California Colleges 2024 Average Tuition

For California Colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $3,071 for California residents and $21,330 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $10,762 for California residents and $24,084 for out-of-state students.

Laurus College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $83,400 and Trinity School of Health and Allied Sciences has the lowest tuition & fees of $930 among California Colleges. For graduate programs, Claremont McKenna College has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $68,525 and Grace Mission University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $2,640 among California Colleges.

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Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for California Colleges
	Undergraduate	Graduate
Tuition & Fees	$3,071	$21,330	$10,762	$24,084
Books & Supplies	$1,237	$1,237
Room & Board	$15,061	$15,061
Other Expenses	$4,093	$4,093
COA	$23,462	$41,721	$31,153	$44,475

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of California Colleges is $3,071 for state residents and $21,330 for out-of-state students. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of average tuition & fees for California Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for California Colleges (2020-2024)
	In-State		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2019-2020	$2,687	$517	$18,582	$656
2020-2021	$2,736	$518	$18,919	$660
2021-2022	$2,693	$523	$19,144	$703
2022-2023	$2,699	$540	$19,534	$742
2023-2024	$3,071	-	$21,286	$44

Highest Undergraduate Tuition & fees in California Colleges

Lowest Undergraduate Tuition & fees in California Colleges

Trinity School of Health and Allied Sciences $930
Asian-American International Beauty College $1,000
Thomas Jefferson School of Law $1,200

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of California Colleges in 2024 is $10,762 for state residents and $24,084 for out-of-state students. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for California Colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for California Colleges (2020-2024)
	In-State		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2019-2020	$9,513	$1,849	$20,781	$1,021
2020-2021	$9,672	$1,876	$21,420	$985
2021-2022	$9,654	$1,880	$21,823	$1,025
2022-2023	$9,715	$1,842	$22,100	$1,058
2023-2024	$8,766	$1,996	$22,928	$1,157

Highest Graduate Tuition & fees in California Colleges

Claremont McKenna College $68,525
University of Southern California $68,128
American Film Institute Conservatory $65,800

Lowest Graduate Tuition & fees in California Colleges

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of California Colleges in 2024 is $49 for state residents and $727 for out-of-state students. The graduate average cost per credit hour is - for state residents and $860 for out-of-state students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for California Colleges (2020-2024)
	Undergraduate		Graduate
	In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
2019-2020	$542	$635	$874	$808
2020-2021	$542	$643	$890	$823
2021-2022	$548	$655	$953	$878
2022-2023	$556	$671	$902	$831
2023-2024	$49	$727	-	$860

California Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of California Colleges in 2024 is $19,154 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $23,998 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for California Colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for California Colleges (2020-2024)
	On-Campus		Off-Campus
	Room&Board	Other Expenses	Room&Board	Other Expenses
2019-2020	$13,114	$3,574	$13,953	$4,842
2020-2021	$13,338	$3,373	$14,976	$4,721
2021-2022	$13,607	$3,340	$15,695	$4,754
2022-2023	$14,176	$3,496	$16,598	$4,967
2023-2024	$15,061	$4,093	$18,340	$5,658

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California Colleges 2024 Average Tuition

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Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

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Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

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Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

California Colleges Living Costs