For California Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $34,423.
University of Southern California has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $71,647 and University of the People has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,200 among California Private colleges. For graduate programs, Claremont McKenna College has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $72,294 and Grace Mission University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $2,460 among California Private colleges.
The average COA of California Private colleges in 2025 is $55,539 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $34,423 | $27,949 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,188 | $1,188 |
| Room & Board | $15,864 | $15,864 |
| Other Expenses | $4,063 | $4,063 |
| COA | $55,539 | $49,065 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of California Private colleges is $34,423. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for California Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $30,962 | $797 |
| 2021-2022 | $30,706 | $844 |
| 2022-2023 | $30,761 | $847 |
| 2023-2024 | $32,124 | $911 |
| 2024-2025 | $33,529 | $894 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of California Private colleges in 2025 is $27,949.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for California Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $23,343 | $782 |
| 2021-2022 | $23,549 | $842 |
| 2022-2023 | $24,049 | $898 |
| 2023-2024 | $25,171 | $943 |
| 2024-2025 | $26,926 | $1,023 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of California Private colleges in 2025 is $1,306.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $1,053.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $1,167 | $944 |
| 2021-2022 | $1,180 | $1,025 |
| 2022-2023 | $1,180 | $971 |
| 2023-2024 | $1,234 | $995 |
| 2024-2025 | $1,306 | $1,053 |
The average living costs of California Private colleges in 2025 is $19,928 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $24,277 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for California Private colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $13,182 | $3,170 | $14,280 | $4,443 |
| 2021-2022 | $13,526 | $3,183 | $14,844 | $4,578 |
| 2022-2023 | $14,017 | $3,338 | $15,595 | $4,699 |
| 2023-2024 | $14,959 | $3,768 | $17,046 | $5,210 |
| 2024-2025 | $15,864 | $4,063 | $18,760 | $5,517 |