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College Rankings - Most Affordable Campus Towns in California

College expenses include more than just tuition and textbooks. The cost of living on campus is a huge factor in making school affordable. Here's a look at the top colleges and universities where students are able to financially keep their head above water.

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1
California State University - Chico
Chico, CA		$18,050
9.07 / 10
2
University of California - Merced
Merced, CA		$34,770
8.93 / 10
3
Cal State Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA		$17,842
8.68 / 10
4
Concordia University Irvine
Irvine, CA		$27,300
8.58 / 10
5
Pacific Union College
Angwin, CA		$25,965
8.56 / 10
6
Holy Names University
Oakland, CA		$30,390
8.48 / 10
7
Cal State Long Beach
Long Beach, CA		$15,530
8.39 / 10
8
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA		Unknown
8.40 / 10
9
Brandman University
Irvine, CA		Unknown
8.40 / 10
10
The National Hispanic University
San Jose, CA		$6,992
8.40 / 10
11
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA		$38,510
8.39 / 10
12
Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CA		$18,022
8.37 / 10
13
University of California - Davis
Davis, CA		$32,027
8.35 / 10
14
California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA		$32,610
8.35 / 10
15
Biola University
La Mirada, CA		$28,852
8.33 / 10
16
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA		$34,584
8.31 / 10
17
Pomona College
Claremont, CA		$37,017
8.31 / 10
18
University of Redlands
Redlands, CA		$37,302
8.31 / 10
19
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, CA		Unknown
8.27 / 10
20
California Baptist University
Riverside, CA		$25,808
8.23 / 10
21
Cal State Fresno
Fresno, CA		$17,423
8.23 / 10
22
Cal State Monterey Bay
Seaside, CA		$15,881
8.19 / 10
23
Cal State Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA		$16,009
8.19 / 10
24
Cal State Stanislaus
Turlock, CA		$16,462
8.19 / 10
25
Notre Dame de Namur University
Belmont, CA		$29,890
8.17 / 10

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How do we get our information? Find out here or report an error here. The statistics on our site are from the National Center for Education Statistics IPEDS database.
We update this information twice annually, most recently in May 2012, but it may not be the most recent information available for a particular school.
For additional information we encourage you to visit school websites or contact the schools directly.