Public Colleges in California 2024 Average Tuition

177 Public Colleges in California

There are 177 Public Colleges in California. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $3,740 for California residents and $13,126 for out-of-state students. The average graduate schools' tuition & fees are $11,723 for California residents and $21,930 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate of the schools is 70.18% and the yield (enrollment rate) is 19.45%. The average graduation rate is 41% and 11,922 students are attending to schools in average.

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Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between Public Colleges in California
School Name	City	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Graduate Tuition & Fees	Acceptance Rate	Graduation Rate	Student To faculty Ratio	Student Population
ABC Adult School Less than 2-years, public	Cerritos	$4,800 ($4,800)	-	-	-	5 to 1	193
ABC Adult School - Cabrillo Lane Less than 2-years, public	Cerritos	$1,862 ($1,862)	-	-	-	-	-
Allan Hancock College 2-4 years, public	Santa Maria	$9,436 ($1,156)	-	-	28%	22 to 1	10,329
American River College 2-4 years, public	Sacramento	$12,808 ($1,288)	-	-	27%	27 to 1	27,422
Antelope Valley Community College District four-years, public	Lancaster	$8,228 ($1,124)	-	-	30%	22 to 1	11,840
Bakersfield College four-years, public	Bakersfield	$10,310 ($1,430)	-	-	22%	28 to 1	26,873
Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education Less than 2-years, public	Baldwin Park	$1,665 ($1,665)	-	-	-	16 to 1	405
Barstow Community College 2-4 years, public	Barstow	$9,936 ($1,104)	-	-	30%	21 to 1	2,884
Beaumont Adult School Less than 2-years, public	Beaumont	$30,034 ($30,034)	-	-	-	15 to 1	81
Berkeley City College 2-4 years, public	Berkeley	$8,684 ($1,148)	-	-	41%	28 to 1	6,122
Butte College 2-4 years, public	Oroville	$8,416 ($1,336)	-	-	33%	20 to 1	9,362
Butte County Regional Occupational Program Less than 2-years, public	Chico	$7,000 ($7,000)	-	-	-	10 to 1	29
Cabrillo College 2-4 years, public	Aptos	$9,910 ($1,270)	-	-	33%	16 to 1	9,149
California Indian Nations College 2-4 years, public	Palm Desert	$7,743 ($7,742)	-	-	-	9 to 1	76
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo four-years, public	San Luis Obispo	$30,995 ($11,075)	$22,013 ($12,509)	30.43%	85%	20 to 1	22,000
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt four-years, public	Arcata	$19,793 ($7,913)	$18,851 ($9,347)	98.18%	45%	15 to 1	6,025
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona four-years, public	Pomona	$19,319 ($7,439)	$18,377 ($8,873)	55.38%	66%	25 to 1	27,503
California State University Maritime Academy four-years, public	Vallejo	$19,552 ($7,672)	$17,994 ($8,490)	95.50%	63%	12 to 1	849
California State University-Bakersfield four-years, public	Bakersfield	$19,576 ($7,696)	$18,634 ($9,130)	86.55%	49%	19 to 1	9,613
California State University-Channel Islands four-years, public	Camarillo	$18,697 ($6,817)	$17,755 ($8,251)	89.65%	56%	17 to 1	6,128
