Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$26,045
$44,833
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$13,243
$16,807
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$29,563
$54,409
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
San Diego State University
University of California, Santa Barbara
Under $30,000
$8,258
$9,523
$30,000–$48,000
$8,236
$10,281
$48,000–$75,000
$10,413
$14,181
$75,000–$110,000
$13,498
$18,954
Over $110,000
$22,130
$36,658
After you start
Measure
San Diego State University
University of California, Santa Barbara
Undergrads
35,377
23,113
Graduate within 6 years
78%
85%
Come back for year two
91%
93%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$73,494
$82,568
Median debt at graduation
$14,500
$11,776
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers