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UC Berkeley Comparisons

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Berkeley, CA
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Compare with California Public Colleges

Compare with California Public Colleges for University of California Berkeley
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$1,144 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
San Diego State University San Diego, CA	$7,619 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Irvine Irvine, CA	$625 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	$67 higher in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Davis Davis, CA	$427 higher in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
San Jose State University San Jose, CA	$7,937 lower in-state tuition	74% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State University Long Beach Long Beach, CA	$8,997 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA	$411 higher in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	$2,751 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Riverside Riverside, CA	$741 lower in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	$342 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State Polytechnic University Pomona Pomona, CA	$8,567 lower in-state tuition	64% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with California Private Colleges

Compare with California Private Colleges for University of California Berkeley
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stanford University Stanford, CA	$49,563 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$55,750 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$53,571 higher in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$44,145 higher in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$46,010 higher in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$44,946 higher in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Chapman University Orange, CA	$48,637 higher in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	$49,551 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pomona College Claremont, CA	$49,073 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$49,927 higher in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$40,733 higher in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA	$29,903 higher in-state tuition	73% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Redlands Redlands, CA	$44,531 higher in-state tuition	72% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	$52,266 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	$51,633 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Scripps College Claremont, CA	$49,603 higher in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA	$37,237 higher in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Biola University La Mirada, CA	$32,637 higher in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	$22,381 higher in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA	$40,141 higher in-state tuition	71% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$51,431 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA	$13,853 higher in-state tuition	72% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for University of California Berkeley
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Florida Gainesville, FL	$9,966 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	$4,659 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Michigan Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$1,389 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Georgia Athens, GA	$4,897 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$7,353 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH	$3,103 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$4,538 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Wisconsin Madison Madison, WI	$4,744 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$7,548 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Purdue University Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	$6,355 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$5,456 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus Atlanta, GA	$4,289 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$5,416 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$1,425 higher in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	$343 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$1,582 higher in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	$867 higher in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=110635.

Last updated: August 2026