124 colleges in California, ranked by what families actually pay after aid. Cheapest: Skyline College at $1,738.
Net price is the average a family pays after grant aid — not the published sticker price. Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Schools granting only associate degrees are excluded, so a community college appears here only if it also awards bachelor's degrees.
Compare these on the map| # | College | Net price / yr | Graduates | Accepted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skyline College San Bruno, CA |
$1,738$11,880 | 44% | — |
| 2 | Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA |
$2,779$11,162 | 36% | — |
| 3 | Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA |
$2,818$11,487 | 30% | — |
| 4 | Shasta College Redding, CA |
$2,878$13,915 | 23% | — |
| 5 | Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA |
$3,133$12,375 | 31% | — |
| 6 | Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster, CA |
$3,860$12,931 | 34% | — |
| 7 | California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA |
$3,967$18,403 | 53% | 91% |
| 8 | California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA |
$4,564$17,427 | 55% | 94% |
| 9 | Cypress College Cypress, CA |
$4,606$14,290 | 37% | — |
| 10 | Solano Community College Fairfield, CA |
$4,669$13,143 | 36% | — |
| 11 | California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA |
$5,652$19,522 | 50% | 94% |
| 12 | San Diego Mesa College San Diego, CA |
$5,814$19,371 | 35% | — |
| 13 | California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA |
$6,067$19,739 | 53% | 98% |
| 14 | California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA |
$6,555$18,269 | 70% | 91% |
| 15 | California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA |
$7,000$20,095 | 57% | 95% |
| 16 | California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA |
$7,021$20,485 | 57% | 93% |
| 17 | MiraCosta College Oceanside, CA |
$7,339$15,531 | 41% | — |
| 18 | Foothill College Los Altos Hills, CA |
$7,653$16,361 | 56% | — |
| 19 | California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA |
$8,615$23,191 | 43% | 93% |
| 20 | California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA |
$9,320$22,850 | 48% | 97% |
| 21 | California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA |
$9,338$22,945 | 56% | 94% |
| 22 | West Los Angeles College Culver City, CA |
$9,634$17,336 | 28% | — |
| 23 | California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA |
$9,849$23,561 | 51% | 95% |
| 24 | California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA |
$10,229$21,649 | 55% | 95% |
| 25 | California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA |
$10,440$22,679 | 69% | 46% |
| 26 | Feather River Community College District Quincy, CA |
$10,800$20,385 | 35% | — |
| 27 | Crafton Hills College Yucaipa, CA |
$11,331$20,282 | 31% | — |
| 28 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA |
$11,531$23,955 | 68% | 75% |
| 29 | University of California-Merced Merced, CA |
$11,983$39,665 | 69% | 91% |
| 30 | San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA |
$12,278$26,488 | 50% | 96% |
| 31 | University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA |
$12,470$38,701 | 86% | 27% |
| 32 | University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA |
$12,548$38,614 | 93% | 9% |
| 33 | Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA |
$12,885$24,648 | 58% | 93% |
| 34 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA |
$13,171$25,170 | 49% | 98% |
| 35 | University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA |
$13,481$45,619 | 93% | 11% |
| 36 | Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA |
$13,630$44,249 | 50% | 64% |
| 37 | California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA |
$13,663$26,987 | 59% | 97% |
| 38 | San Jose State University San Jose, CA |
$13,760$26,593 | 69% | 85% |
| 39 | Stanford University Stanford, CA |
$13,807$87,833 | 92% | 4% |
| 40 | University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA |
$14,251$38,632 | 87% | 29% |
| 41 | University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA |
$14,304$38,942 | 76% | 76% |
| 42 | Rio Hondo College Whittier, CA |
$14,379$21,391 | 25% | — |
| 43 | California State University-Chico Chico, CA |
$14,480$26,283 | 63% | 93% |
| 44 | Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA |
$14,621$22,018 | 21% | — |
| 45 | University of California-Davis Davis, CA |
$14,741$41,238 | 86% | 42% |
