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Los Angeles, CA
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Compare with California Public Colleges

Compare with California Public Colleges for University of California Los Angeles
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
San Diego State University San Diego, CA	$6,475 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Irvine Irvine, CA	$519 higher in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$1,144 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	$1,211 higher in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Davis Davis, CA	$1,571 higher in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
San Jose State University San Jose, CA	$6,793 lower in-state tuition	76% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State University Long Beach Long Beach, CA	$7,853 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA	$1,555 higher in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	$1,607 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Riverside Riverside, CA	$403 higher in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	$802 higher in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State Polytechnic University Pomona Pomona, CA	$7,423 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with California Private Colleges

Compare with California Private Colleges for University of California Los Angeles
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stanford University Stanford, CA	$50,707 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$56,894 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$54,715 higher in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$45,289 higher in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$47,154 higher in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$46,090 higher in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Chapman University Orange, CA	$49,781 higher in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	$50,695 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pomona College Claremont, CA	$50,217 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$51,071 higher in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$41,877 higher in-state tuition	62% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA	$31,047 higher in-state tuition	75% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Redlands Redlands, CA	$45,675 higher in-state tuition	74% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	$53,410 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	$52,777 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Scripps College Claremont, CA	$50,747 higher in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA	$38,381 higher in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Biola University La Mirada, CA	$33,781 higher in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	$23,525 higher in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA	$41,285 higher in-state tuition	73% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$52,575 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA	$14,997 higher in-state tuition	74% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for University of California Los Angeles
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott Prescott, AZ	$28,946 higher in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for University of California Los Angeles
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Florida Gainesville, FL	$8,822 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	$3,515 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Michigan Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$2,533 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Georgia Athens, GA	$3,753 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$6,209 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH	$1,959 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$3,394 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Wisconsin Madison Madison, WI	$3,600 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$6,404 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Purdue University Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	$5,211 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$6,600 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus Atlanta, GA	$3,145 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$4,272 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$2,569 higher in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	$801 higher in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$2,726 higher in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	$2,011 higher in-state tuition	71% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=110662.

Last updated: August 2026