56,48523.80%9,6241,46688.10%9 to 1