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The real 4-year cost of Palo Alto University in California
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Palo Alto University went from $15,915 to $23,096, an average of 1.4% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $15,915 | – | – |
| 2009 | $16,342 | – | – |
| 2010 | $17,130 | – | – |
| 2011 | $17,900 | – | – |
| 2012 | $18,704 | – | – |
| 2013 | $19,548 | – | – |
| 2014 | $20,427 | – | – |
| 2015 | $21,348 | – | – |
| 2016 | $22,308 | – | – |
| 2017 | $22,754 | – | – |
| 2018 | $22,753 | – | – |
| 2019 | $22,753 | – | – |
| 2020 | $22,980 | – | – |
| 2021 | $22,980 | – | – |
| 2022 | $23,096 | – | – |
| 2023 | $23,096 | $23,096 | – |
| 2024 | – | $23,413 | $22,948–$23,879 |
| 2025 | – | $23,735 | $22,801–$24,688 |
| 2026 | – | $24,061 | $22,654–$25,525 |
| 2027 | – | $24,392 | $22,509–$26,390 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $24,061 |
| Year 2 | $24,392 |
| Year 3 | $24,727 |
| Year 4 | $25,067 |
| 4-year total | $98,246 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $58,246
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $60,570
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
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- Beverly Hills Design Institute$23,220
- West Coast University-Orange County$22,685
- California Jazz Conservatory$23,700
- University of Silicon Valley$22,480
- California Institute of Integral Studies$22,334
- American University of Health Sciences$24,575
- Chamberlain University-California$21,602
- Dharma Realm Buddhist University$21,000
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Published figures for Palo Alto University from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.