Real costs by region · West · families earning under $30,000
25 West colleges under $8,000 a year — if you earn under $30,000.
Across 158 West colleges, families earning under $30,000 paid between $2,681 and $50,560 a year. The 25 cheapest are all under $8,000 — and 4 of them are private.
| School | Type | Admit | Sticker / yr | This band paidPaid |
|---|
| California State University-San Bernardino | Public | 94% | $17,427 | $2,681 |
| California State University-Los Angeles | Public | 91% | $18,403 | $2,877 |
| California State University-Fullerton | Public | 91% | $18,269 | $3,315 |
| California State University-Bakersfield | Public | 94% | $19,522 | $3,536 |
| California State University-Stanislaus | Public | 98% | $19,739 | $3,938 |
| Brigham Young University-Idaho | Private | 96% | $15,246 | $4,378 |
| University of Washington-Tacoma Campus | Public | 83% | $25,346 | $4,458 |
| Pomona College | Private | 7% | $85,300 | $4,841 |
| California State University-Northridge | Public | 93% | $20,485 | $4,905 |
| California State University-Fresno | Public | 95% | $20,095 | $5,105 |
| University of California-Berkeley | Public | 11% | $45,619 | $5,311 |
| University of Washington-Bothell Campus | Public | 91% | $26,908 | $5,573 |
| University of California-Los Angeles | Public | 9% | $38,614 | $5,579 |
| Southern Utah University | Public | 82% | $19,416 | $6,070 |
| California State University-San Marcos | Public | 95% | $21,649 | $6,230 |
| California State University-East Bay | Public | 97% | $22,850 | $6,360 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Public | 39% | $32,446 | $6,384 |
| California State University-Sacramento | Public | 94% | $22,945 | $6,501 |
| University of the Virgin Islands | Public | 99% | $17,771 | $6,578 |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Sebastian | Private | 96% | $15,680 | $6,735 |
| University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Public | 75% | $24,902 | $6,743 |
| College of Micronesia-FSM | Public | 87% | $10,445 | $6,747 |
| California State University-Channel Islands | Public | 95% | $23,561 | $6,857 |
| Scripps College | Private | 38% | $87,564 | $6,948 |
| University of Puerto Rico | Public | 35% | $12,501 | $7,035 |
"Paid" is the average net price reported to the U.S. Department of Education for aided families at under $30,000 household income — planning data, not an offer. Public colleges show in-state prices; out-of-state families typically pay more. Colleges enrolling fewer than 1,000 students are excluded, because federal price cells at very small schools are volatile enough to manufacture patterns that disappear at scale. A low price and a low admit rate are different things — the admit column is there so the two are never confused.
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