| 46 | San Diego State University San Diego, CA |
$15,364$27,780 | 76% | 36% |
| 47 | California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA |
$16,075$86,886 | 94% | 3% |
| 48 | University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA |
$16,109$41,573 | 83% | 33% |
| 49 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA |
$16,665$32,265 | 86% | 31% |
| 50 | University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA |
$17,890$41,179 | 75% | 66% |
| 51 | Pomona College Claremont, CA |
$19,285$85,300 | 93% | 7% |
| 52 | University of La Verne La Verne, CA |
$20,161$62,278 | 63% | 71% |
| 53 | Cal Poly Maritime Academy Vallejo, CA |
$20,555$29,853 | 60% | 95% |
| 54 | Platt College-Ontario Ontario, CA |
$20,711$27,895 | 58% | — |
| 55 | Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, CA |
$21,241$52,665 | 57% | 62% |
| 56 | Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles, CA |
$21,413$66,726 | 53% | 73% |
| 57 | Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA |
$22,212$56,313 | 62% | 88% |
| 58 | Reach University Oakland, CA |
$22,423$32,536 | — | 100% |
| 59 | Los Angeles Pacific University Glendora, CA |
$22,677$29,884 | 21% | — |
| 60 | Laurus College San Luis Obispo, CA |
$22,733 | 43% | — |
| 61 | National University San Diego, CA |
$22,878$33,978 | 43% | — |
| 62 | CBD College Los Angeles, CA |
$23,033 | 82% | — |
| 63 | Unitek College Fremont, CA |
$25,179 | 73% | — |
| 64 | University of the Pacific Stockton, CA |
$25,447$71,515 | 69% | 71% |
| 65 | Whittier College Whittier, CA |
$25,757$63,664 | 60% | 81% |
| 66 | Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA |
$26,196$43,426 | 84% | 83% |
| 67 | California Baptist University Riverside, CA |
$26,285$54,038 | 62% | 85% |
| 68 | InterCoast Colleges-West Covina West Covina, CA |
$27,536 | 97% | — |
| 69 | Platt College-Los Angeles Alhambra, CA |
$27,551$32,164 | 63% | — |
| 70 | Casa Loma College-Los Angeles Sherman Oaks, CA |
$27,596 | 73% | 43% |
| 71 | Simpson University Redding, CA |
$27,817$54,688 | 49% | 86% |
| 72 | San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia, CA |
$27,854 | 36% | — |
| 73 | William Jessup University Rocklin, CA |
$28,062$53,703 | 56% | 93% |
| 74 | Concordia University-Irvine Irvine, CA |
$28,115$58,682 | 58% | 66% |
| 75 | Angeles College Los Angeles, CA |
$28,639 | 93% | — |
| 76 | Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA |
$28,849$86,500 | 91% | 10% |
| 77 | Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA |
$29,053$71,150 | 70% | 77% |
| 78 | Hope International University Fullerton, CA |
$29,310$51,784 | 49% | 33% |
| 79 | University of Redlands Redlands, CA |
$30,031$76,630 | 67% | 83% |
| 80 | California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA |
$30,109$68,426 | 70% | 76% |
| 81 | University of San Diego San Diego, CA |
$30,365$78,720 | 84% | 52% |
| 82 | Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA |
$30,378$77,659 | 70% | 87% |
| 83 | Los Angeles Film School Hollywood, CA |
$30,980 | 41% | — |
| 84 | Menlo College Atherton, CA |
$31,100$72,020 | 54% | 68% |
| 85 | Biola University La Mirada, CA |
$31,495$62,757 | 68% | 74% |
| 86 | Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts San Jose, CA |
$32,427 | 64% | — |
| 87 | California Institute of Arts & Technology National City, CA |
$32,637$39,831 | 56% | — |
| 88 | The Master's University and Seminary Santa Clarita, CA |
$32,647$54,845 | 68% | 84% |
| 89 | University of Massachusetts Global Aliso Viejo, CA |
$32,654$35,325 | 43% | — |
| 90 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA |
$32,740$90,300 | 92% | 10% |
| 91 | West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County Anaheim, CA |
$32,879$34,887 | 60% | — |
| 92 | Southern California Institute of Technology Anaheim, CA |
$33,392$37,992 | 74% | 74% |
| 93 | Woodbury University Burbank, CA |
$33,692$58,010 | 60% | 82% |
| 94 | DeVry University-California Ontario, CA |
$33,744$40,687 | 22% | 99% |
| 95 | Pitzer College Claremont, CA |
$34,191$86,466 | 83% | 25% |
| 96 | Smith Chason College Los Angeles, CA |
$34,367$39,461 | 72% | — |
| 97 | Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA |
$35,333$71,751 | 78% | 84% |
| 98 | Westcliff University Irvine, CA |
$35,426$44,210 | 62% | 73% |
| 99 | Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA |
$35,924$90,165 | 92% | 13% |
| 100 | Scripps College Claremont, CA |
$36,294$87,564 | 83% | 38% |
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