Colleges in California and what each costs

107 colleges, biggest first. The cost is one year in 2026-27: tuition and fees (in-state for public colleges), books, room and board, and other costs. Click a college to see how many years your 529 pays for.

College	City	Type	One year, 2026-27
Cal State Fullerton cost of attendance	Fullerton	Public, 4-year	$35,689
CSULB cost of attendance	Long Beach	Public, 4-year	$32,803
San Diego State cost of attendance	San Diego	Public, 4-year	$38,443
UC San Diego cost of attendance	La Jolla	Public, 4-year	$46,044
UCLA cost of attendance	Los Angeles	Public, 4-year	$44,462
UC Berkeley cost of attendance	Berkeley	Public, 4-year	$53,123
CSUN cost of attendance	Northridge	Public, 4-year	$28,016
UC Davis cost of attendance	Davis	Public, 4-year	$47,594
UC Irvine cost of attendance	Irvine	Public, 4-year	$44,808
Sac State cost of attendance	Sacramento	Public, 4-year	$35,646
SJSU cost of attendance	San Jose	Public, 4-year	$36,396
Cal Poly Pomona cost of attendance	Pomona	Public, 4-year	$30,742
UCSB cost of attendance	Santa Barbara	Public, 4-year	$48,937
UC Riverside cost of attendance	Riverside	Public, 4-year	$45,846
Cal Poly cost of attendance	San Luis Obispo	Public, 4-year	$40,723
Fresno State cost of attendance	Fresno	Public, 4-year	$27,403
USC cost of attendance	Los Angeles	Private, 4-year	$101,595
Cal State LA cost of attendance	Los Angeles	Public, 4-year	$37,224
SF State cost of attendance	San Francisco	Public, 4-year	$38,541
Riverside City College cost of attendance	Riverside	Public, 2-year	$23,558
UC Santa Cruz cost of attendance	Santa Cruz	Public, 4-year	$47,378
Orange Coast College cost of attendance	Costa Mesa	Public, 2-year	$31,637
Santa Rosa Junior College cost of attendance	Santa Rosa	Public, 2-year	$30,142
Cal State San Bernardino cost of attendance	San Bernardino	Public, 4-year	$29,397
Cal State San Marcos cost of attendance	San Marcos	Public, 4-year	$29,430
Sierra College cost of attendance	Rocklin	Public, 2-year	$27,184
Chico State cost of attendance	Chico	Public, 4-year	$30,655
Cal State Dominguez Hills cost of attendance	Carson	Public, 4-year	$33,217
Cal State East Bay cost of attendance	Hayward	Public, 4-year	$32,502
Moreno Valley College cost of attendance	Moreno Valley	Public, 2-year	$23,558
Norco College cost of attendance	Norco	Public, 2-year	$23,558
Cal State Bakersfield cost of attendance	Bakersfield	Public, 4-year	$29,715
Stanislaus State cost of attendance	Turlock	Public, 4-year	$27,857
UC Merced cost of attendance	Merced	Public, 4-year	$47,548
California Baptist University cost of attendance	Riverside	Private, 4-year	$62,917
Imperial Valley College cost of attendance	Imperial	Public, 2-year	$20,715
Stanford cost of attendance	Stanford	Private, 4-year	$99,408
Chapman cost of attendance	Orange	Private, 4-year	$94,002
Loyola Marymount University cost of attendance	Los Angeles	Private, 4-year	$97,853
California State University, Monterey Bay cost of attendance	Seaside	Public, 4-year	$31,748
Santa Clara University cost of attendance	Santa Clara	Private, 4-year	$91,309
Shasta College cost of attendance	Redding	Public, 2-year	$24,708
University of San Diego cost of attendance	San Diego	Private, 4-year	$91,285
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt cost of attendance	Arcata	Public, 4-year	$29,382
Reedley College cost of attendance	Reedley	Public, 2-year	$21,137
University of San Francisco cost of attendance	San Francisco	Private, 4-year	$89,132
Sonoma State University cost of attendance	Rohnert Park	Public, 4-year	$30,891
California State University, Channel Islands cost of attendance	Camarillo	Public, 4-year	$30,991
College of the Redwoods cost of attendance	Eureka	Public, 2-year	$20,458
Napa Valley College cost of attendance	Napa	Public, 2-year	$27,889
Lake Tahoe Community College cost of attendance	South Lake Tahoe	Public, 2-year	$32,711
Academy of Art University cost of attendance	San Francisco	Private, 4-year	$60,526
