Public Colleges in California

California Public Colleges, Cost and Affordability for 2022

How much does it cost to attend public college in California? The average annual in-state four year, public college tuition in California was $7,288 for the 2021-2022 academic year. This is a change of ($57) from the 2019-2020 average of $7,345 and represents a -0.78% annual decline. The list of California public colleges below provides school specific cost and value rating. Public schools are partially funded by the taxpayers of California and usually offer lower tuition to in-state residents.

Our guide surveyed tuition data from the 146 public colleges and universities in California, the most popular being University of California Los Angeles with 43,955 full time students and an in-state tuition list price of $11,442. University of California Berkeley is the most expensive public school in California with an in-state tuition of $11,442.

Click on any school for current tuition, future cost estimates, school specific savings plans and estimated student loan payments. California colleges can also be filtered by public, private, community colleges and four year schools. Additionally, cost based sorting is available for the lowest and highest tuition options. Jump directly to our ranking of best values in California or cheap California colleges guide.

<Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc proprietary national percentile ranking of a college's overall difficulty and educational effectiveness. An average score is 50. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average net price paid. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our ratings.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2020-2021 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021-2022 academic year.

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School	Tuition	Rating	Value
Allan Hancock College Santa Maria, California	$1,104	NA	NA
American River College Sacramento, California	$0	NA	NA
Antelope Valley College Lancaster, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Bakersfield College Bakersfield, California	$1,380	NA	NA
Barstow Community College Barstow, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Berkeley City College Berkeley, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Butte College Oroville, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Cabrillo College Aptos, California	$1,104	NA	NA
California Maritime Academy Vallejo, California	$5,742	NA	NA
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California	$5,742	74	48
California State Polytechnic University Pomona Pomona, California	$5,742	51	30
California State University Bakersfield Bakersfield, California	$5,742	NA	NA
California State University Channel Islands Camarillo, California	$5,742	NA	NA
California State University Chico Chico, California	$5,742	46	28
California State University Dominguez Hills Carson, California	$5,742	NA	NA
California State University East Bay Hayward, California	$5,742	NA	NA
California State University Fresno Fresno, California	$5,742	33	57
California State University Fullerton Fullerton, California	$5,742	45	44
California State University Long Beach Long Beach, California	$5,742	53	60
California State University Los Angeles Los Angeles, California	$5,742	29	49
California State University Monterey Bay Seaside, California	$5,742	35	26
California State University Northridge Northridge, California	$5,742	34	47
California State University Sacramento Sacramento, California	$5,742	36	27
California State University San Bernardino San Bernardino, California	$5,742	33	39
California State University San Marcos San Marcos, California	$5,742	37	23
California State University Stanislaus Turlock, California	$5,742	NA	NA
Canada College Redwood City, California	$1,288	NA	NA
Cerritos College Norwalk, California	$1,288	NA	NA
Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest, California	$1,380	NA	NA
Chabot College Hayward, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Citrus College Glendora, California	$1,104	NA	NA
City College of San Francisco San Francisco, California	$0	NA	NA
Coastline Community College Fountain Valley, California	$1,104	NA	NA
College of Alameda Alameda, California	$1,104	NA	NA
College of Marin Kentfield, California	$1,380	NA	NA
College of San Mateo San Mateo, California	$1,364	NA	NA
College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, California	$1,104	NA	NA
College of the Desert Palm Desert, California	$1,288	NA	NA
College of the Redwoods Eureka, California	$1,104	NA	NA
College of the Sequoias Visalia, California	$1,288	NA	NA
College of the Siskiyous Weed, California	$1,380	NA	NA
Columbia College Sonora, California	$1,196	NA	NA
Contra Costa College San Pablo, California	$1,288	NA	NA
Copper Mountain Community College Joshua Tree, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Cosumnes River College Sacramento, California	$0	NA	NA
Crafton Hills College Yucaipa, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, California	$1,288	NA	NA
Cuyamaca College El Cajon, California	$1,288	NA	NA
Cypress College Cypress, California	$1,104	NA	NA
De Anza College Cupertino, California	$1,395	NA	NA
Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, California	$1,288	NA	NA
East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, California	$1,196	NA	NA
East San Gabriel Valley Regional Occupational Program West Covina, California	$3,700	NA	NA
El Camino College Compton Center Compton, California	$1,104	NA	NA
El Camino Community College District Torrance, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Evergreen Valley College San Jose, California	$1,288	NA	NA
Feather River Community College District Quincy, California	$1,380	NA	NA
