Most Expensive Colleges & Universities in California by Average Net Price

Most Expensive Colleges in California by Average Net Price

The highest net price colleges in California are ranked by the average net price paid. Net price is the average cost paid as determined by tuition minus scholarship and grant financial aid and grant financial aid and may be a more accurate estimation of real life costs than published tuition. Discount from list price represents the effective percent discount from published costs that students averaged. Please note that net price varies on a student by student basis based on finanical situation and no financial aid is guaranteed. California Institute of the Arts leads the list with a $59,367 average annual net price paid in 2014-2015.

Net price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2014-2015 academic year.

California's Most Expensive Colleges by Average Net Price
College	Net Price	Discount
#1 California Institute of the Arts Valencia, Private Not For Profit	$59,367	13%
#2 Southern California Institute of Architecture Los Angeles, Private Not For Profit	$51,591	21%
#3 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, Private Not For Profit	$48,758	30%
#4 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, Private Not For Profit	$48,284	34%
#5 Art Center College of Design Pasadena, Private Not For Profit	$47,878	27%
#6 West Coast University Ontario Ontario, Private For Profit	$47,417	-2%
#7 Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, Private Not For Profit	$46,876	31%
#8 Pepperdine University Malibu, Private Not For Profit	$46,550	40%
#9 West Coast University Los Angeles North Hollywood, Private For Profit	$44,867	4%
#10 Chapman University Orange, Private Not For Profit	$44,327	42%
#11 California College of the Arts Oakland, Private Not For Profit	$43,687	40%
#12 University of San Francisco San Francisco, Private Not For Profit	$42,801	39%
#13 San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco, Private Not For Profit	$42,757	34%
#14 San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, Private Not For Profit	$41,918	41%
#15 FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Los Angeles Los Angeles, Private For Profit	$41,766	19%
#16 Occidental College Los Angeles, Private Not For Profit	$41,102	46%
#17 Saint Marys College of California Moraga, Private Not For Profit	$40,401	42%
#18 Scripps College Claremont, Private Not For Profit	$40,259	49%
#19 University of Southern California Los Angeles, Private Not For Profit	$39,759	50%
#20 Design Institute of San Diego San Diego, Private For Profit	$38,498	12%
#21 Musicians Institute Hollywood, Private For Profit	$37,768	3%
#22 FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising San Francisco San Francisco, Private For Profit	$37,708	27%
#23 Newschool of Architecture and Design San Diego, Private For Profit	$37,654	18%
#24 Laguna College of Art and Design Laguna Beach, Private Not For Profit	$37,560	28%
#25 University of San Diego San Diego, Private Not For Profit	$37,547	47%
#26 Harvey Mudd College Claremont, Private Not For Profit	$37,192	54%
#27 Dominican University of California San Rafael, Private Not For Profit	$36,899	43%
#28 West Coast University Orange County Anaheim, Private For Profit	$36,554	-12%
#29 Columbia College Hollywood Tarzana, Private Not For Profit	$35,690	19%
#30 Biola University La Mirada, Private Not For Profit	$34,713	38%
#31 Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, Private Not For Profit	$34,644	33%
#32 John Paul the Great Catholic University San Diego, Private Not For Profit	$33,730	22%
#33 Santa Barbara Business College Ventura Ventura, Private For Profit	$33,367	12%
#34 University of the Pacific Stockton, Private Not For Profit	$32,780	51%
#35 Woodbury University Burbank, Private Not For Profit	$32,591	44%
#36 Westmont College Santa Barbara, Private Not For Profit	$32,418	51%
#37 Azusa Pacific University Azusa, Private Not For Profit	$31,367	40%
#38 Pomona College Claremont, Private Not For Profit	$30,392	60%
#39 University of Redlands Redlands, Private Not For Profit	$30,240	57%
#40 Marymount California University Rancho Palos Verdes, Private Not For Profit	$30,159	45%
#41 Pitzer College Claremont, Private Not For Profit	$30,095	62%
#42 University of La Verne La Verne, Private Not For Profit	$30,061	51%
#43 Platt College Los Angeles Alhambra, Private For Profit	$30,010	-1%
#44 Concordia University Irvine Irvine, Private Not For Profit	$29,893	43%
#45 California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, Private Not For Profit	$29,669	52%
#46 The Master's College and Seminary Santa Clarita, Private Not For Profit	$29,567	30%
#47 Whittier College Whittier, Private Not For Profit	$28,647	56%
#48 Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, Private Not For Profit	$28,243	47%
#49 Mills College Oakland, Private Not For Profit	$27,954	40%
#50 San Diego Christian College El Cajon, Private Not For Profit	$27,919	42%
#51 California Baptist University Riverside, Private Not For Profit	$27,883	43%
#52 Mount St. Mary's College Los Angeles, Private Not For Profit	$27,346	55%
#53 Menlo College Atherton, Private Not For Profit	$27,052	58%
#54 Providence Christian College Pasadena, Private Not For Profit	$26,894	41%
#55 California Institute of Technology Pasadena, Private Not For Profit	$26,591	66%
#56 Southern California Institute of Technology Anaheim, Private For Profit	$26,392	27%
#57 Cogswell College Sunnyvale, Private For Profit	$26,272	35%
#58 William Jessup University Rocklin, Private Not For Profit	$26,094	48%
#59 Platt College Ontario Ontario, Private For Profit	$25,784	13%
#60 Pacific College of Oriental Medicine LLC San Diego San Diego, Private For Profit	$25,682	6%
#61 Platt College San Diego San Diego, Private For Profit	$25,588	26%
#62 Coleman University San Diego, Private Not For Profit	$25,309	18%
#63 Expression College for Digital Arts Emeryville, Private For Profit	$25,082	28%