Taft College cost of attendance	Taft	Public, 2-year	$15,466
Pepperdine University cost of attendance	Malibu	Private, 4-year	$101,611
Biola University cost of attendance	La Mirada	Private, 4-year	$72,238
University of the Pacific cost of attendance	Stockton	Private, 4-year	$84,253
Point Loma Nazarene University cost of attendance	San Diego	Private, 4-year	$70,811
University of La Verne cost of attendance	La Verne	Private, 4-year	$73,620
Azusa Pacific University cost of attendance	Azusa	Private, 4-year	$62,719
Coalinga College cost of attendance	Coalinga	Public, 2-year	$15,825
California Lutheran University cost of attendance	Thousand Oaks	Private, 4-year	$80,041
University of Redlands cost of attendance	Redlands	Private, 4-year	$89,855
Columbia College cost of attendance	Sonora	Public, 2-year	$25,238
Saint Mary's College of California cost of attendance	Moraga	Private, 4-year	$86,100
Vanguard University of Southern California cost of attendance	Costa Mesa	Private, 4-year	$64,787
Occidental College cost of attendance	Los Angeles	Private, 4-year	$95,034
Feather River Community College District cost of attendance	Quincy	Public, 2-year	$22,749
Lassen Community College cost of attendance	Susanville	Public, 2-year	$22,102
Mount Saint Mary's University cost of attendance	Los Angeles	Private, 4-year	$80,119
Pomona College cost of attendance	Claremont	Private, 4-year	$96,546
Master's University and Seminary cost of attendance	Santa Clarita	Private, 4-year	$62,971
Fresno Pacific University cost of attendance	Fresno	Private, 4-year	$53,960
Concordia University, Irvine cost of attendance	Irvine	Private, 4-year	$67,022
Claremont McKenna College cost of attendance	Claremont	Private, 4-year	$99,921
Westmont College cost of attendance	Santa Barbara	Private, 4-year	$78,666
William Jessup University cost of attendance	Rocklin	Private, 4-year	$58,701
Pitzer College cost of attendance	Claremont	Private, 4-year	$95,912
Otis College of Art and Design cost of attendance	Los Angeles	Private, 4-year	$89,686
College of the Siskiyous cost of attendance	Weed	Public, 2-year	$19,333
La Sierra University cost of attendance	Riverside	Private, 4-year	$59,858
Dominican University of California cost of attendance	San Rafael	Private, 4-year	$76,473
Scripps College cost of attendance	Claremont	Private, 4-year	$97,176
California College of the Arts cost of attendance	San Francisco	Private, 4-year	$92,282
California Institute of Technology cost of attendance	Pasadena	Private, 4-year	$96,730
Harvey Mudd College cost of attendance	Claremont	Private, 4-year	$101,696
Loma Linda University cost of attendance	Loma Linda	Private, 4-year	$44,580
California Institute of the Arts cost of attendance	Valencia	Private, 4-year	$87,456
Simpson University cost of attendance	Redding	Private, 4-year	$60,301
Pacific Union College cost of attendance	Angwin	Private, 2-year	$55,543
Cal Poly Maritime Academy cost of attendance	Vallejo	Public, 4-year	$33,275
Woodbury University cost of attendance	Burbank	Private, 4-year	$71,630
Whittier College cost of attendance	Whittier	Private, 4-year	$74,644
Menlo College cost of attendance	Atherton	Private, 4-year	$83,084
Laguna College of Art and Design cost of attendance	Laguna Beach	Private, 4-year	$68,576
Minerva University cost of attendance	San Francisco	Private, 4-year	$52,324
Thomas Aquinas College cost of attendance	Santa Paula	Private, 4-year	$48,342
Hope International University cost of attendance	Fullerton	Private, 4-year	$57,912
Soka University of America cost of attendance	Aliso Viejo	Private, 4-year	$62,991
Northeastern University Oakland cost of attendance	Oakland	Private, 4-year	$98,757
Life Pacific University cost of attendance	San Dimas	Private, 4-year	$42,230

2026-27 is our estimate: the 2025-26 prices each college reported to the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard), plus 3%.

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