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The real 4-year cost of John Paul the Great Catholic University in California
Over the 12 years from 2011 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at John Paul the Great Catholic University went from $23,100 to $29,500, an average of 1.9% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2011–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $23,100 | – | – |
| 2012 | $24,300 | – | – |
| 2013 | $24,900 | – | – |
| 2014 | $24,900 | – | – |
| 2015 | $24,900 | – | – |
| 2016 | $24,900 | – | – |
| 2017 | $24,900 | – | – |
| 2018 | $26,100 | – | – |
| 2019 | $27,100 | – | – |
| 2020 | $27,100 | – | – |
| 2021 | $27,100 | – | – |
| 2022 | $28,000 | – | – |
| 2023 | $29,500 | $29,500 | – |
| 2024 | – | $30,061 | $29,409–$30,713 |
| 2025 | – | $30,632 | $29,317–$31,976 |
| 2026 | – | $31,215 | $29,226–$33,291 |
| 2027 | – | $31,808 | $29,136–$34,660 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $31,215 |
| Year 2 | $31,808 |
| Year 3 | $32,413 |
| Year 4 | $33,029 |
| 4-year total | $128,464 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $88,464
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $66,409
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $15,099/ yr
- rising 4.7% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $74,315
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here has kept rising even while tuition was frozen; the creep moved to room & board.
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Use this data
Published figures for John Paul the Great Catholic University from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.