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Compare with California Public Colleges

Compare with California Public Colleges for University of California Davis
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$1,571 lower in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
San Diego State University San Diego, CA	$8,046 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Irvine Irvine, CA	$1,052 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$427 lower in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	$360 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
San Jose State University San Jose, CA	$8,364 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State University Long Beach Long Beach, CA	$9,424 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA	$16 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	$3,178 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Riverside Riverside, CA	$1,168 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	$769 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State Polytechnic University Pomona Pomona, CA	$8,994 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with California Private Colleges

Compare with California Private Colleges for University of California Davis
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stanford University Stanford, CA	$49,136 higher in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$55,323 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$53,144 higher in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$43,718 higher in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$45,583 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$44,519 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Chapman University Orange, CA	$48,210 higher in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	$49,124 higher in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pomona College Claremont, CA	$48,646 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$49,500 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$40,306 higher in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA	$29,476 higher in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Redlands Redlands, CA	$44,104 higher in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	$51,839 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	$51,206 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Scripps College Claremont, CA	$49,176 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Whittier College Whittier, CA	$34,576 higher in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA	$36,810 higher in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Biola University La Mirada, CA	$32,210 higher in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA	$35,786 higher in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	$21,954 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA	$39,714 higher in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA	$35,387 higher in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$51,004 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA	$13,426 higher in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for University of California Davis
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	$11,118 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Clemson University Clemson, SC	$1,220 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$3,870 higher in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$826 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	$4,594 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Auburn University Auburn, AL	$3,884 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Washington Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	$3,801 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Tennessee Knoxville Knoxville, TN	$2,962 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Texas A&M University College Station College Station, TX	$3,620 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	$2,848 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	$1,108 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$36 higher in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, IN	$4,630 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	$2,374 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$5,152 higher in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	$2,130 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	$7,154 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$5,838 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Cincinnati Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$2,798 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$9,392 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$4,270 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$9,310 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	$7,676 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=110644.

Last updated: August 2026