University of California

University of California has 9 campuses in United States ( and Inhabited territory). Total 292,447 students are enrolled in one of those campuses for the academic year 2024-2025. The average acceptance rate of the campuses is 42.53%. The average graduation rate of the University of California campuses is 83.11% and the average student to faculty ratio is 19.67:1. We exclude Hastings College of Law and San Francisco Campus(health/medical school) from the comparison.

Table. University of California 9 Campuses Overview
Campus Name	Highest Degree	Student Population	acceptance rate	Graduation Rate	Student to Faculty Ratio
Berkeley Berkeley, CA	Doctor	45,699	10.98%	93%	18:1
Davis Davis, CA	Doctor	39,707	41.83%	86%	21:1
Irvine Irvine, CA	Doctor	36,582	28.57%	87%	18:1
Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	Doctor	46,678	8.97%	93%	18:1
Merced Merced, CA	Doctor	9,147	90.53%	69%	21:1
Riverside Riverside, CA	Doctor	26,426	76.39%	76%	23:1
San Diego La Jolla, CA	Doctor	42,376	26.71%	86%	19:1
Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	Doctor	26,068	32.97%	83%	17:1
Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	Doctor	19,764	65.79%	75%	22:1
Average		Total 292,447	42.53%	83.11%	19.67:1

University of California 9 Campuses 2025 Tuition Comparison

The following table and chart illustrate the college costs including tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs of University of California 9 Campuses. The cost data officially published by IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education.

Undergraduate Graduate

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of University of California 9 Campuses is $15,080 for California residents and $46,968 for other students. The living costs are $26,577 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities and $24,576 when living off-campus on average. This year, Berkeley campus has the highest tuition and living costs of $79,177 based on out-of-state tuition & fees and on-campus living costs.

Table. Undergraduate Tuition and Other Costs Comparison Between University of California 9 Campuses
Campus	Tuition & Fees		Books & Supplies	Living Costs
Campus	In-State	Out-of-State	Books & Supplies	On-Campus	Off-Campus
Berkeley	$15,377	$47,265	$1,131	$30,781	$26,247
Davis	$15,804	$47,692	$1,386	$26,042	$21,999
Irvine	$14,752	$46,640	$1,473	$24,683	$26,366
Los Angeles	$14,233	$46,121	$1,641	$25,146	$26,183
Merced	$14,653	$46,541	$1,046	$27,297	$20,389
Riverside	$14,636	$46,524	$1,576	$26,421	$22,684
San Diego	$15,788	$47,676	$1,286	$24,858	$25,415
Santa Barbara	$15,444	$47,332	$1,381	$27,112	$24,507
Santa Cruz	$15,035	$46,923	$1,192	$26,850	$27,398
Average	$15,080	$46,968	$1,346	$26,577	$24,576

The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees of University of California 9 Campuses is $15,067 for California residents and $30,169 for other students. The living costs are $26,577 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities and $24,576 when living off-campus on average.

Table. Graduate Tuition and Other Costs Comparison Between University of California 9 Campuses
Campus	Tuition & Fees		Books & Supplies	Living Costs
Campus	In-State	Out-of-State	Books & Supplies	On-Campus	Off-Campus
Berkeley	$15,866	$30,968	$1,131	$30,781	$26,247
Davis	$15,141	$30,243	$1,386	$26,042	$21,999
Irvine	$14,827	$29,929	$1,473	$24,683	$26,366
Los Angeles	$14,476	$29,578	$1,641	$25,146	$26,183
Merced	$14,753	$29,855	$1,046	$27,297	$20,389
Riverside	$14,912	$30,014	$1,576	$26,421	$22,684
San Diego	$15,097	$30,199	$1,286	$24,858	$25,415
Santa Barbara	$15,124	$30,226	$1,381	$27,112	$24,507
Santa Cruz	$15,410	$30,512	$1,192	$26,850	$27,398
Average	$15,067	$30,169	$1,346	$26,577	$24,576

We analyze University of California tuition rates for over the past 10 years (2003 - 2012). University of California has 10 branches over the CA state. We provide tuition change graph, year on year tuition rate comparison chart, and 10 year cumulative tuition chart. (we exclude UC California due to the lack of data)

If you want to check all information about University of California, please check list of University of California branches.. And it's useful to check tuition and financial aid statistics and comparison for University of California.

