Cheapest Colleges & Universities in California by Average Net Price

Cheapest Colleges in California by Average Net Price

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. California Christian College leads the list with a ($1,368) 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 2018/2019 academic year.

California's Cheapest Colleges by Average Net Price
College	Net Price	Discount
#1 California Christian College Fresno, Private Not For Profit	($1,368)	108%
#2 California State University Los Angeles Los Angeles, Public Not For Profit	$3,255	87%
#3 California State University Dominguez Hills Carson, Public Not For Profit	$4,594	79%
#4 Epic Bible College Sacramento, Private Not For Profit	$4,840	79%
#5 California State University Bakersfield Bakersfield, Public Not For Profit	$5,771	74%
#6 California State University Fresno Fresno, Public Not For Profit	$6,002	69%
#7 California State University Stanislaus Turlock, Public Not For Profit	$7,069	65%
#8 California State University San Bernardino San Bernardino, Public Not For Profit	$7,876	65%
#9 California State University Fullerton Fullerton, Public Not For Profit	$8,294	67%
#10 California State University Northridge Northridge, Public Not For Profit	$8,694	57%
#11 California State University Long Beach Long Beach, Public Not For Profit	$9,903	55%
#12 California State University Sacramento Sacramento, Public Not For Profit	$10,271	58%
#13 California State University East Bay Hayward, Public Not For Profit	$10,902	54%
#14 Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary Los Angeles, Private Not For Profit	$11,489	52%
#15 University of the West Rosemead, Private Not For Profit	$12,116	47%
#16 California State University Monterey Bay Seaside, Public Not For Profit	$12,468	45%
#17 Humphreys College Stockton and Modesto Campuses Stockton, Private Not For Profit	$12,650	60%
#18 California State Polytechnic University Pomona Pomona, Public Not For Profit	$12,843	50%
#19 California State University San Marcos San Marcos, Public Not For Profit	$13,010	43%
#20 University of California Riverside Riverside, Public Not For Profit	$13,045	58%
#21 California State University Channel Islands Camarillo, Public Not For Profit	$13,548	47%
#22 Trident University International Cypress, Private For Profit	$13,916	12%
#23 University of California Merced Merced, Public Not For Profit	$14,013	56%
#24 Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, Private Not For Profit	$14,439	71%
#25 San Jose State University San Jose, Public Not For Profit	$14,471	46%
#26 San Diego State University San Diego, Public Not For Profit	$14,499	47%
#27 Humboldt State University Arcata, Public Not For Profit	$14,766	35%
#28 California State University Chico Chico, Public Not For Profit	$14,843	36%
#29 University of California San Diego La Jolla, Public Not For Profit	$14,864	50%
#30 San Francisco State University San Francisco, Public Not For Profit	$15,166	38%
#31 University of California Irvine Irvine, Public Not For Profit	$15,268	51%
#32 Santa Barbara Business College Santa Maria Santa Maria, Private For Profit	$15,312	35%
#33 Santa Barbara Business College Bakersfield Bakersfield, Private For Profit	$15,353	34%
#34 University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, Public Not For Profit	$15,718	50%
#35 University of California Davis Davis, Public Not For Profit	$15,886	49%
#36 Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles, Private Not For Profit	$16,103	48%
#37 University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, Public Not For Profit	$16,767	46%
#38 Stanford University Stanford, Private Not For Profit	$16,779	76%
#39 Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, Public Not For Profit	$17,086	32%
#40 The National Hispanic University San Jose, Private For Profit	$17,171	14%
#41 Shasta Bible College and Graduate School Redding, Private Not For Profit	$17,545	1%
#42 University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, Public Not For Profit	$17,889	44%
#43 SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary Oakland, Private Not For Profit	$18,489	2%
#44 Pomona College Claremont, Private Not For Profit	$18,500	75%
#45 University of California Berkeley Berkeley, Public Not For Profit	$18,522	46%
#46 Bethesda University of California Anaheim, Private Not For Profit	$18,561	1%
#47 American Jewish University Los Angeles, Private Not For Profit	$18,651	63%
#48 Azusa Pacific Online University Glendora, Private Not For Profit	$18,681	26%
#49 World Mission University Los Angeles, Private Not For Profit	$18,723	-16%
#50 California Maritime Academy Vallejo, Public Not For Profit	$18,882	11%
#51 University of Phoenix Central Valley Campus Fresno, Private For Profit	$19,059	-9%
#52 University of Phoenix San Diego Campus San Diego, Private For Profit	$19,094	-9%
#53 University of Phoenix Sacramento Valley Campus Sacramento, Private For Profit	$19,185	-9%
#54 University of Phoenix Bay Area Campus San Jose, Private For Profit	$19,295	-10%
#55 Fresno Pacific University Fresno, Private Not For Profit	$19,298	56%
#56 University of Phoenix Southern California Campus Costa Mesa, Private For Profit	$19,922	-14%
#57 Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, Private Not For Profit	$20,376	56%
#58 Touro College Los Angeles Los Angeles, Private Not For Profit	$20,390	39%
#59 Life Pacific College San Dimas, Private Not For Profit	$20,642	25%
#60 Hope International University Fullerton, Private Not For Profit	$20,850	55%
#61 Pacific College of Oriental Medicine LLC San Diego San Diego, Private For Profit	$20,918	21%
#62 California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, Public Not For Profit	$21,232	19%
#63 American University of Health Sciences Signal Hill, Private For Profit	$21,705	43%