California State University-Chico four-years, public	Chico	$19,944 ($8,064)	$19,002 ($9,498)	95.00%	64%	20 to 1	14,183
California State University-Dominguez Hills four-years, public	Carson	$18,944 ($7,064)	$18,002 ($8,498)	89.13%	46%	22 to 1	16,426
California State University-East Bay four-years, public	Hayward	$18,935 ($7,055)	$17,993 ($8,489)	96.20%	45%	22 to 1	13,673
California State University-Fresno four-years, public	Fresno	$18,860 ($6,980)	$17,918 ($8,414)	95.43%	56%	21 to 1	23,999
California State University-Fullerton four-years, public	Fullerton	$18,953 ($7,073)	$18,011 ($8,507)	66.72%	69%	24 to 1	40,386
California State University-Long Beach four-years, public	Long Beach	$18,888 ($7,008)	$17,946 ($8,442)	39.95%	72%	22 to 1	38,973
California State University-Los Angeles four-years, public	Los Angeles	$18,698 ($6,818)	$17,756 ($8,252)	86.94%	51%	22 to 1	26,460
California State University-Monterey Bay four-years, public	Seaside	$19,317 ($7,437)	$18,375 ($8,871)	92.39%	61%	20 to 1	7,045
California State University-Northridge four-years, public	Northridge	$18,975 ($7,095)	$18,033 ($8,529)	91.23%	55%	24 to 1	37,579
California State University-Sacramento four-years, public	Sacramento	$19,482 ($7,602)	$18,540 ($9,036)	93.21%	54%	24 to 1	31,818
California State University-San Bernardino four-years, public	San Bernardino	$19,555 ($7,675)	$18,613 ($9,109)	91.08%	54%	23 to 1	19,803
California State University-San Marcos four-years, public	San Marcos	$19,619 ($7,739)	$18,672 ($9,168)	95.19%	56%	23 to 1	15,109
California State University-Stanislaus four-years, public	Turlock	$19,706 ($7,826)	$18,764 ($9,260)	96.61%	55%	18 to 1	10,154
Canada College 2-4 years, public	Redwood City	$9,508 ($1,332)	-	-	35%	22 to 1	5,388
Cerritos College 2-4 years, public	Norwalk	$12,004 ($1,364)	-	-	29%	26 to 1	19,469
Cerro Coso Community College 2-4 years, public	Ridgecrest	$10,264 ($1,384)	-	-	29%	23 to 1	4,919
Chabot College 2-4 years, public	Hayward	$8,686 ($1,150)	-	-	34%	21 to 1	10,736
Chaffey College 2-4 years, public	Rancho Cucamonga	$11,120 ($1,184)	-	-	28%	22 to 1	19,238
Charles A Jones Career and Education Center Less than 2-years, public	Sacramento	$22,360 ($22,360)	-	-	-	12 to 1	98
Citrus College 2-4 years, public	Glendora	$9,844 ($1,204)	-	-	41%	23 to 1	9,975
City College of San Francisco 2-4 years, public	San Francisco	$14,656 ($1,696)	-	-	37%	20 to 1	16,134
Clovis Adult Education Less than 2-years, public	Clovis	$12,000 ($12,000)	-	-	-	17 to 1	210
Clovis Community College 2-4 years, public	Fresno	$9,454 ($1,334)	-	-	35%	27 to 1	7,772
Coastline Community College 2-4 years, public	Fountain Valley	$9,964 ($1,180)	-	-	23%	30 to 1	8,077
College of Alameda 2-4 years, public	Alameda	$8,684 ($1,148)	-	-	35%	30 to 1	5,673
College of Marin 2-4 years, public	Kentfield	$10,828 ($1,558)	-	-	32%	16 to 1	4,283
College of San Mateo 2-4 years, public	San Mateo	$11,384 ($1,332)	-	-	47%	21 to 1	7,512
College of the Canyons 2-4 years, public	Santa Clarita	$11,232 ($1,176)	-	-	42%	26 to 1	18,075
College of the Desert 2-4 years, public	Palm Desert	$9,586 ($1,326)	-	-	27%	26 to 1	10,382
