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Compare with California Public Colleges

Compare with California Public Colleges for University of Southern California
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$56,894 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
San Diego State University San Diego, CA	$63,369 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Irvine Irvine, CA	$56,375 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$55,750 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	$55,683 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Davis Davis, CA	$55,323 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
San Jose State University San Jose, CA	$63,687 lower in-state tuition	75% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State University Long Beach Long Beach, CA	$64,747 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA	$55,339 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	$58,501 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Riverside Riverside, CA	$56,491 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	$56,092 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State Polytechnic University Pomona Pomona, CA	$64,317 lower in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with California Private Colleges

Compare with California Private Colleges for University of Southern California
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stanford University Stanford, CA	$6,187 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$2,179 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$11,605 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$9,740 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$10,804 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Chapman University Orange, CA	$7,113 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	$6,199 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pomona College Claremont, CA	$6,677 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$5,823 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$15,017 lower in-state tuition	61% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA	$25,847 lower in-state tuition	74% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	$3,484 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	$4,117 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Scripps College Claremont, CA	$6,147 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA	$18,513 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Biola University La Mirada, CA	$23,113 lower in-state tuition	64% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	$33,369 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA	$15,609 lower in-state tuition	72% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$4,319 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA	$41,897 lower in-state tuition	73% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for University of Southern California
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott Prescott, AZ	$27,948 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for University of Southern California
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$10,421 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$9,301 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duke University Durham, NC	$3,339 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$6,867 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$3,995 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$3,411 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$4,847 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$1,435 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$2,783 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$4,080 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$3,775 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emory University Atlanta, GA	$7,817 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$5,851 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$1,395 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$5,935 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$252 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$4,387 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO	$6,307 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=123961.

Last updated: August 2026