California College of the Arts's tuition & fees has increased from $43,708 (2015) to $60,226 (2025), and the rate of tuition increase is 37.79% over the past 10 years. The graduate school tuition & fees has raised from $45,970 (year 2015) to $63,430 (year 2025).
California College of the Arts's tuition increase rate is higher than the California's average increase rate of 14.58%. Compare to all colleges in United States, it's increase rate is higher than the average increase rate of 10.99%.
Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends
The total cost of attendance (COA), including tuition & fees, books & supplies costs, and living costs, increased by 44.69% from 2015 ($60,558).
For the current academic year 2024-2025, California College of the Arts's COA is $87,623, which is increased by 3.81% from last year.
The following table and chart show changes to California College of the Arts's COA over the past 10 years.
Tuition & Fees Changes
The tuition & fees have increased 37.79% for the last 10 years , and the 2025 tuition & fees are $59,376. The following table and chart show the tuition & fees changes at California College of the Arts over last the 10 years.
Books & Supplies Costs Changes
The cost of purchasing books & supplies which are required/recommended for courses $1,500, and it has not changed since 2015.
| Year | Books & Supplies | Change by Year |
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| 2015-16 | $1,500 | - |
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| 2016-17 | $1,500 | |
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| 2017-18 | $1,500 | |
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| 2018-19 | $1,500 | |
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| 2019-20 | $1,500 | |
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| 2020-21 | $1,500 | |
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| 2021-22 | $1,500 | |
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| 2022-23 | $1,500 | |
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| 2023-24 | $1,500 | |
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| 2024-25 | $1,500 | |
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Living Costs Changes
The living costs including room, board, and other living expenses have increased 64.97% when a student lives on-campus facilities and 80.57% when living-off campus from the year 2015 to 2025. The following table shows the changes in living costs at California College of the Arts.
| Year | Living On Campus | Living Off Campus | Change by Year |
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| 2015-16 | $15,350 | $14,610 | - |
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| 2016-17 | $15,670 | $14,830 | 2.08% |
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| 2017-18 | $16,140 | $15,220 | 3.00% |
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| 2018-19 | $16,436 | $15,426 | 1.83% |
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| 2019-20 | $17,521 | $16,015 | 6.60% |
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| 2020-21 | $22,043 | $19,511 | 25.81% |
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| 2021-22 | $22,567 | $19,822 | 2.38% |
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| 2022-23 | $23,755 | $24,786 | 5.26% |
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| 2023-24 | $24,963 | $25,917 | 5.09% |
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| 2024-25 | $25,897 | $27,012 | 3.74% |
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Compare Tuition Change to Similar Colleges
The following table compares 2025 tuition and increase rate from last year between California College of the Arts and similar schools.
| 2025 | 2024 | Increase Rate |
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| California College of the Arts | $60,226 | $57,946 | 3.93% |
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| University of Southern California | $71,647 | $68,237 | 5.00% |
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| University of the People | $1,200 | $1,200 | - |
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| National University | $13,284 | $13,320 | -0.27% |
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| Stanford University | $65,910 | $62,484 | 5.48% |
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| California Baptist University | $41,228 | $39,720 | 3.80% |
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