California Colleges Ranked by Highest In State Tution

List of Colleges by In State Tution

Below is a college cost ranking of the 173 colleges in California with the highest in state tution. What is the most expensive college in California? University of Southern California tops the list with a tuition and fee total of $64,726. Note these costs do not include room and board or living expenses.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2022-2022 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021/2022 academic year.

List of California Colleges Ranked by Highest In State Tution
School Tuition In State
Cogswell College

Sunnyvale, CA

$22,480
Expression College for Digital Arts

Emeryville, CA

$21,650
Coleman University

San Diego, CA

$20,725
Southern California Institute of Technology

Anaheim, CA

$19,190
Life Pacific College

San Dimas, CA

$19,140
California College San Diego

San Diego, California

$18,480
Southern California Seminary

El Cajon, CA

$18,240
Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre

Blue Lake, CA

$17,650
Minerva University

San Francisco, California

$17,650
Oak Valley College

Rialto, California

$16,080
DeVry University California

Pomona, California

$15,915
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary

Los Angeles, CA

$15,700
Mt Sierra College

Monrovia, CA

$15,588
Platt College San Diego

San Diego, CA

$15,310
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

Los Angeles, CA

$14,954
University of California San Diego

La Jolla, CA

$14,906
University of California Davis

Davis, CA

$14,858
Humphreys College Stockton and Modesto Campuses

Stockton, CA

$14,760