For California Private colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $31,969.

University of Southern California has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $68,237 and University of the People has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,200 among California Private 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 Private colleges.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of California Private colleges in 2024 is $51,854 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for California Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
Tuition & Fees$31,969$25,990
Books & Supplies$1,158$1,158
Room & Board$14,959$14,959
Other Expenses$3,768$3,768
COA$51,854$45,875

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of California Private colleges is $31,969. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for California Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for California Private colleges (2020-2024)
TuitionFees
2019-2020$30,702$782
2020-2021$29,790$768
2021-2022$29,629$813
2022-2023$29,829$820
2023-2024$31,096$873
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of California Private colleges in 2024 is $25,990.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for California Private colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for California Private colleges (2020-2024)
TuitionFees
2019-2020$22,740$735
2020-2021$23,216$772
2021-2022$23,408$830
2022-2023$24,031$886
2023-2024$25,059$931

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of California Private colleges in 2024 is $1,228.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $995.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for California Private colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
2019-2020$1,173$932
2020-2021$1,160$940
2021-2022$1,173$1,024
2022-2023$1,174$970
2023-2024$1,228$995

California Private colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of California Private colleges in 2024 is $18,727 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $22,007 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 Private colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for California Private colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $12,982$3,476 $13,519$4,558
2020-2021 $13,182$3,170 $13,935$4,472
2021-2022 $13,526$3,183 $14,553$4,581
2022-2023 $14,131$3,336 $15,263$4,705
2023-2024 $14,959$3,768 $16,759$5,248