#64 La Sierra University Riverside, Private Not For Profit	$24,891	44%
#65 Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, Private Not For Profit	$24,067	32%
#66 Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles, Private Not For Profit	$23,746	29%
#67 Holy Names University Oakland, Private Not For Profit	$23,430	58%
#68 Pacific Union College Angwin, Private Not For Profit	$23,163	45%
#69 Simpson University Redding, Private Not For Profit	$23,012	53%
#70 American University of Health Sciences Signal Hill, Private For Profit	$22,951	42%
#71 California College San Diego San Diego, Private For Profit	$22,848	15%
#72 Claremont McKenna College Claremont, Private Not For Profit	$22,004	72%
#73 Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, Private Not For Profit	$21,667	56%
#74 Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre Blue Lake, Private Not For Profit	$21,610	10%
#75 Life Pacific College San Dimas, Private Not For Profit	$21,444	27%
#76 National University La Jolla, Private Not For Profit	$21,363	33%
#77 California Maritime Academy Vallejo, Public Not For Profit	$21,069	-5%
#78 California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, Public Not For Profit	$20,491	25%
#79 Hope International University Fullerton, Private Not For Profit	$20,470	58%
#80 Stanford University Stanford, Private Not For Profit	$20,023	73%
#81 University of Phoenix Southern California Campus Costa Mesa, Private For Profit	$19,922	-14%
#82 University of California Berkeley Berkeley, Public Not For Profit	$19,329	46%
#83 University of Phoenix Bay Area Campus San Jose, Private For Profit	$19,295	-10%
#84 University of Phoenix Sacramento Valley Campus Sacramento, Private For Profit	$19,185	-9%
#85 University of Phoenix San Diego Campus San Diego, Private For Profit	$19,094	-9%
#86 University of Phoenix Central Valley Campus Fresno, Private For Profit	$19,059	-9%
#87 World Mission University Los Angeles, Private Not For Profit	$18,917	-17%
#88 King's University Van Nuys, Private Not For Profit	$18,752	35%
#89 Fresno Pacific University Fresno, Private Not For Profit	$18,728	57%
#90 Azusa Pacific Online University Glendora, Private Not For Profit	$18,284	33%
#91 University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, Public Not For Profit	$17,842	45%
#92 Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, Public Not For Profit	$17,239	27%
#93 University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, Public Not For Profit	$17,223	47%
#94 The National Hispanic University San Jose, Private For Profit	$17,171	14%
#95 Santa Barbara Business College Santa Maria Santa Maria, Private For Profit	$17,095	27%
#96 University of California Davis Davis, Public Not For Profit	$17,026	48%
#97 Touro College Los Angeles Los Angeles, Private Not For Profit	$17,013	49%
#98 Bethesda University of California Anaheim, Private Not For Profit	$16,912	3%
#99 SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary Oakland, Private Not For Profit	$16,651	12%
#100 University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, Public Not For Profit	$16,474	48%
#101 Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, Private Not For Profit	$16,411	66%
#102 California State University Chico Chico, Public Not For Profit	$16,109	33%
#103 San Jose State University San Jose, Public Not For Profit	$15,995	39%
#104 University of California San Diego La Jolla, Public Not For Profit	$15,222	52%
#105 California State University Channel Islands Camarillo, Public Not For Profit	$15,059	38%
#106 Humboldt State University Arcata, Public Not For Profit	$15,015	30%
#107 San Francisco State University San Francisco, Public Not For Profit	$14,757	39%
#108 Santa Barbara Business College Bakersfield Bakersfield, Private For Profit	$14,548	38%
#109 California State Polytechnic University Pomona Pomona, Public Not For Profit	$14,457	42%
#110 California State University Monterey Bay Seaside, Public Not For Profit	$13,989	26%
#111 University of California Merced Merced, Public Not For Profit	$13,578	60%
#112 California State University East Bay Hayward, Public Not For Profit	$13,260	41%
#113 San Diego State University San Diego, Public Not For Profit	$13,192	54%
#114 University of California Irvine Irvine, Public Not For Profit	$13,106	59%
#115 California State University San Marcos San Marcos, Public Not For Profit	$12,933	41%
#116 Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary Los Angeles, Private Not For Profit	$12,576	47%
#117 University of California Riverside Riverside, Public Not For Profit	$11,948	63%
#118 California State University Sacramento Sacramento, Public Not For Profit	$11,473	53%
#119 University of the West Rosemead, Private Not For Profit	$10,834	55%
#120 California State University Long Beach Long Beach, Public Not For Profit	$10,568	52%
#121 Humphreys College Stockton and Modesto Campuses Stockton, Private Not For Profit	$10,240	69%
#122 California State University Northridge Northridge, Public Not For Profit	$8,882	56%
#123 California State University San Bernardino San Bernardino, Public Not For Profit	$8,492	60%
#124 California State University Fullerton Fullerton, Public Not For Profit	$8,322	67%
#125 California State University Bakersfield Bakersfield, Public Not For Profit	$7,697	65%
#126 California State University Stanislaus Turlock, Public Not For Profit	$7,418	64%
#127 California State University Fresno Fresno, Public Not For Profit	$6,906	63%
#128 California Christian College Fresno, Private Not For Profit	$6,560	67%
#129 California State University Dominguez Hills Carson, Public Not For Profit	$4,683	80%
#130 California State University Los Angeles Los Angeles, Public Not For Profit	$3,859	84%
#131 Shasta Bible College and Graduate School Redding, Private Not For Profit	$2,781	85%

California Average Net Price Ranking

Most Expensive Colleges in California by Average Net Price