General Information of University of California

	Location	School Type	Degree Offer	Campus Setting	Campus Housing	Distance Learning
University of California-Berkeley	Berkeley, CA	Public, 4-year or High	BS, Post BS, MS, Post MS, Other	City - Midsize	Yes	No
University of California-Davis	Davis, CA	Public, 4-year or High	BS, Post BS, MS, Post MS, Other	Sub-urban - Small	Yes	Yes
University of California-Irvine	Irvine, CA	Public, 4-year or High	BS, Post BS, MS, Other	City - Midsize	Yes	Yes
University of California-Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	Public, 4-year or High	BS, MS, Post MS, Other	City - Large	Yes	Yes
University of California-Merced	Merced, CA	Public, 4-year or High	BS, MS, Other	Rural - Fringe	Yes	No
University of California-Riverside	Riverside, CA	Public, 4-year or High	BS, Post BS, MS, Post MS, Other	City - Large	Yes	No
University of California-San Diego	La Jolla, CA	Public, 4-year or High	BS, MS, Post MS, Other	City - Large	Yes	No
University of California-San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	Public, 4-year or High	Post BS, MS, Post MS, Other	City - Large	Yes	Yes
University of California-Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, CA	Public, 4-year or High	BS, Post BS, MS, Post MS, Other	Sub-urban - Midsize;	Yes	Yes
University of California-Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz, CA	Public, 4-year or High	BS, Post BS, MS, Other	City - Small	Yes	No

10 Year Tuition Change of University of California

Since 2009, All branches of University of California has same tuition rates. However, total costs including fees and living costs vary depending on their location. See University of California Cost Comparison for detail.

University of California 10 Years Tuition Change Table
	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
University of California-Berkeley	$4,336	$5,858	$6,730	$6,512	$6,654	$7,165	$6,262	$7,473	$9,402	$11,220
University of California-Davis	$4,765	$6,438	$7,557	$7,457	$7,576	$8,124	$6,262	$7,473	$9,402	$11,220
University of California-Irvine	$4,739	$6,165	$6,895	$6,770	$6,794	$7,556	$6,262	$7,473	$9,402	$11,220
University of California-Los Angeles	$4,388	$5,820	$6,586	$6,504	$6,522	$7,165	$6,262	$7,473	$9,402	$11,220
University of California-Riverside	$4,550	$5,951	$6,684	$6,590	$6,590	$7,355	$6,262	$7,473	$9,402	$11,220
University of California-San Diego	$4,628	$6,105	$6,851	$6,684	$6,688	$7,456	$6,262	$7,473	$9,402	$11,220
University of California-Santa Barbara	$4,504	$6,148	$7,062	$6,997	$7,010	$7,896	$6,262	$7,473	$9,402	$11,220
University of California-Santa Cruz	$4,520	$6,191	$7,023	$6,949	$7,017	$7,646	$6,262	$7,473	$9,402	$11,220
Average	$4,554	$6,085	$6,924	$6,808	$6,856	$7,545	$6,262	$7,473	$9,402	$11,220

10 Year Tuition Rates (Year on Year)

>University of California 10 Years Tuition Rates (Year on Year) Table
	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
University of California-Berkeley	0.00%	35.10%	14.89%	-3.24%	2.18%	7.68%	-12.60%	19.34%	25.81%	19.34%
University of California-Davis	0.00%	35.11%	17.38%	-1.32%	1.60%	7.23%	-22.92%	19.34%	25.81%	19.34%
University of California-Irvine	0.00%	30.09%	11.84%	-1.81%	0.35%	11.22%	-17.13%	19.34%	25.81%	19.34%
University of California-Los Angeles	0.00%	32.63%	13.16%	-1.25%	0.28%	9.86%	-12.60%	19.34%	25.81%	19.34%
University of California-Riverside	0.00%	30.79%	12.32%	-1.41%	0.00%	11.61%	-14.86%	19.34%	25.81%	19.34%
University of California-San Diego	0.00%	31.91%	12.22%	-2.44%	0.06%	11.48%	-16.01%	19.34%	25.81%	19.34%
University of California-Santa Barbara	0.00%	36.50%	14.87%	-0.92%	0.19%	12.64%	-20.69%	19.34%	25.81%	19.34%
University of California-Santa Cruz	0.00%	36.97%	13.44%	-1.05%	0.98%	8.96%	-18.10%	19.34%	25.81%	19.34%
Average	0.00%	33.64%	13.76%	-1.68%	0.70%	10.09%	-16.87%	19.34%	25.81%	19.34%

