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The real 4-year cost of Sofia University in California
Published tuition and required fees at Sofia University went from $575 in 2013 to $18,575 in 2023, but it moved in large steps rather than a steady climb. Projecting that pattern forward would overstate the cost, so we use a national average of 2.6% a year instead.
Read with care: this school's history shows large jumps in published price, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2013–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $575 | – | – |
| 2014 | $575 | – | – |
| 2015 | $21,760 | – | – |
| 2016 | $21,760 | – | – |
| 2017 | $21,760 | – | – |
| 2018 | $17,200 | – | – |
| 2020 | $16,250 | – | – |
| 2021 | $16,250 | – | – |
| 2022 | $18,575 | – | – |
| 2023 | $18,575 | $18,575 | – |
| 2024 | – | $19,053 | $0–$234,203 |
| 2025 | – | $19,542 | $2,070,227–$2,952,955 |
| 2026 | – | $20,045 | $0–$37,232,387 |
| 2027 | – | $20,560 | $230,731,517–$469,445,195 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $20,045 |
| Year 2 | $20,560 |
| Year 3 | $21,089 |
| Year 4 | $21,631 |
| 4-year total | $83,325 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $43,325
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $42,952
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
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See my 4-year cost at Sofia University4-year schools with similar prices in California
Closest to Sofia University by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- Minerva University$18,700
- Southern California Seminary$18,720
- Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science$18,933
- University of California-Berkeley$18,214
- University of California-Davis$18,078
- Smith Chason College$19,100
- Alliant International University-San Diego$17,949
- University of California-Santa Barbara$17,673
Use this data
Published figures for Sofia University from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.