Colleges with the Lowest Net Price in California

Colleges with the Lowest Net Price in California, ranked by average annual net price. Average cost after grants for federally aided students. Four-year campus colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 86 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California91%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 2California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California94%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 3California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California94%—$6k$59k50%8,57770 mi 4California State University-StanislausTurlock, California98%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 5California State University-FullertonFullerton, California91%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 6California State University-FresnoFresno, California95%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 7California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California93%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 8California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California93%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 9California State University-East BayHayward, California97%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 10California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California94%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 11California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California95%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 12California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California95%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 13California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California46%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 14California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California75%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 15University of California-MercedMerced, California91%—$12k$64k69%8,37271 mi 16San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California96%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 17University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California27%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 18University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California9%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 19Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California93%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 20California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, California98%—$13k$48k49%5,6122 mi 21University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California11%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 22Fresno Pacific UniversityFresno, California64%—$14k$59k50%1,544110 mi 23California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California97%—$14k$59k59%6,8192 mi 24San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California85%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 25Stanford UniversityStanford, California4%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 26University of California-IrvineIrvine, California29%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 27University of California-RiversideRiverside, California76%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 28California State University-ChicoChico, California93%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 29University of California-DavisDavis, California42%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 30San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California36%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 31California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, California3%—$16k$129k94%98722 mi 32University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California33%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 33California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California31%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 34University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California66%—$18k$68k75%17,9403 mi 35Pomona CollegeClaremont, California7%1534$19k$78k93%1,66633 mi 36University of La VerneLa Verne, California71%1083$20k$65k63%3,05031 mi 37Cal Poly Maritime AcademyVallejo, California95%—$21k$95k60%804< 1 mi 38Vanguard University of Southern CaliforniaCosta Mesa, California62%—$21k$60k57%1,9334 mi 39Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, California73%—$21k$72k53%1,7195 mi 40Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, California88%1195$22k$67k62%2,75930 mi 41National UniversitySan Diego, California——$23k$68k43%10,7948 mi 42University of the PacificStockton, California71%1346$25k$78k69%3,2047 mi 43Whittier CollegeWhittier, California81%—$26k$59k60%76417 mi 44Thomas Aquinas CollegeSanta Paula, California83%1329$26k$56k84%56616 mi 45California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California85%—$26k$62k62%8,17934 mi 46Simpson UniversityRedding, California86%—$28k$54k49%80993 mi 47William Jessup UniversityRocklin, California93%1150$28k$56k56%1,29451 mi 48Concordia University-IrvineIrvine, California66%—$28k$65k58%1,5366 mi 49Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, California10%1527$29k$105k91%1,38834 mi 50Westmont CollegeSanta Barbara, California77%1328$29k$65k70%1,3022 mi 51Hope International UniversityFullerton, California33%1020$29k$50k49%56415 mi 52University of RedlandsRedlands, California83%1241$30k$73k67%2,04951 mi 53California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks, California76%1266$30k$69k70%2,29613 mi 54University of San DiegoSan Diego, California52%—$30k$87k84%5,6713 mi 55Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMoraga, California87%—$30k$79k70%1,9478 mi 56Los Angeles Film SchoolHollywood, California——$31k$32k41%5,47211 mi 57Menlo CollegeAtherton, California68%—$31k$76k54%7524 mi 58Biola UniversityLa Mirada, California74%1261$31k$57k68%3,47413 mi 59The Master's University and SeminarySanta Clarita, California84%—$33k$57k68%1,62224 mi 60University of Massachusetts GlobalAliso Viejo, California——$33k$66k43%4,4915 mi 61University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California10%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 62West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange CountyAnaheim, California——$33k$103k60%3,19211 mi 63Woodbury UniversityBurbank, California82%—$34k$66k60%77916 mi 64Pitzer CollegeClaremont, California25%—$34k$70k83%1,22734 mi 65Dominican University of CaliforniaSan Rafael, California84%1290$35k$85k78%1,1141 mi 66Westcliff UniversityIrvine, California73%—$35k—62%2,3637 mi 67Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, California13%1545$36k$139k92%92134 mi 68Scripps CollegeClaremont, California38%1492$36k$78k83%1,11334 mi 69Chamberlain University-CaliforniaRancho Cordova, California80%—$37k$92k—75138 mi 70Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, California44%1452$38k$76k81%1,87718 mi 71Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego, California84%1287$39k$64k77%3,188< 1 mi 72New York Film AcademyBurbank, California——$39k$30k68%84913 mi 73Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, California——$41k$39k34%3,5871 mi 74University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California62%1295$41k$90k70%5,2872 mi 75Laguna College of Art and DesignLaguna Beach, California94%—$43k$48k52%7462 mi 76Stanbridge UniversityIrvine, California10%—$45k$62k62%2,6436 mi 77La Sierra UniversityRiverside, California92%—$46k$62k60%1,11630 mi 78California Institute of the ArtsValencia, California32%—$46k$41k67%86024 mi 79Chapman UniversityOrange, California65%1357$47k$70k82%7,47813 mi 80Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California45%1359$48k$78k79%7,0942 mi 81Art Center College of DesignPasadena, California75%—$49k$72k79%2,01721 mi 82West Coast University-OntarioOntario, California——$50k$103k39%2,67137 mi 83Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California48%1426$50k$109k88%6,5529 mi 84Otis College of Art and DesignLos Angeles, California82%1310$51k$58k66%1,2232 mi 85California College of the ArtsSan Francisco, California91%—$54k$49k61%9901 mi 86Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, California63%1384$58k$83k83%3,5531 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.