College of the Redwoods 2-4 years, public	Eureka	$7,783 ($1,147)	-	-	24%	15 to 1	4,006
College of the Sequoias 2-4 years, public	Visalia	$8,338 ($1,394)	-	-	31%	28 to 1	13,170
College of the Siskiyous 2-4 years, public	Weed	$9,394 ($1,444)	-	-	25%	13 to 1	1,204
Columbia College 2-4 years, public	Sonora	$8,870 ($1,547)	-	-	27%	14 to 1	2,349
Compton College 2-4 years, public	Compton	$8,822 ($1,142)	-	-	10%	14 to 1	4,082
Contra Costa College 2-4 years, public	San Pablo	$9,012 ($1,312)	-	-	25%	20 to 1	5,832
Copper Mountain Community College 2-4 years, public	Joshua Tree	$11,050 ($1,114)	-	-	22%	13 to 1	1,402
Cosumnes River College 2-4 years, public	Sacramento	$12,808 ($1,288)	-	-	31%	27 to 1	13,294
Crafton Hills College 2-4 years, public	Yucaipa	$12,320 ($1,188)	-	-	33%	17 to 1	5,113
Cuesta College 2-4 years, public	San Luis Obispo	$11,000 ($1,340)	-	-	43%	27 to 1	9,908
Cuyamaca College 2-4 years, public	El Cajon	$10,636 ($1,340)	-	-	31%	23 to 1	8,043
Cypress College four-years, public	Cypress	$9,399 ($1,150)	-	-	33%	22 to 1	13,523
De Anza College 2-4 years, public	Cupertino	$12,317 ($1,562)	-	-	66%	27 to 1	16,335
Diablo Valley College 2-4 years, public	Pleasant Hill	$9,012 ($1,312)	-	-	46%	24 to 1	16,097
Downey Adult School 2-4 years, public	Downey	$4,499 ($4,499)	-	-	89%	30 to 1	813
East Los Angeles College 2-4 years, public	Monterey Park	$10,130 ($1,238)	-	-	29%	29 to 1	27,855
El Camino Community College District 2-4 years, public	Torrance	$7,144 ($1,144)	-	-	35%	26 to 1	19,944
Escondido Adult School Less than 2-years, public	Escondido	-	-	-	-	15 to 1	174
Evergreen Valley College 2-4 years, public	San Jose	$8,718 ($1,366)	-	-	35%	25 to 1	7,952
Feather River Community College District four-years, public	Quincy	$9,925 ($1,465)	-	-	40%	16 to 1	1,383
Folsom Lake College 2-4 years, public	Folsom	$12,808 ($1,288)	-	-	37%	26 to 1	8,796
Foothill College four-years, public	Los Altos Hills	$12,320 ($1,565)	-	-	56%	25 to 1	12,434
Fresno City College 2-4 years, public	Fresno	$9,454 ($1,334)	-	-	24%	25 to 1	22,609
Fullerton College 2-4 years, public	Fullerton	$9,399 ($1,150)	-	-	32%	23 to 1	18,370
Gavilan College 2-4 years, public	Gilroy	$12,246 ($1,506)	-	-	32%	21 to 1	4,561
Glendale Community College 2-4 years, public	Glendale	$8,381 ($1,181)	-	-	31%	24 to 1	10,658
Golden West College 2-4 years, public	Huntington Beach	$11,084 ($1,196)	-	-	41%	26 to 1	10,053
Grossmont College 2-4 years, public	El Cajon	$10,628 ($1,332)	-	-	28%	19 to 1	12,862
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education 2-4 years, public	La Puente	$2,123 ($2,123)	-	94.07%	87%	27 to 1	337
Hartnell College 2-4 years, public	Salinas	$8,994 ($1,404)	-	-	31%	22 to 1	8,892
IDEA at ATEP 2-4 years, public	Tustin	$10,996 ($1,156)	-	-	-	-	-
Imperial Valley College 2-4 years, public	Imperial	$7,990 ($1,126)	-	-	37%	31 to 1	7,747
Irvine Valley College 2-4 years, public	Irvine	$10,996 ($1,156)	-	-	55%	28 to 1	10,464
Lake Tahoe Community College 2-4 years, public	South Lake Tahoe	$11,067 ($1,131)	-	-	33%	17 to 1	2,519
