The Best Value Colleges in California by Academic Quality per Dollar for 2022
These are the California schools which appear on CollegeCalc's Best Value Colleges in America ranking and represent the colleges providing the finest education balanced against an affordable average net price. The best value in California ranking goes to Stanford University with a 99th percentile national academic rank for a comparatively affordable $20,023 average net price.
Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc rating of a college's overall academics and effectiveness. The score ranges from zero to one hundred, with fifty being the median for all eligible colleges. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average price paid by students. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our rating methodology.
All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2020/2021 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2020/2021 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Rating | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
#21 University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, Private Not For Profit |
$42,801 | 76 | 49 |
#22 Saint Marys College of CaliforniaMoraga, Private Not For Profit |
$40,401 | 71 | 50 |
#23 Biola UniversityLa Mirada, Private Not For Profit |
$34,713 | 66 | 48 |
#24 Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, Private Not For Profit |
$46,550 | 77 | 46 |