Most expensive colleges in California

50 colleges ranked by net price after aid

These 50 priciest colleges in California, ranked by net price after aid, run from $25,378 at Providence Christian College to $51,992 at West Coast University-Los Angeles. 1 is public and 49 are private.

#	College	Type	Net price / yr	Acceptance	Median earnings (10yr)
1	West Coast University-Los Angeles North Hollywood, CA	Private	$51,992	—	$102,672
2	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	Private	$50,959	44%	$109,183
3	Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA	Private	$50,218	96%	$84,713
4	Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA	Private	$50,209	75%	$71,958
5	Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA	Private	$50,168	82%	$63,998
6	Newschool of Architecture and Design San Diego, CA	Private	$48,616	100%	$68,891
7	Chapman University Orange, CA	Private	$47,527	56%	$70,070
8	California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA	Private	$47,183	26%	$41,198
9	Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA	Private	$45,864	84%	$58,152
10	Gnomon North Hollywood, CA	Private	$45,824	40%	$114,785
11	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	Private	$45,723	40%	$78,349
12	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	Private	$45,409	50%	$82,939
13	San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, CA	Private	$42,448	52%	—
14	Laguna College of Art and Design Laguna Beach, CA	Private	$42,354	78%	$47,867
15	California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA	Private	$42,168	73%	$49,414
16	Los Angeles College of Music Pasadena, CA	Private	$40,853	81%	$31,758
17	Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA	Private	$39,778	—	$39,008
18	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	Private	$39,495	51%	$89,812
19	Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	Private	$39,329	40%	$75,951
20	Scripps College Claremont, CA	Private	$38,802	34%	$77,539
21	California Aeronautical University Bakersfield, CA	Private	$38,205	—	$38,361
22	Southern California Institute of Architecture Los Angeles, CA	Private	$37,535	83%	$71,909
23	Los Angeles Film School Hollywood, CA	Private	$33,130	—	$31,632
24	University of Saint Katherine San Marcos, CA	Private	$33,072	46%	—
25	Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA	Private	$32,926	80%	$64,778
26	Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	Private	$32,492	13%	$138,687
27	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	Private	$31,927	10%	$92,498
28	Pitzer College Claremont, CA	Private	$31,663	17%	$69,512
29	University of Massachusetts Global Aliso Viejo, CA	Public	$31,601	—	$65,703
30	Design Institute of San Diego San Diego, CA	Private	$31,293	88%	$46,920
31	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	Private	$31,265	47%	$86,522
32	Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA	Private	$31,198	89%	$78,812
33	University of Silicon Valley San Jose, CA	Private	$30,799	51%	$51,017
34	California College of ASU Los Angeles, CA	Private	$30,320	—	$42,014
35	Whittier College Whittier, CA	Private	$29,871	85%	$59,492
36	John Paul the Great Catholic University Escondido, CA	Private	$29,124	79%	$56,930
37	Woodbury University Burbank, CA	Private	$28,248	73%	$65,668
38	Biola University La Mirada, CA	Private	$28,101	60%	$56,778
39	Concordia University-Irvine Irvine, CA	Private	$28,046	60%	$65,083
40	Simpson University Redding, CA	Private	$27,923	99%	$54,340
41	Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles, CA	Private	$27,789	39%	$83,438
42	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	Private	$27,384	74%	$61,504
43	Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	Private	$27,384	11%	$104,736
44	Menlo College Atherton, CA	Private	$27,032	68%	$76,419
45	University of La Verne La Verne, CA	Private	$26,925	48%	$65,464
46	Westcliff University Irvine, CA	Private	$26,455	45%	—
47	California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA	Private	$26,433	89%	$68,712
48	La Sierra University Riverside, CA	Private	$26,217	93%	$61,824
49	University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	Private	$25,926	95%	$78,445
50	Providence Christian College Pasadena, CA	Private	$25,378	93%	$46,264

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