Folsom Lake College Folsom, California	$0	NA	NA
Foothill College Los Altos Hills, California	$1,395	NA	NA
Fresno City College Fresno, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Fullerton College Fullerton, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Gavilan College Gilroy, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Glendale Community College Glendale, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Golden West College Huntington Beach, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Grossmont College El Cajon, California	$1,288	NA	NA
Hartnell College Salinas, California	$1,380	NA	NA
Humboldt State University Arcata, California	$5,742	39	26
Imperial Valley College Imperial, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Irvine Valley College Irvine, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe, California	$1,116	NA	NA
Laney College Oakland, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Las Positas College Livermore, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Lassen Community College Susanville, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Long Beach City College Long Beach, California	$1,472	NA	NA
Los Angeles City College Los Angeles, California	$1,196	NA	NA
Los Angeles Harbor College Wilmington, California	$1,196	NA	NA
Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar, California	$1,196	NA	NA
Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills, California	$1,196	NA	NA
Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles, California	$1,196	NA	NA
Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles, California	$1,196	NA	NA
Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen, California	$1,196	NA	NA
Los Medanos College Pittsburg, California	$1,288	NA	NA
Mendocino College Ukiah, California	$1,380	NA	NA
Merced College Merced, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Merritt College Oakland, California	$1,104	NA	NA
MiraCosta College Oceanside, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Mission College Santa Clara, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Modesto Junior College Modesto, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Monterey Peninsula College Monterey, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Moorpark College Moorpark, California	$1,344	NA	NA
Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley, California	$1,380	NA	NA
Mt. San Antonio College Walnut, California	$1,288	NA	NA
Mt. San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto, California	$1,380	NA	NA
Napa Valley College Napa, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Norco College Norco, California	$1,380	NA	NA
Ohlone Community College Fremont, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Oxnard College Oxnard, California	$1,344	NA	NA
Palo Verde College Blythe, California	$1,288	NA	NA
Palomar College San Marcos, California	$1,288	NA	NA
Pasadena City College Pasadena, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Porterville College Porterville, California	$1,380	NA	NA
Reedley College Reedley, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Rio Hondo College Whittier, California	$1,316	NA	NA
Riverside City College Riverside, California	$1,380	NA	NA
Sacramento City College Sacramento, California	$0	NA	NA
Saddleback College Mission Viejo, California	$1,288	NA	NA
San Diego City College San Diego, California	$1,104	NA	NA
San Diego Mesa College San Diego, California	$1,104	NA	NA
San Diego Miramar College San Diego, California	$1,104	NA	NA
San Diego State University San Diego, California	$5,742	62	52
San Diego State University Imperial Valley Campus Calexico, California	$5,472	NA	NA
San Francisco State University San Francisco, California	$5,742	40	22
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, California	$1,288	NA	NA
San Jose City College San Jose, California	$1,288	NA	NA
San Jose State University San Jose, California	$5,742	49	29
Santa Ana College Santa Ana, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Santa Monica College Santa Monica, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, California	$1,286	NA	NA
Santiago Canyon College Orange, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Shasta College Redding, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Sierra College Rocklin, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Skyline College San Bruno, California	$1,380	NA	NA
Solano Community College Fairfield, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, California	$5,742	44	21
Southwestern College Chula Vista, California	$1,288	NA	NA
Taft College Taft, California	$1,104	NA	NA
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, California	$11,442	85	94
University of California Davis Davis, California	$11,442	80	94
University of California Irvine Irvine, California	$11,442	81	95
University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, California	$11,442	86	94
University of California Merced Merced, California	$11,442	49	87
University of California Riverside Riverside, California	$11,442	66	89
University of California San Diego La Jolla, California	$11,442	82	94
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California	$11,442	79	94
University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California	$11,442	68	81
Ventura College Ventura, California	$1,344	NA	NA
Victor Valley College Victorville, California	$1,424	NA	NA
West Hills College Coalinga Coalinga, California	$1,380	NA	NA
West Hills College Lemoore Lemoore, California	$1,380	NA	NA
West Los Angeles College Culver City, California	$1,196	NA	NA
West Valley College Saratoga, California	$1,380	NA	NA
Woodland Community College Woodland, California	$1,104	NA	NA
Yuba College Marysville, California	$1,104	NA	NA