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 110 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 $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 Private Colleges Ranked by Highest In State Tution
School Tuition In State
University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

$64,726
Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

$63,142
Harvey Mudd College

Claremont, CA

$62,817
California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA

$60,864
Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, CA

$60,715
Scripps College

Claremont, CA

$60,712
Chapman University

Orange, CA

$60,672
Pitzer College

Claremont, CA

$60,578
Occidental College

Los Angeles, CA

$60,566
Pomona College

Claremont, CA

$59,238
Stanford University

Stanford, CA

$58,416
Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

$57,534
Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

$55,926
University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

$55,678
University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

$55,532
California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, CA

$55,056
California College of the Arts

Oakland, CA

$54,706
University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

$54,554