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California Prestige University
California Prestige University is a private campus in suburban Santa Fe Springs, CA. The school reports a Presbyterian Church (USA) affiliation in its federal filings.
What could it cost?
Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.
Net price by family income (partial)
Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.
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Only two of the five income brackets were filed for the same year at California Prestige University — this isn't a full distribution.
Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.
Average net price at California Prestige University rose from $4,103 (2020) to $4,577 (2021).
| Year | Net price |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $16,207 |
| 2020 | $4,103 |
| 2021 | $4,577 |
Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.
Total cost at California Prestige University has held near $15,189 from 2021 to 2022.
| Year | Cost |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $21,785 |
| 2021 | $14,835 |
| 2022 | $15,189 |
Tuition & fees
Skip to data tablePublished tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.
| Year | Tuition & fees |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $6,860 |
| 2018 | $6,860 |
| 2019 | $7,820 |
| 2020 | $7,935 |
| 2021 | $8,289 |
| 2022 | $8,835 |
| 2023 | $8,839 |
Cost, size & completion summary
Cost, size & completion
Reported tuition is $9,329 before grants and other attendance costs. At California Prestige University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.
Enrollment sits at 55 — California Prestige University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.
Do students finish — and what comes after?
Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.
The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.
The six-year graduation rate at California Prestige University has wandered from Fall 2012 to Fall 2017 entering cohorts — up to 100% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 80%.
A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.
Cohorts at California Prestige University run small — a few students either way swings California Prestige University's percentages hard.
| Year | Graduated within 6 yrs |
|---|---|
| 2012 cohort | 75% |
| 2013 cohort | 60% |
| 2014 cohort | 50% |
| 2015 cohort | 100% |
| 2016 cohort | 50% |
| 2017 cohort | 80% |
What does the admissions record show?
Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.
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Admissions
California Prestige University’s Fall 2024 filing reports open admission. No selective rate is shown; check California Prestige University’s current entry requirements.
No charts are available for this topic in this school's published record.
What is the campus like?
Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.
Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.
Undergraduate enrollment at California Prestige University rose from 41 (Fall 2017) to 55 (Fall 2024).
| Year | Undergraduates |
|---|---|
| Fall 2017 | 41 |
| Fall 2018 | 48 |
| Fall 2019 | 46 |
| Fall 2020 | 42 |
| Fall 2021 | 41 |
| Fall 2022 | 36 |
| Fall 2023 | 38 |
| Fall 2024 | 55 |
The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.
First-year retention at California Prestige University rose from 33% (Fall 2016) to 100% (Fall 2017).
Cohorts at California Prestige University run small — a few students either way swings California Prestige University's percentages hard.
| Year | Retention |
|---|---|
| Fall 2016 cohort | 33% |
| Fall 2017 cohort | 100% |
| Fall 2020 cohort | 50% |
| Fall 2021 cohort | 75% |
More about California Prestige University
63.2% of California Prestige University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment.
The Fall 2024 record classifies California Prestige University as open admission. Review current entry requirements and the cost and outcome measures separately.
Why some charts are marked “key chart”
Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.
How California Prestige University compares
State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.
Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.
Tuition
Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid
View comparison data & dates
| Metric & basis | California Prestige University | California median | National median |
|---|---|---|---|
| TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid | $9,329 | $23,000 | $19,591 |
Frequently asked questions
How much does California Prestige University cost?
At California Prestige University, tuition is $9,329. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.
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Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Read the date and population definitions.