#64 Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, Private Not For Profit	$22,073	36%
#65 Simpson University Redding, Private Not For Profit	$22,081	49%
#66 Pacific Union College Angwin, Private Not For Profit	$22,585	45%
#67 California College San Diego San Diego, Private For Profit	$22,848	15%
#68 William Jessup University Rocklin, Private Not For Profit	$22,968	53%
#69 California Baptist University Riverside, Private Not For Profit	$23,055	50%
#70 Platt College Ontario Ontario, Private For Profit	$23,089	15%
#71 Holy Names University Oakland, Private Not For Profit	$23,407	58%
#72 Platt College San Diego San Diego, Private For Profit	$23,467	30%
#73 Providence Christian College Pasadena, Private Not For Profit	$23,765	45%
#74 Claremont McKenna College Claremont, Private Not For Profit	$24,456	67%
#75 Southern California Institute of Technology Anaheim, Private For Profit	$24,671	26%
#76 Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, Private Not For Profit	$24,682	54%
#77 King's University Van Nuys, Private Not For Profit	$24,688	13%
#78 Design Institute of San Diego San Diego, Private For Profit	$24,921	40%
#79 Coleman University San Diego, Private Not For Profit	$25,309	18%
#80 La Sierra University Riverside, Private Not For Profit	$25,414	42%
#81 Mills College Oakland, Private Not For Profit	$25,417	45%
#82 Platt College Los Angeles Alhambra, Private For Profit	$25,958	5%
#83 San Diego Christian College El Cajon, Private Not For Profit	$26,278	44%
#84 Woodbury University Burbank, Private Not For Profit	$26,349	53%
#85 Whittier College Whittier, Private Not For Profit	$26,363	59%
#86 Menlo College Atherton, Private Not For Profit	$27,233	54%
#87 California Institute of Technology Pasadena, Private Not For Profit	$27,438	62%
#88 Azusa Pacific University Azusa, Private Not For Profit	$27,707	48%
#89 University of La Verne La Verne, Private Not For Profit	$27,933	54%
#90 Cogswell College Sunnyvale, Private For Profit	$28,103	28%
#91 Concordia University Irvine Irvine, Private Not For Profit	$28,435	44%
#92 Columbia College Hollywood Tarzana, Private Not For Profit	$28,804	28%
#93 Southern California Seminary El Cajon, Private Not For Profit	$29,127	8%
#94 National University La Jolla, Private Not For Profit	$29,382	-3%
#95 California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, Private Not For Profit	$29,693	51%
#96 Mount St. Mary's College Los Angeles, Private Not For Profit	$29,708	48%
#97 The Master's College and Seminary Santa Clarita, Private Not For Profit	$30,268	21%
#98 John Paul the Great Catholic University San Diego, Private Not For Profit	$30,581	26%
#99 Expression College for Digital Arts Emeryville, Private For Profit	$30,725	11%
#100 University of Redlands Redlands, Private Not For Profit	$31,180	54%
#101 Westmont College Santa Barbara, Private Not For Profit	$32,663	48%
#102 University of the Pacific Stockton, Private Not For Profit	$33,178	49%
#103 Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, Private Not For Profit	$33,183	33%
#104 Biola University La Mirada, Private Not For Profit	$33,331	40%
#105 Santa Barbara Business College Ventura Ventura, Private For Profit	$33,534	14%
#106 West Coast University Orange County Anaheim, Private For Profit	$33,823	6%
#107 Musicians Institute Hollywood, Private For Profit	$34,835	18%
#108 Dominican University of California San Rafael, Private Not For Profit	$34,905	46%
#109 Occidental College Los Angeles, Private Not For Profit	$35,362	52%
#110 Marymount California University Rancho Palos Verdes, Private Not For Profit	$35,925	32%
#111 University of San Diego San Diego, Private Not For Profit	$35,936	47%
#112 West Coast University Ontario Ontario, Private For Profit	$35,957	19%
#113 West Coast University Los Angeles North Hollywood, Private For Profit	$36,514	18%
#114 Pitzer College Claremont, Private Not For Profit	$36,552	51%
#115 Saint Marys College of California Moraga, Private Not For Profit	$36,613	45%
#116 University of Southern California Los Angeles, Private Not For Profit	$37,521	50%
#117 Laguna College of Art and Design Laguna Beach, Private Not For Profit	$37,801	25%
#118 University of San Francisco San Francisco, Private Not For Profit	$38,422	43%
#119 Newschool of Architecture and Design San Diego, Private For Profit	$38,995	10%
#120 FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising San Francisco San Francisco, Private For Profit	$39,343	22%
#121 Harvey Mudd College Claremont, Private Not For Profit	$39,411	50%
#122 Scripps College Claremont, Private Not For Profit	$39,702	47%
#123 San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, Private Not For Profit	$40,081	40%
#124 FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Los Angeles Los Angeles, Private For Profit	$41,020	18%
#125 Southern California Institute of Architecture Los Angeles, Private Not For Profit	$41,366	35%
#126 California College of the Arts Oakland, Private Not For Profit	$42,065	37%
#127 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, Private Not For Profit	$42,114	41%
#128 Pepperdine University Malibu, Private Not For Profit	$42,135	42%
#129 Chapman University Orange, Private Not For Profit	$43,767	39%
#130 Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, Private Not For Profit	$45,406	30%
#131 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, Private Not For Profit	$47,292	29%
#132 San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco, Private Not For Profit	$47,315	29%
#133 Art Center College of Design Pasadena, Private Not For Profit	$47,352	24%
#134 California Institute of the Arts Valencia, Private Not For Profit	$54,594	18%

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Cheapest Colleges in California by Average Net Price