There are 46 National Universities in California - 18 public and 28 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $11,677 for California residents and $33,221 for out-of-state students. In private schools, the undergraduate tuition & fees are $46,608. The average tuition & fees of graduate programs are $12,611 for California residents and $24,757 for out-of-state students in public schools. In private schools, the graduate tuition & fees are $31,874 in average.

University of Southern California has the highest tuition & fees of $71,647 and University of Massachusetts Global has the lowest tuition & fees of $12,540 among National Universities in California.

University of California-Los Angeles is the largest school with 47,335 students and Fielding Graduate University is the smallest school with 915 students among those schools.

Comparison between 46 National Universities in California with key academic statistics

Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between National Universities in California
School NameUnder-graduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
Alliant International University-FresnoFresno, CAPrivate, 4-year -- -- - -
Alliant International University-IrvineIrvine, CAPrivate, 4-year -- -- - -
Alliant International University-Los AngelesAlhambra, CAPrivate, 4-year -- -- - -
Alliant International University-SacramentoSacramento, CAPrivate, 4-year -- -- - -
Alliant International University-San DiegoSan Diego, CAPrivate, 4-year $14,254$19,690 -22% 9 to 1 4,530
Alliant International University-San Francisco Bay AreaEmeryville, CAPrivate, 4-year -- -- - -
Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, CAPrivate, 4-year $44,458$17,015 88.43%62% 9 to 1 6,272
Biola UniversityLa Mirada, CAPrivate, 4-year $48,984$12,672 74.35%68% 15 to 1 5,434
California Institute of Integral StudiesSan Francisco, CAPrivate, 4-year $23,124$24,464 -- 15 to 1 1,874
California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CAPrivate, 4-year $65,898$65,706 2.57%94% 3 to 1 2,430
California State University-East BayHayward, CAPublic, 4-year $20,183
($7,583)		$19,187
($9,107)		 97.39%48% 22 to 1 12,326
California State University-FresnoFresno, CAPublic, 4-year $19,941
($7,341)		$18,945
($8,865)		 95.26%57% 22 to 1 24,427
California State University-FullertonFullerton, CAPublic, 4-year $20,070
($7,470)		$19,074
($8,994)		 90.52%70% 26 to 1 43,662
California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, CAPublic, 4-year $19,974
($7,374)		$18,978
($8,898)		 46.27%69% 23 to 1 42,003
California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CAPublic, 4-year $20,688
($8,088)		$19,692
($9,612)		 93.74%55% 22 to 1 18,492
Chapman UniversityOrange, CAPrivate, 4-year $64,984$39,868 65.43%82% 12 to 1 9,760
Claremont Graduate UniversityClaremont, CAPrivate, 4-year $36,390$37,180 -- - 1,771
Concordia University-IrvineIrvine, CAPrivate, 4-year $43,480$8,895 65.99%58% 13 to 1 3,658
Fielding Graduate UniversitySanta Barbara, CAPrivate, 4-year $24,649$24,689 -- - 915
Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara UniversityBerkeley, CAPrivate, 4-year -- -- - -
Loma Linda UniversityLoma Linda, CAPrivate, 4-year $29,960$34,460 -- 3 to 1 4,210
Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CAPrivate, 4-year $61,867$23,172 45.08%79% 10 to 1 10,179
Northcentral UniversitySan Diego, CAPrivate, 4-year $12,594$17,998 -- 1 to 1 9,489
Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, CAPrivate, 4-year $69,918$44,056 62.86%83% 12 to 1 8,976
San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CAPublic, 4-year $21,328
($8,728)		$20,332
($10,252)		 36.19%76% 27 to 1 41,137
San Diego State University-Imperial Valley CampusCalexico, CAPublic, 4-year $20,098
($7,498)		- -- - -
San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, CAPublic, 4-year $20,446
($7,846)		$19,450
($9,370)		 96.44%50% 19 to 1 22,563
Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CAPrivate, 4-year $61,293$31,694 48.00%88% 11 to 1 9,728
Saybrook UniversityPasadena, CAPrivate, 4-year $20,388$23,888 -- - 1,057
Stanford UniversityStanford, CAPrivate, 4-year $65,910$61,878 3.61%92% 6 to 1 18,625
The Master's University and SeminarySanta Clarita, CAPrivate, 4-year $39,020$10,410 84.02%68% 13 to 1 2,860
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CAPublic, 4-year $47,265
($15,377)		$30,968
($15,866)		 10.98%93% 18 to 1 45,882
University of California-DavisDavis, CAPublic, 4-year $47,692
($15,804)		$30,243
($15,141)		 41.83%86% 22 to 1 40,065
University of California-IrvineIrvine, CAPublic, 4-year $46,640
($14,752)		$29,929
($14,827)		 28.57%87% 19 to 1 37,297
University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CAPublic, 4-year $46,121
($14,233)		$29,578
($14,476)		 8.97%93% 20 to 1 47,335
University of California-MercedMerced, CAPublic, 4-year $46,541
($14,653)		$29,855
($14,753)		 90.53%69% 20 to 1 9,110
University of California-RiversideRiverside, CAPublic, 4-year $46,524
($14,636)		$30,014
($14,912)		 76.39%76% 22 to 1 26,384
University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CAPublic, 4-year $47,676
($15,788)		$30,199
($15,097)		 26.71%86% 19 to 1 44,256
University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CAPublic, 4-year $47,332
($15,444)		$30,226
($15,124)		 32.97%83% 17 to 1 26,133
University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CAPublic, 4-year $46,923
($15,035)		$30,512
($15,410)		 65.79%75% 22 to 1 19,938
University of La VerneLa Verne, CAPrivate, 4-year $49,470$15,318 71.17%63% 10 to 1 5,021
University of Massachusetts GlobalAliso Viejo, CAPublic, 4-year $12,540
($12,540)		$13,680
($13,680)		 -43% 24 to 1 8,996
University of San DiegoSan Diego, CAPrivate, 4-year $59,486$31,240 52.38%84% 13 to 1 9,714
University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CAPrivate, 4-year $60,522$29,960 61.71%70% 11 to 1 8,913
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CAPrivate, 4-year $71,647$71,515 9.81%92% 9 to 1 46,566
University of the PacificStockton, CAPrivate, 4-year $57,080$55,452 71.32%69% 13 to 1 6,944