Laney College 2-4 years, public	Oakland	$8,684 ($1,148)	-	-	26%	26 to 1	9,653
Las Positas College 2-4 years, public	Livermore	$8,176 ($1,168)	-	-	46%	20 to 1	6,724
Lassen Community College 2-4 years, public	Susanville	$8,224 ($1,144)	-	-	23%	13 to 1	1,694
Long Beach City College 2-4 years, public	Long Beach	$11,440 ($1,556)	-	-	21%	26 to 1	22,402
Los Angeles City College 2-4 years, public	Los Angeles	$10,130 ($1,238)	-	-	23%	27 to 1	13,199
Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health 2-4 years, public	Los Angeles	$5,050 ($5,050)	-	-	-	3 to 1	195
Los Angeles Harbor College 2-4 years, public	Wilmington	$10,050 ($1,238)	-	-	30%	26 to 1	7,384
Los Angeles Mission College 2-4 years, public	Sylmar	$10,130 ($1,238)	-	-	23%	28 to 1	9,283
Los Angeles Pierce College 2-4 years, public	Woodland Hills	$10,130 ($1,238)	-	-	36%	27 to 1	15,372
Los Angeles Southwest College 2-4 years, public	Los Angeles	$10,130 ($1,238)	-	-	18%	19 to 1	4,913
Los Angeles Trade Technical College 2-4 years, public	Los Angeles	$10,130 ($1,238)	-	-	24%	22 to 1	10,377
Los Angeles Valley College 2-4 years, public	Valley Glen	$10,130 ($1,238)	-	-	32%	25 to 1	15,037
Los Medanos College 2-4 years, public	Pittsburg	$9,012 ($1,312)	-	-	38%	22 to 1	7,791
Madera Community College 2-4 years, public	Madera	$9,454 ($1,334)	-	-	-	31 to 1	5,522
Mendocino College 2-4 years, public	Ukiah	$8,893 ($1,423)	-	-	30%	14 to 1	3,554
Merced College 2-4 years, public	Merced	$8,154 ($1,194)	-	-	29%	25 to 1	10,214
Merritt College 2-4 years, public	Oakland	$8,703 ($1,167)	-	-	20%	26 to 1	6,514
MiraCosta College four-years, public	Oceanside	$9,120 ($1,152)	-	-	42%	19 to 1	10,860
MiraCosta College - San Elijo Campus four-years, public	Cardiff	$9,120 ($1,152)	-	-	-	-	-
Mission College 2-4 years, public	Santa Clara	$12,220 ($1,438)	-	-	34%	15 to 1	5,747
Modesto Junior College four-years, public	Modesto	$8,870 ($1,270)	-	-	24%	18 to 1	16,224
Monterey Peninsula College 2-4 years, public	Monterey	$9,924 ($1,188)	-	-	26%	18 to 1	6,514
Moorpark College 2-4 years, public	Moorpark	$8,179 ($1,416)	-	-	41%	27 to 1	12,484
Moreno Valley College 2-4 years, public	Moreno Valley	$11,230 ($1,420)	-	-	24%	22 to 1	9,095
Mt San Antonio College 2-4 years, public	Walnut	$10,212 ($1,364)	-	-	39%	22 to 1	26,256
Mt San Jacinto Community College District 2-4 years, public	San Jacinto	$11,276 ($1,406)	-	-	32%	30 to 1	15,153
Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD Less than 2-years, public	Concord	$4,070 ($4,070)	-	-	-	8 to 1	142
Napa Valley College 2-4 years, public	Napa	$11,908 ($1,156)	-	-	31%	17 to 1	4,041
Naval Postgraduate School four-years, public	Monterey	-	-	-	-	-	2,670
Norco College 2-4 years, public	Norco	$11,230 ($1,420)	-	-	33%	26 to 1	9,467
Ohlone College 2-4 years, public	Fremont	$8,714 ($1,202)	-	-	55%	25 to 1	8,358
Orange Coast College 2-4 years, public	Costa Mesa	$9,992 ($1,208)	-	-	45%	27 to 1	16,614
Oxnard College 2-4 years, public	Oxnard	$8,179 ($1,416)	-	-	32%	27 to 1	6,339
Palo Verde College 2-4 years, public	Blythe	$12,880 ($1,288)	-	-	30%	24 to 1	4,639
