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Compare with California Public Colleges

Compare with California Public Colleges for California Institute of Technology
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$50,695 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
San Diego State University San Diego, CA	$57,170 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Irvine Irvine, CA	$50,176 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$49,551 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	$49,484 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Davis Davis, CA	$49,124 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
San Jose State University San Jose, CA	$57,488 lower in-state tuition	82% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State University Long Beach Long Beach, CA	$58,548 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA	$49,140 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	$52,302 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Riverside Riverside, CA	$50,292 lower in-state tuition	73% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	$49,893 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State Polytechnic University Pomona Pomona, CA	$58,118 lower in-state tuition	72% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with California Private Colleges

Compare with California Private Colleges for California Institute of Technology
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stanford University Stanford, CA	$12 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$6,199 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$4,020 higher in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$5,406 lower in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$3,541 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$4,605 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Chapman University Orange, CA	$914 lower in-state tuition	62% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pomona College Claremont, CA	$478 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$376 higher in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$8,818 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	$2,715 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	$2,082 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Scripps College Claremont, CA	$52 higher in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA	$12,314 lower in-state tuition	74% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Biola University La Mirada, CA	$16,914 lower in-state tuition	71% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	$27,170 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA	$9,410 lower in-state tuition	79% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$1,880 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA	$35,698 lower in-state tuition	80% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for California Institute of Technology
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott Prescott, AZ	$21,749 lower in-state tuition	74% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for California Institute of Technology
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Davidson College Davidson, NC	$1,488 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$3,210 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$5,132 higher in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$4,582 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$404 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$2,662 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$1,468 higher in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$2,147 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$4,790 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Reed College Portland, OR	$3,452 higher in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$3,702 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$1,278 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Carleton College Northfield, MN	$2,994 higher in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$1,702 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	$2,208 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$3,062 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	$1,934 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Smith College Northampton, MA	$720 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA	$500 higher in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	$1,120 higher in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bates College Lewiston, ME	$692 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA	$21,978 lower in-state tuition	97% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, NY	$1,459 higher in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Webb Institute Glen Cove, NY	$2,684 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare

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Last updated: August 2026