California Private Colleges Ranked by Highest In State Tution

List of Private Colleges by In State Tution

Below is a college cost ranking of the 108 private 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 $68,237. 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 Private Colleges Ranked by Highest In State Tution
School Tuition In State
University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

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$68,237
Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

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$66,742
Harvey Mudd College

Claremont, CA

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$66,255
Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, CA

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$64,150
Mills College

Oakland, CA

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$63,949
Occidental College

Los Angeles, CA

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$63,446
Scripps College

Claremont, CA

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$63,434
California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA

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$63,255
Chapman University

Orange, CA

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$62,784
Pitzer College

Claremont, CA

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$62,692
Stanford University

Stanford, CA

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$62,484
Pomona College

Claremont, CA

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$62,326
Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

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$59,241
Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

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$58,974
University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

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$58,222
California College of the Arts

Oakland, CA

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$57,946
University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

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$57,614
California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, CA

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$56,724