Palomar College 2-4 years, public	San Marcos	$10,650 ($1,354)	-	-	30%	21 to 1	17,655
Pasadena City College 2-4 years, public	Pasadena	$10,756 ($1,180)	-	-	41%	22 to 1	21,923
Pomona Unified School District Adult and Career Education Less than 2-years, public	Pomona	$6,000 ($6,000)	-	-	-	20 to 1	103
Porterville College 2-4 years, public	Porterville	$10,289 ($1,409)	-	-	26%	24 to 1	4,113
Poway Adult School Less than 2-years, public	Poway	-	-	-	-	11 to 1	110
Reedley College 2-4 years, public	Reedley	$9,454 ($1,334)	-	-	35%	21 to 1	7,086
Rio Hondo College four-years, public	Whittier	$9,884 ($1,388)	-	-	24%	29 to 1	16,139
Riverside City College 2-4 years, public	Riverside	$11,230 ($1,420)	-	-	32%	24 to 1	19,147
Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education Less than 2-years, public	Riverside	$12,300 ($12,300)	-	-	-	33 to 1	230
Sacramento City College 2-4 years, public	Sacramento	$12,808 ($1,288)	-	-	26%	25 to 1	17,719
Saddleback College 2-4 years, public	Mission Viejo	$13,732 ($1,432)	-	-	46%	24 to 1	16,660
San Bernardino Valley College 2-4 years, public	San Bernardino	$10,017 ($1,185)	-	-	19%	16 to 1	10,767
San Diego City College 2-4 years, public	San Diego	$9,094 ($1,150)	-	-	23%	20 to 1	12,144
San Diego Mesa College four-years, public	San Diego	$9,094 ($1,150)	-	-	33%	24 to 1	18,076
San Diego Miramar College 2-4 years, public	San Diego	$9,094 ($1,150)	-	-	40%	27 to 1	13,062
San Diego State University four-years, public	San Diego	$20,170 ($8,290)	$19,228 ($9,724)	39.26%	78%	25 to 1	37,402
San Diego State University-Imperial Valley Campus four-years, public	Calexico	$18,940 ($7,060)	-	-	-	-	-
San Francisco State University four-years, public	San Francisco	$19,304 ($7,424)	$18,362 ($8,858)	94.20%	54%	19 to 1	25,282
San Joaquin Delta College 2-4 years, public	Stockton	$9,072 ($1,288)	-	-	29%	32 to 1	16,168
San Joaquin General Hospital School of Radiation Technology 2-4 years, public	French Camp	$9,072 ($1,288)	-	-	-	-	-
San Jose City College 2-4 years, public	San Jose	$9,486 ($1,366)	-	-	33%	23 to 1	7,561
San Jose State University four-years, public	San Jose	$19,872 ($7,992)	$18,930 ($9,426)	76.71%	68%	22 to 1	35,751
Santa Ana College four-years, public	Santa Ana	$9,460 ($1,180)	-	-	26%	31 to 1	23,852
Santa Barbara City College 2-4 years, public	Santa Barbara	$10,186 ($1,234)	-	-	39%	37 to 1	12,675
Santa Monica College four-years, public	Santa Monica	$9,316 ($1,156)	-	-	32%	26 to 1	22,375
Santa Rosa Junior College 2-4 years, public	Santa Rosa	$11,308 ($1,318)	-	-	30%	17 to 1	15,552
Santiago Canyon College 2-4 years, public	Orange	$9,612 ($1,164)	-	-	45%	36 to 1	11,696
Shasta College four-years, public	Redding	$8,277 ($1,197)	-	-	31%	24 to 1	7,363
Sierra College 2-4 years, public	Rocklin	$9,988 ($1,156)	-	-	33%	23 to 1	15,766
Skyline College four-years, public	San Bruno	$11,384 ($1,332)	-	-	40%	27 to 1	8,523
Solano Community College four-years, public	Fairfield	$8,900 ($1,172)	-	-	33%	25 to 1	8,426
Sonoma State University four-years, public	Rohnert Park	$20,070 ($8,190)	$19,128 ($9,624)	94.00%	59%	18 to 1	6,637
