Most Expensive Colleges & Universities in California by Out of State Tuition

Most Expensive Colleges in California by Out of State Tuition

The highest priced four year colleges in California are listed by one year's out of state tuition list price for the 2021/2022 school year.

What is the most expensive college in California? Leading the colleges list is University of Southern California in Los Angeles with an out of state tuition of $60,446.

Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc rating of a college's overall academics and effectiveness. The score ranges from zero to one hundred, with fifty being the median for all eligible colleges. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average price paid by students. 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 2021/2022 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021/2022 academic year.

California's Most Expensive Colleges by Out of State Tuition
College	Out of State Tuition	Rating	Value
#21 San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, Private Not For Profit	$49,300	NA	NA
#22 Whittier College Whittier, Private Not For Profit	$48,924	62	67
#23 Southern California Institute of Architecture Los Angeles, Private Not For Profit	$47,816	65	5
#24 Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, Private Not For Profit	$47,700	62	9
#25 Westmont College Santa Barbara, Private Not For Profit	$47,450	74	82
#26 Art Center College of Design Pasadena, Private Not For Profit	$47,334	NA	NA
#27 Dominican University of California San Rafael, Private Not For Profit	$47,190	61	37
#28 Menlo College Atherton, Private Not For Profit	$46,625	NA	NA
#29 San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco, Private Not For Profit	$45,664	NA	NA
#30 California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, Private Not For Profit	$45,500	60	60
#31 University of La Verne La Verne, Private Not For Profit	$44,700	53	40
#32 Biola University La Mirada, Private Not For Profit	$44,382	66	50
#33 Mount St. Mary's College Los Angeles, Private Not For Profit	$44,088	49	38
#34 Woodbury University Burbank, Private Not For Profit	$41,924	NA	NA
#35 University of California Berkeley Berkeley, Public Not For Profit	$41,196	85	94
#36 University of California Davis Davis, Public Not For Profit	$41,196	80	94
#37 University of California Irvine Irvine, Public Not For Profit	$41,196	81	95
#38 University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, Public Not For Profit	$41,196	86	94
#39 University of California Riverside Riverside, Public Not For Profit	$41,196	66	89
#40 University of California San Diego La Jolla, Public Not For Profit	$41,196	82	94

California Out of State Tuition Ranking

Most Expensive Colleges in California by Out of State Tuition