Colleges Near Costa Mesa

Orange Coast College

• Public 2 Year
• Costa Mesa, CA
• | 0 reviews

• Campus in Costa Mesa

Orange Coast is a public community college known for undergraduate marine science, culinary arts, and aviation. The Costa Mesa campus sits near the Southern California coast.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $9,116

Vanguard University of Southern California

• Private 4 Year
• Costa Mesa, CA
• 3.5 | 4 reviews

• Campus in Costa Mesa

Vanguard is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and theatre. The suburban Costa Mesa campus is affiliated with the Assemblies of God.

• SAT Range 980-1200
• Avg GPA 3.31
• Acceptance Rate 62%
• Net Price $23,286

University of California Irvine

• Public 4 Year
• Irvine, CA
• 5.0 | 2 reviews

• 4 miles from Costa Mesa

UC Irvine is a large public university known for undergraduate computer science, biological sciences, and engineering. The suburban campus centers on Aldrich Park in the planned city of Irvine.

• SAT Range 1230-1430
• Predicted Avg GPA 3.75
• Acceptance Rate 29%
• Net Price $15,889

Coastline Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Fountain Valley, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 4 miles from Costa Mesa

Coastline is a community college known for distance education and undergraduate transfer programs. The college serves Orange County through online courses and learning sites based in Fountain Valley.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $16,972

Concordia University Irvine

• Private 4 Year
• Irvine, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 6 miles from Costa Mesa

Concordia Irvine is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and theology. The suburban campus sits in Irvine in Orange County.

• SAT Range 1030-1260
• Avg GPA 3.61
• Acceptance Rate 66%
• Net Price $29,845

Santa Ana College

• Public 2 Year
• Santa Ana, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 7 miles from Costa Mesa

Santa Ana College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and university transfer programs. The urban campus sits in central Santa Ana in Orange County.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $5,894

Haven University

• Private 4 Year
• Garden Grove, California
• | 0 reviews

• 8 miles from Costa Mesa

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price -

Golden West College

• Public 2 Year
• Huntington Beach, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 7 miles from Costa Mesa

Golden West is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and criminal justice. The suburban campus sits near the Pacific coast in Huntington Beach.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $6,681

Irvine Valley College

• Public 2 Year
• Irvine, CA
• 2.3 | 3 reviews

• 8 miles from Costa Mesa

A public community college known for undergraduate business, science, and transfer pathways to four-year universities. Most students commute to the suburban campus in Irvine.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $5,821

Chapman University

• Private 4 Year
• Orange, CA
• 4.3 | 6 reviews

• 9 miles from Costa Mesa

Chapman is a private university known for undergraduate film, media arts, and performing arts. The suburban campus is in the city of Orange in Southern California's Orange County.

• SAT Range 1260-1440
• Avg GPA 3.7
• Acceptance Rate 65%
• Net Price $47,902

Laguna College of Art and Design

• Private 4 Year
• Laguna Beach, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 11 miles from Costa Mesa

LCAD is a private art and design college known for undergraduate animation, illustration, and fine arts. The compact campus is set in the coastal arts community of Laguna Beach.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 3.69
• Acceptance Rate 94%
• Net Price $47,702

West Coast University Orange County

• Private 4 Year
• Anaheim, CA
• 3.0 | 1 reviews

• 10 miles from Costa Mesa

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $28,081

Bethesda University

• Private 4 Year
• Anaheim, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 12 miles from Costa Mesa

Bethesda is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies and business. The campus is in Anaheim in Orange County.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $20,099

Cypress College

• Public 2 Year
• Cypress, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 13 miles from Costa Mesa

Cypress College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and mortuary science. The suburban Orange County campus draws many commuting students.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $7,253

Santiago Canyon College

• Public 2 Year
• Orange, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 12 miles from Costa Mesa

Santiago Canyon College is a public community college known for transfer pathways and water utility science. Most students commute to its suburban Orange County campus.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $6,573

Southern California Institute of Technology

• Private 4 Year
• Anaheim, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 12 miles from Costa Mesa

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 74%
• Net Price $31,486

Soka University of America

• Private 4 Year
• Aliso Viejo, CA
• 4.7 | 18 reviews

• 13 miles from Costa Mesa

Soka is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate international studies and a required study-abroad semester. The residential campus sits in the hills of Aliso Viejo in Orange County.

• SAT Range 1333-1510
• Avg GPA 3.7
• Acceptance Rate 43%
• Net Price $15,691

Touro University Worldwide

• Private 4 Year
• Los Alamitos, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 13 miles from Costa Mesa

Touro University Worldwide is a private online university with undergraduate programs in business, psychology, and health sciences. Most undergrads complete degrees through distance learning rather than a traditional residential campus.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $19,522