Southwestern College 2-4 years, public	Chula Vista	$9,492 ($1,344)	-	-	31%	22 to 1	16,530
Taft College 2-4 years, public	Taft	$9,076 ($1,108)	-	-	33%	27 to 1	4,508
Teachers College of San Joaquin four-years, public	Stockton	$6,270 ($5,896)	$6,977 ($6,413)	-	-	17 to 1	1,108
Tri-Community Adult Education 2-4 years, public	Covina	$16,000 ($16,000)	-	-	-	15 to 1	217
Ukiah Adult School Less than 2-years, public	Ukiah	$8,400 ($8,400)	-	-	-	15 to 1	32
University of California-Berkeley four-years, public	Berkeley	$45,627 ($14,850)	$30,363 ($15,261)	11.33%	94%	19 to 1	45,307
University of California-Davis four-years, public	Davis	$46,024 ($15,247)	$29,662 ($14,560)	37.34%	86%	21 to 1	39,679
University of California-Hastings College of Law four-years, public	San Francisco	-	$46,753 ($49,696)	-	-	-	1,193
University of California-Irvine four-years, public	Irvine	$45,014 ($14,237)	$29,377 ($14,275)	21.15%	86%	18 to 1	35,937
University of California-Los Angeles four-years, public	Los Angeles	$44,524 ($13,747)	$28,985 ($13,883)	8.57%	92%	18 to 1	46,430
University of California-Merced four-years, public	Merced	$44,944 ($14,167)	$29,289 ($14,187)	89.46%	67%	19 to 1	9,103
University of California-Riverside four-years, public	Riverside	$44,947 ($14,170)	$29,468 ($14,366)	68.69%	76%	24 to 1	26,809
University of California-San Diego four-years, public	La Jolla	$46,042 ($15,265)	$29,637 ($14,535)	23.71%	87%	19 to 1	42,006
University of California-San Francisco four-years, public	San Francisco	-	$29,294 ($14,192)	-	-	-	3,140
University of California-Santa Barbara four-years, public	Santa Barbara	$45,742 ($14,965)	$29,555 ($14,453)	25.85%	85%	17 to 1	26,420
University of California-Santa Cruz four-years, public	Santa Cruz	$45,337 ($14,560)	$29,957 ($14,855)	46.92%	76%	23 to 1	19,478
University of Massachusetts Global four-years, public	Irvine	$12,520 ($12,520)	$13,282 ($13,030)	-	50%	18 to 1	8,689
Ventura Adult and Continuing Education Less than 2-years, public	Ventura	$8,370 ($8,370)	-	-	-	3 to 1	87
Ventura College 2-4 years, public	Ventura	$8,179 ($1,416)	-	-	39%	25 to 1	10,559
Victor Valley College 2-4 years, public	Victorville	$10,125 ($1,425)	-	-	23%	28 to 1	12,648
Victor Valley Community College - Aviation Technology 2-4 years, public	Victorville	$10,125 ($1,425)	-	-	-	-	-
Vista Adult School Less than 2-years, public	Vista	-	-	-	-	18 to 1	192
West Hills College-Coalinga 2-4 years, public	Coalinga	$10,082 ($1,382)	-	-	29%	22 to 1	3,061
West Hills College-Lemoore 2-4 years, public	Lemoore	$10,082 ($1,382)	-	-	42%	27 to 1	3,845
West Los Angeles College four-years, public	Culver City	$10,130 ($1,238)	-	-	27%	24 to 1	8,656
West Valley College 2-4 years, public	Saratoga	$8,702 ($1,490)	-	-	45%	17 to 1	6,513
Woodland Community College 2-4 years, public	Woodland	$8,184 ($1,124)	-	-	34%	19 to 1	3,441
Yuba College 2-4 years, public	Marysville	$8,208 ($1,128)	-	-	29%	21 to 1	5,401

2024 Tuition of Public Colleges in California

Public Colleges in California 2024 Tuition & Fees Distribution (A to Z)

177 Public Colleges in California