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
University of California Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA

$14,617
Touro College Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

$14,600
Platt College Los Angeles

Alhambra, CA

$14,519
Platt College Ontario

Ontario, CA

$14,519
Shasta Bible College and Graduate School

Redding, CA

$14,460
University of California Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

$14,395
University of California Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA

$14,240
University of the West

Rosemead, CA

$14,018
University of California Irvine

Irvine, CA

$13,939
University of California Riverside

Riverside, CA

$13,874
University of California Merced

Merced, CA

$13,791
University of California Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

$13,401
National University

San Diego, CA

$13,320
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

$13,224
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at San Diego

San Diego, California

$13,224
King's University

Van Nuys, TX

$12,720
Pacific Oaks College

Pasadena, CA

$11,692
Santa Barbara Business College Bakersfield

Bakersfield, CA

$11,658