Colleges Near Costa Mesa
2 colleges are in Costa Mesa, and 110 total within 50 miles enrolling 1,015,177 students.
Orange Coast College is the nearest college in Costa Mesa. Costa Mesa (pop. 109,960) is in California.
California Institute of Technology in Pasadena ranks #7 nationally. Compton College in Compton has the lowest tuition at $1,142 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Costa Mesa. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Costa Mesa. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Costa Mesa.
California College of ASU
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 33 miles from Costa Mesa
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $28,425
FIDM Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 33 miles from Costa Mesa
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $39,494
Harvey Mudd College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 33 miles from Costa Mesa
Harvey Mudd is a highly selective private college known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and mathematics. It is one of the Claremont Colleges, a consortium of adjoining campuses where students can cross-enroll.
- SAT Range 1500-1570
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.96
- Acceptance Rate 13%
- Net Price $43,966
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 33 miles from Costa Mesa
A public community college known for undergraduate programs in culinary arts, fashion design, and the skilled trades. The urban campus sits near downtown Los Angeles.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,154
Pitzer College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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- 32 miles from Costa Mesa
Pitzer is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental analysis, media studies, and the social sciences. Students cross-enroll across the Claremont Colleges on a residential campus in Claremont.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.93
- Acceptance Rate 25%
- Net Price $34,979
Pomona College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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- 32 miles from Costa Mesa
Pomona is a highly selective private liberal arts college known for undergraduate economics, biology, and politics. Students live on a residential campus and can cross-enroll across the adjoining Claremont Colleges.
- SAT Range 1490-1560
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.89
- Acceptance Rate 7%
- Net Price $19,938
Scripps College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 32 miles from Costa Mesa
Scripps is a private women's liberal arts college known for undergraduate arts, humanities, and its interdisciplinary Core Curriculum. Most students live on the residential campus and take classes across the Claremont Colleges consortium.
- SAT Range 1440-1540
- Avg GPA 4.0
- Acceptance Rate 38%
- Net Price $44,396
Southern California Institute of Architecture
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 32 miles from Costa Mesa
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
University of Southern California
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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4.2 | 5 reviews
- 33 miles from Costa Mesa
USC is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate film, communications, and business. The urban Los Angeles campus has a large Greek presence and longstanding ties to the entertainment industry.
- SAT Range 1450-1550
- Avg GPA 3.83
- Acceptance Rate 10%
- Net Price $43,412
Platt College Los Angeles
- Private 4 Year
- Alhambra, CA
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- 32 miles from Costa Mesa
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $27,195
Claremont Lincoln University
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, California
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- 32 miles from Costa Mesa
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
California Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 35 miles from Costa Mesa
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
Platt College Ontario
- Private 4 Year
- Ontario, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 34 miles from Costa Mesa
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $20,463
The Chicago School at Los Angeles
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 33 miles from Costa Mesa
The Chicago School at Los Angeles is a private university known for undergraduate psychology and behavioral sciences. The urban Los Angeles campus centers on professional programs in those fields.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 46%
- Net Price -
West Coast University Ontario
- Private 4 Year
- Ontario, CA
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- 33 miles from Costa Mesa
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $47,368
Pasadena City College
- Public 2 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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- 35 miles from Costa Mesa
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
World Mission University
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 35 miles from Costa Mesa
World Mission University is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, theology, and church music. The urban Los Angeles campus centers on training for ministry and global missions.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,785
Los Angeles City College
- Public 2 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 36 miles from Costa Mesa
Los Angeles City College is a public community college known for undergraduate cinema, television, and theater. The urban campus sits in East Hollywood near the region's entertainment industry.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,836