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 2017/2018 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 $54,347.
Rating is a CollegeCalc proprietary national percentile ranking of a college's overall difficulty and educational effectiveness. An average score is 50. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average net price paid. 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 2017-2018 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2017-2018 academic year.
| In State Tuition | College | Rating | $Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| $54,347
In State Tuition |
1) Harvey Mudd College Claremont, Private Not For Profit |
97 | 65 |
| $53,448
In State Tuition |
2) University of Southern California Los Angeles, Private Not For Profit |
97 | 67 |
| $52,748
In State Tuition |
3) Scripps College Claremont, Private Not For Profit |
- | - |
| $52,580
In State Tuition |
4) Claremont McKenna College Claremont, Private Not For Profit |
97 | 75 |
| $52,260
In State Tuition |
5) Occidental College Los Angeles, Private Not For Profit |
90 | 63 |
| $51,964
In State Tuition |
6) Pitzer College Claremont, Private Not For Profit |
- | - |
| $51,740
In State Tuition |
7) Pepperdine University Malibu, Private Not For Profit |
91 | 69 |
| $50,720
In State Tuition |
8) Pomona College Claremont, Private Not For Profit |
98 | 80 |
| $50,210
In State Tuition |
9) Chapman University Orange, Private Not For Profit |
82 | 57 |
| $49,233
In State Tuition |
10) Santa Clara University Santa Clara, Private Not For Profit |
89 | 59 |
| $48,987
In State Tuition |
11) Stanford University Stanford, Private Not For Profit |
99 | 81 |
| $48,111
In State Tuition |
12) California Institute of Technology Pasadena, Private Not For Profit |
98 | 72 |
| $47,722
In State Tuition |
13) University of Redlands Redlands, Private Not For Profit |
63 | 51 |
| $47,100
In State Tuition |
14) University of San Diego San Diego, Private Not For Profit |
84 | 61 |
| $46,830
In State Tuition |
15) California Institute of the Arts Valencia, Private Not For Profit |
- | - |
| $46,776
In State Tuition |
16) California College of the Arts Oakland, Private Not For Profit |
- | - |
| $45,786
In State Tuition |
17) University of the Pacific Stockton, Private Not For Profit |
74 | 55 |
| $45,760
In State Tuition |
18) University of San Francisco San Francisco, Private Not For Profit |
68 | 51 |
| $45,720
In State Tuition |
19) Whittier College Whittier, Private Not For Profit |
57 | 57 |
| $45,536
In State Tuition |
20) Saint Marys College of California Moraga, Private Not For Profit |
58 | 43 |
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