Most Expensive Colleges & Universities in California by In State Tuition

Most Expensive Colleges in California by In State Tuition

The highest priced four year colleges in California are listed by one year's in state tuition list price for the 2018/2019 school year.

What is the most expensive college in California? Leading the colleges list is Harvey Mudd College in Claremont with an in state tuition of $58,359.

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All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2019/2020 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2019/2020 academic year.

California's Most Expensive Colleges by In State Tuition
College	In State Tuition	Rating	Value
#1 Harvey Mudd College Claremont, Private Not For Profit	$58,359	90	89
#2 University of Southern California Los Angeles, Private Not For Profit	$57,256	92	92
#3 Scripps College Claremont, Private Not For Profit	$56,970	89	83
#4 Claremont McKenna College Claremont, Private Not For Profit	$56,190	96	98
#5 Occidental College Los Angeles, Private Not For Profit	$55,980	84	89
#6 Pitzer College Claremont, Private Not For Profit	$55,734	NA	NA
#7 Pepperdine University Malibu, Private Not For Profit	$55,640	77	60
#8 Chapman University Orange, Private Not For Profit	$54,540	79	55
#9 Pomona College Claremont, Private Not For Profit	$54,380	96	99
#10 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, Private Not For Profit	$52,998	88	75
#11 Stanford University Stanford, Private Not For Profit	$52,857	99	99
#12 California Institute of Technology Pasadena, Private Not For Profit	$52,506	98	97
#13 California Institute of the Arts Valencia, Private Not For Profit	$50,850	NA	NA
#14 University of Redlands Redlands, Private Not For Profit	$50,630	65	71
#15 California College of the Arts Oakland, Private Not For Profit	$50,592	NA	NA
#16 University of San Diego San Diego, Private Not For Profit	$50,450	80	79
#17 University of San Francisco San Francisco, Private Not For Profit	$49,740	75	63
#18 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, Private Not For Profit	$49,550	86	51
#19 Saint Marys College of California Moraga, Private Not For Profit	$48,988	68	55
#20 Whittier College Whittier, Private Not For Profit	$48,924	63	73

California In State Tuition Ranking

Most Expensive Colleges in California by In State Tuition