Stanford Comparisons

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Stanford, CA
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Compare with California Public Colleges

Compare with California Public Colleges for Stanford University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$50,707 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
San Diego State University San Diego, CA	$57,182 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Irvine Irvine, CA	$50,188 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$49,563 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	$49,496 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Davis Davis, CA	$49,136 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
San Jose State University San Jose, CA	$57,500 lower in-state tuition	81% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State University Long Beach Long Beach, CA	$58,560 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA	$49,152 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	$52,314 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Riverside Riverside, CA	$50,304 lower in-state tuition	72% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	$49,905 lower in-state tuition	62% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State Polytechnic University Pomona Pomona, CA	$58,130 lower in-state tuition	71% higher acceptance rate	Compare

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Compare with California Private Colleges for Stanford University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$6,187 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$4,008 higher in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$5,418 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$3,553 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$4,617 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Chapman University Orange, CA	$926 lower in-state tuition	61% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	$12 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pomona College Claremont, CA	$490 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$364 higher in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$8,830 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	$2,703 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	$2,070 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Scripps College Claremont, CA	$40 higher in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA	$12,326 lower in-state tuition	73% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Biola University La Mirada, CA	$16,926 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	$27,182 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA	$9,422 lower in-state tuition	78% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$1,868 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA	$35,710 lower in-state tuition	79% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Stanford University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Duke University Durham, NC	$2,848 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	$1,588 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$3,222 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$1,340 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$4,752 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$885 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Emory University Atlanta, GA	$1,630 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$336 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rice University Houston, TX	$1,766 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$4,792 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$5,502 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$3,514 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$2,358 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$2,768 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$4,794 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$4,396 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$1,170 higher in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO	$120 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$3,978 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$1,732 higher in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$8,758 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$680 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$2,170 higher in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$698 higher in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	$15,849 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$4,432 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare

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Last updated: August 2026