California Colleges

105 colleges in California report verified cost and acceptance-rate data. The average cost of attendance across these schools is $50,511 per year, with an average acceptance rate of 68%. The most affordable option is Latin American Bible Institute at $16,570 per year, while Pepperdine University is the highest-cost school on this list at $93,512 per year. Use the table below to compare California colleges side by side before you apply.

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All California colleges with cost and acceptance data

School	Location	Type	Cost of attendance	Acceptance rate
Latin American Bible Institute	La Puente, CA	community	$16,570	55%
California State University-San Bernardino	San Bernardino, CA	public	$17,427	94%
California State University-Fullerton	Fullerton, CA	public	$18,269	91%
California State University-Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	public	$18,403	91%
California Miramar University	San Diego, CA	private	$19,067	18%
California State University-Bakersfield	Bakersfield, CA	public	$19,522	94%
California State University-Stanislaus	Turlock, CA	public	$19,739	98%
California State University-Fresno	Fresno, CA	public	$20,095	95%
California State University-Northridge	Northridge, CA	public	$20,485	93%
University of the West	Rosemead, CA	private	$21,278	100%
California State University-San Marcos	San Marcos, CA	public	$21,649	95%
California State University-Long Beach	Long Beach, CA	public	$22,679	46%
California State University-East Bay	Hayward, CA	public	$22,850	97%
California State University-Sacramento	Sacramento, CA	public	$22,945	94%
California State University-Dominguez Hills	Carson, CA	public	$23,191	93%
California State University-Channel Islands	Camarillo, CA	public	$23,561	95%
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	Pomona, CA	public	$23,955	75%
Sonoma State University	Rohnert Park, CA	public	$24,648	93%
SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary	El Dorado Hills, CA	private	$24,956	41%
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt	Arcata, CA	public	$25,170	98%
California State University-Chico	Chico, CA	public	$26,283	93%
San Francisco State University	San Francisco, CA	public	$26,488	96%
San Jose State University	San Jose, CA	public	$26,593	85%
California State University-Monterey Bay	Seaside, CA	public	$26,987	97%
San Diego State University	San Diego, CA	public	$27,780	36%
California College of Music	Pasadena, CA	private	$29,374	100%
Cal Poly Maritime Academy	Vallejo, CA	public	$29,853	95%
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary	Los Angeles, CA	private	$31,300	58%
San Diego Christian College	Santee, CA	private	$31,745	31%
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo, CA	public	$32,265	31%
Reach University	Oakland, CA	private	$32,536	100%
Shasta Bible College and Graduate School	Redding, CA	private	$34,535	100%
Life Pacific University	San Dimas, CA	private	$35,062	96%
University of Silicon Valley	San Jose, CA	private	$35,722	51%
Chamberlain University-California	Rancho Cordova, CA	private	$37,232	80%
Southern California Institute of Technology	Anaheim, CA	private	$37,992	74%
University of California-Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	public	$38,614	9%
University of California-Irvine	Irvine, CA	public	$38,632	29%
University of California-San Diego	La Jolla, CA	public	$38,701	27%
University of California-Riverside	Riverside, CA	public	$38,942	76%
University of California-Merced	Merced, CA	public	$39,665	91%
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science	Los Angeles, CA	private	$39,834	39%
DeVry University-California	Ontario, CA	private	$40,687	99%
University of California-Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz, CA	public	$41,179	66%
University of California-Davis	Davis, CA	public	$41,238	42%
University of California-Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, CA	public	$41,573	33%
Thomas Aquinas College	Santa Paula, CA	private	$43,426	83%
Westcliff University	Irvine, CA	private	$44,210	73%
Fresno Pacific University	Fresno, CA	private	$44,249	64%
University of California-Berkeley	Berkeley, CA	public	$45,619	11%
Pacific Union College	Angwin, CA	community	$49,404	47%
Los Angeles College of Music	Pasadena, CA	private	$49,705	88%
La Sierra University	Riverside, CA	private	$51,459	92%
Hope International University	Fullerton, CA	private	$51,784	33%
John Paul the Great Catholic University	Escondido, CA	private	$52,367	80%
Musicians Institute	Hollywood, CA	private	$52,369	78%
Arizona College of Nursing-Ontario	Ontario, CA	private	$52,480	100%
Vanguard University of Southern California	Costa Mesa, CA	private	$52,665	62%
Providence Christian College	Pasadena, CA	private	$53,447	100%
William Jessup University	Rocklin, CA	private	$53,703	93%
California Baptist University	Riverside, CA	private	$54,038	85%
Simpson University	Redding, CA	private	$54,688	86%
The Master's University and Seminary	Santa Clarita, CA	private	$54,845	84%
Gnomon	North Hollywood, CA	private	$54,947	42%
Soka University of America	Aliso Viejo, CA	private	$55,064	43%
Design Institute of San Diego	San Diego, CA	private	$55,911	100%
Azusa Pacific University	Azusa, CA	private	$56,313	88%
Laguna College of Art and Design	Laguna Beach, CA	private	$57,989	94%
Woodbury University	Burbank, CA	private	$58,010	82%
Concordia University-Irvine	Irvine, CA	private	$58,682	66%
Point Loma Nazarene University	San Diego, CA	private	$60,488	84%
Newschool of Architecture and Design	San Diego, CA	private	$62,004	100%
University of La Verne	La Verne, CA	private	$62,278	71%
Biola University	La Mirada, CA	private	$62,757	74%
Whittier College	Whittier, CA	private	$63,664	81%
Mount Saint Mary's University	Los Angeles, CA	private	$66,726	73%
California Lutheran University	Thousand Oaks, CA	private	$68,426	76%
Westmont College	Santa Barbara, CA	private	$71,150	77%
University of the Pacific	Stockton, CA	private	$71,515	71%
Southern California Institute of Architecture	Los Angeles, CA	private	$71,612	77%
Dominican University of California	San Rafael, CA	private	$71,751	84%
Menlo College	Atherton, CA	private	$72,020	68%
Art Center College of Design	Pasadena, CA	private	$75,649	75%
Otis College of Art and Design	Los Angeles, CA	private	$75,861	82%
University of Redlands	Redlands, CA	private	$76,630	83%
California Institute of the Arts	Valencia, CA	private	$77,560	32%
Saint Mary's College of California	Moraga, CA	private	$77,659	87%
University of San Diego	San Diego, CA	private	$78,720	52%
San Francisco Conservatory of Music	San Francisco, CA	private	$78,781	55%
California College of the Arts	San Francisco, CA	private	$79,776	91%
University of San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	private	$80,141	62%
Santa Clara University	Santa Clara, CA	private	$82,026	48%
Chapman University	Orange, CA	private	$83,146	65%
Loyola Marymount University	Los Angeles, CA	private	$83,943	45%
Occidental College	Los Angeles, CA	private	$84,800	44%
Pomona College	Claremont, CA	private	$85,300	7%
Northeastern University Oakland	Oakland, CA	private	$85,418	17%
Pitzer College	Claremont, CA	private	$86,466	25%
Claremont McKenna College	Claremont, CA	private	$86,500	10%
California Institute of Technology	Pasadena, CA	private	$86,886	3%
Scripps College	Claremont, CA	private	$87,564	38%
Stanford University	Stanford, CA	private	$87,833	4%
Harvey Mudd College	Claremont, CA	private	$90,165	13%
University of Southern California	Los Angeles, CA	private	$90,300	10%
Pepperdine University	Malibu, CA	private	$93,512	63%