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Expensive Graduate Schools to Attend in California

We select the most expensive graduate programs in California. Those schools have the most highest tuition & fees besides room, board, and other living expenses. Claremont McKenna College requires the most expensive graduate tuition & fees of $68,525 in California. University of Southern California ($68,128) and Occidental College ($63,446) have the expensive tuition & fees followed by Claremont McKenna College.
We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the lowest graduate tuition & fees in California.
Expensive Graduate Schools to Attend in California (2023-2024)
NameTuition & FeesAcceptance RateEnrollment
1Claremont McKenna College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsClaremont, CA
$68,52510.35%1,389
2University of Southern California
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLos Angeles, CA
$68,12812.02%48,945
3Occidental College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLos Angeles, CA
$63,44639.40%1,942
4California Institute of Technology
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPasadena, CA
$63,0632.69%2,401
5Stanford University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsStanford, CA
$59,4993.68%18,283
6University of the Pacific
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsStockton, CA
$53,54493.23%6,277
7Scripps College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsClaremont, CA
$48,59827.91%1,099
8Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMonterey, CA
$47,026-657
9Woodbury University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBurbank, CA
$43,24262.60%943
10Pepperdine University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMalibu, CA
$42,02048.71%10,030