10 Year Tuition Rates (Cumulative)

University of California 10 Years Tuition Rates (Cumulative) Table
	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
University of California-Berkeley	0.00%	35.10%	55.21%	50.18%	53.46%	65.24%	44.42%	72.35%	116.84%	158.76%
University of California-Davis	0.00%	35.11%	58.59%	56.50%	58.99%	70.49%	31.42%	56.83%	97.31%	135.47%
University of California-Irvine	0.00%	30.09%	45.49%	42.86%	43.36%	59.44%	32.14%	57.69%	98.40%	136.76%
University of California-Los Angeles	0.00%	32.63%	50.09%	48.22%	48.63%	63.29%	42.71%	70.31%	114.27%	155.70%
University of California-Riverside	0.00%	30.79%	46.90%	44.84%	44.84%	61.65%	37.63%	64.24%	106.64%	146.59%
University of California-San Diego	0.00%	31.91%	48.03%	44.43%	44.51%	61.11%	35.31%	61.47%	103.15%	142.44%
University of California-Santa Barbara	0.00%	36.50%	56.79%	55.35%	55.64%	75.31%	39.03%	65.92%	108.75%	149.11%
University of California-Santa Cruz	0.00%	36.97%	55.38%	53.74%	55.24%	69.16%	38.54%	65.33%	108.01%	148.23%
Average	0.00%	33.64%	52.06%	49.51%	50.58%	65.71%	37.65%	64.27%	106.67%	146.63%

	University of California-Berkeley	University of California-Davis	University of California-Irvine	University of California-Los Angeles	University of California-Riverside	University of California-San Diego	University of California-Santa Barbara	University of California-Santa Cruz
2003	$4,336.00	$4,765.00	$4,739.00	$4,388.00	$4,550.00	$4,628.00	$4,504.00	$4,520.00
2004	$5,858.00	$6,438.00	$6,165.00	$5,820.00	$5,951.00	$6,105.00	$6,148.00	$6,191.00
2005	$6,730.00	$7,557.00	$6,895.00	$6,586.00	$6,684.00	$6,851.00	$7,062.00	$7,023.00
2006	$6,512.00	$7,457.00	$6,770.00	$6,504.00	$6,590.00	$6,684.00	$6,997.00	$6,949.00
2007	$6,654.00	$7,576.00	$6,794.00	$6,522.00	$6,590.00	$6,688.00	$7,010.00	$7,017.00
2008	$7,165.00	$8,124.00	$7,556.00	$7,165.00	$7,355.00	$7,456.00	$7,896.00	$7,646.00
2009	$6,262.00	$6,262.00	$6,262.00	$6,262.00	$6,262.00	$6,262.00	$6,262.00	$6,262.00
2010	$7,473.00	$7,473.00	$7,473.00	$7,473.00	$7,473.00	$7,473.00	$7,473.00	$7,473.00
2011	$9,402.00	$9,402.00	$9,402.00	$9,402.00	$9,402.00	$9,402.00	$9,402.00	$9,402.00
2012	$11,220.00	$11,220.00	$11,220.00	$11,220.00	$11,220.00	$11,220.00	$11,220.00	$11,220.00

	University of California-Berkeley	University of California-Davis	University of California-Irvine	University of California-Los Angeles	University of California-Riverside	University of California-San Diego	University of California-Santa Barbara	University of California-Santa Cruz
2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	35.10	35.11	30.09	32.63	30.79	31.91	36.50	36.97
2005	14.89	17.38	11.84	13.16	12.32	12.22	14.87	13.44
2006	-3.24	-1.32	-1.81	-1.25	-1.41	-2.44	-0.92	-1.05
2007	2.18	1.60	0.35	0.28	0.00	0.06	0.19	0.98
2008	7.68	7.23	11.22	9.86	11.61	11.48	12.64	8.96
2009	-12.60	-22.92	-17.13	-12.60	-14.86	-16.01	-20.69	-18.10
2010	19.34	19.34	19.34	19.34	19.34	19.34	19.34	19.34
2011	25.81	25.81	25.81	25.81	25.81	25.81	25.81	25.81
2012	19.34	19.34	19.34	19.34	19.34	19.34	19.34	19.34

	University of California-Berkeley	University of California-Davis	University of California-Irvine	University of California-Los Angeles	University of California-Riverside	University of California-San Diego	University of California-Santa Barbara	University of California-Santa Cruz
2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	35.10	35.11	30.09	32.63	30.79	31.91	36.50	36.97
2005	55.21	58.59	45.49	50.09	46.90	48.03	56.79	55.38
2006	50.18	56.50	42.86	48.22	44.84	44.43	55.35	53.74
2007	53.46	58.99	43.36	48.63	44.84	44.51	55.64	55.24
2008	65.24	70.49	59.44	63.29	61.65	61.11	75.31	69.16
2009	44.42	31.42	32.14	42.71	37.63	35.31	39.03	38.54
2010	72.35	56.83	57.69	70.31	64.24	61.47	65.92	65.33
2011	116.84	97.31	98.40	114.27	106.64	103.15	108.75	108.01
2012	158.76	135.47	136.76	155.70	146.59	142.44	149.11	148.23

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