The Cheapest Colleges in California by Average Net Price for 2023
The lowest 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. Shasta Bible College and Graduate School leads the list with a $2,781 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 2019/2020 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
#1 Shasta Bible College and Graduate SchoolRedding, Private Not For Profit |
$2,781 | 85% |
#2 California State University Los AngelesLos Angeles, Public Not For Profit |
$3,859 | 84% |
#3 California State University Dominguez HillsCarson, Public Not For Profit |
$4,683 | 80% |
#4 California Christian CollegeFresno, Private Not For Profit |
$6,560 | 67% |
#5 California State University FresnoFresno, Public Not For Profit |
$6,906 | 63% |
#6 California State University StanislausTurlock, Public Not For Profit |
$7,418 | 64% |
#7 California State University BakersfieldBakersfield, Public Not For Profit |
$7,697 | 65% |
#8 California State University FullertonFullerton, Public Not For Profit |
$8,322 | 67% |
#9 California State University San BernardinoSan Bernardino, Public Not For Profit |
$8,492 | 60% |
#10 California State University NorthridgeNorthridge, Public Not For Profit |
$8,882 | 56% |
#11 Humphreys College Stockton and Modesto CampusesStockton, Private Not For Profit |
$10,240 | 69% |
#12 California State University Long BeachLong Beach, Public Not For Profit |
$10,568 | 52% |
#13 University of the WestRosemead, Private Not For Profit |
$10,834 | 55% |
#14 California State University SacramentoSacramento, Public Not For Profit |
$11,473 | 53% |
#15 University of California RiversideRiverside, Public Not For Profit |
$11,948 | 63% |
#16 Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical SeminaryLos Angeles, Private Not For Profit |
$12,576 | 47% |
#17 California State University San MarcosSan Marcos, Public Not For Profit |
$12,933 | 41% |
#18 University of California IrvineIrvine, Public Not For Profit |
$13,106 | 59% |
#19 San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, Public Not For Profit |
$13,192 | 54% |
#20 California State University East BayHayward, Public Not For Profit |
$13,260 | 41% |