Colleges Near Arroyo Grande
There are no colleges in Arroyo Grande, but 176 are within 200 miles, enrolling 1,676,274 students combined.
The closest option is California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo in San Luis Obispo, 12.8 miles from Arroyo Grande (about 15-22 minutes by car). Arroyo Grande (pop. 17,252) is in California.
Stanford University in Stanford ranks #3 nationally. Taft College in Taft has the lowest tuition at $1,108 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Arroyo Grande. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Arroyo Grande. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Arroyo Grande.
University of California Santa Cruz
- Public 4 Year
- Santa Cruz, CA
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4.3 | 6 reviews
- 153 miles from Arroyo Grande
UC Santa Cruz is a public university known for undergraduate marine science, environmental studies, and astronomy. The residential-college campus sits among redwood forests overlooking Monterey Bay.
- SAT Range 1160-1360
- Avg GPA 3.63
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $18,059
El Camino Community College District
- Public 2 Year
- Torrance, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 154 miles from Arroyo Grande
El Camino is a public community college known for undergraduate transfer preparation and nursing. The suburban campus is in Torrance in Los Angeles County's South Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,837
Los Angeles Southwest College
- Public 2 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 154 miles from Arroyo Grande
Los Angeles Southwest College is a public community college offering associate degrees and university-transfer programs. The urban campus is located in South Los Angeles.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,361
Merced College
- Public 2 Year
- Merced, CA
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- 153 miles from Arroyo Grande
A public community college known for associate programs in agriculture and nursing. The campus sits in California's Central Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,854
Pacific Oaks College
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 154 miles from Arroyo Grande
Pacific Oaks is a private college known for undergraduate early childhood education and human development. The campus is located in Pasadena in the Los Angeles metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 34%
- Net Price -
Southern California Institute of Architecture
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 153 miles from Arroyo Grande
SCI-Arc is a private architecture school known for undergraduate architecture and design. The urban campus occupies a former freight depot in Los Angeles's Arts District.
- SAT Range 1020-1230
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $28,985
Los Angeles College of Music
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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2.0 | 2 reviews
- 154 miles from Arroyo Grande
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $44,586
Providence Christian College
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 154 miles from Arroyo Grande
Providence Christian is a small private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate biblical and theological studies. Most students live in a residential campus community in Pasadena.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $27,422
California Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 156 miles from Arroyo Grande
Caltech is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate physics, engineering, and chemistry. Most undergrads live on the compact residential campus in Pasadena.
- SAT Range 1530-1580
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.97
- Acceptance Rate 3%
- Net Price $14,513
California State University Los Angeles
- Public 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 156 miles from Arroyo Grande
Cal State LA is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and criminal justice. The urban campus sits in the hills east of downtown Los Angeles.
- SAT Range 870-1060
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $4,460
University of the People
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, California
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- 155 miles from Arroyo Grande
University of the People is a private online university known for undergraduate business administration, computer science, and health science. Programs are tuition-free and delivered entirely online from its base in Pasadena.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $1,575
Pasadena City College
- Public 2 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 156 miles from Arroyo Grande
Pasadena City College is a public community college known for undergraduate transfer pathways to UC campuses and programs in the visual arts. The urban campus sits in Pasadena northeast of downtown Los Angeles.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,888
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 157 miles from Arroyo Grande
Charles Drew University is a private university known for undergraduate nursing and biomedical sciences. The urban campus in South Los Angeles is a historically Black health sciences institution.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.26
- Acceptance Rate 39%
- Net Price $35,558
Platt College Los Angeles
- Private 4 Year
- Alhambra, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 156 miles from Arroyo Grande
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $27,195
University of California Merced
- Public 4 Year
- Merced, CA
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 155 miles from Arroyo Grande
UC Merced is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, biology, and psychology. The newest University of California campus is located in California's Central Valley.
- SAT Range 960-1140
- Avg GPA 3.55
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $13,690
Homestead Schools
- Private 4 Year
- Torrance, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 156 miles from Arroyo Grande
Homestead Schools is a private college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. Most students commute to its compact campus in Torrance in the Los Angeles area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,962
America Evangelical University
- Private 4 Year
- Gardena, California
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- 156 miles from Arroyo Grande
America Evangelical University is a private evangelical university known for undergraduate biblical studies and theology. The campus is in suburban Gardena in the Los Angeles area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $18,070
East Los Angeles College
- Public 2 Year
- Monterey Park, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 158 miles from Arroyo Grande
ELAC is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and administration of justice programs. The campus is in Monterey Park east of downtown Los Angeles.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,700