Colleges Near Downey
There are no colleges in Downey, but 112 are within 50 miles, enrolling 1,101,456 students combined.
The closest option is Cerritos College in Norwalk, 4 miles from Downey (about 5-7 minutes by car). Downey (pop. 111,772) 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 Downey. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Downey. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Downey.
Woodbury University
- Private 4 Year
- Burbank, CA
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- 22 miles from Downey
Woodbury is a private university known for undergraduate architecture, design, and media arts. The urban Burbank campus sits near Los Angeles's entertainment and design industries.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $37,258
Santiago Canyon College
- Public 2 Year
- Orange, CA
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- 23 miles from Downey
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
West Coast University Los Angeles
- Private 4 Year
- North Hollywood, CA
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- 23 miles from Downey
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $51,736
Casa Loma College Los Angeles
- Private 4 Year
- Sherman Oaks, CA
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- 24 miles from Downey
Casa Loma College is a private career college known for undergraduate allied health programs in MRI technology, physical therapist assisting, and surgical technology. The campus is in Sherman Oaks in the Los Angeles area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 43%
- Net Price $28,167
American Jewish University
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 24 miles from Downey
American Jewish University is a private Jewish university known for undergraduate Jewish studies and education. The hillside Bel Air campus sits in Los Angeles.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
University of La Verne
- Private 4 Year
- La Verne, CA
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- 23 miles from Downey
University of La Verne is a private university known for undergraduate education, business, and public administration. The suburban campus sits in the San Gabriel foothills east of Los Angeles.
- SAT Range 986-1236
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $21,530
Los Angeles Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Valley Glen, CA
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- 23 miles from Downey
Los Angeles Valley College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and media arts programs. The campus is in the Valley Glen neighborhood of Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,550
University of California Irvine
- Public 4 Year
- Irvine, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 26 miles from Downey
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
Concordia University Irvine
- Private 4 Year
- Irvine, CA
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- 27 miles from Downey
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
Claremont McKenna College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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- 27 miles from Downey
Claremont McKenna is a highly selective private liberal arts college known for undergraduate economics, government, and international relations. Students live on a residential campus that shares classes and facilities with the neighboring Claremont Colleges.
- SAT Range 1470-1560
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.89
- Acceptance Rate 10%
- Net Price $33,895
Harvey Mudd College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 27 miles from Downey
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
Irvine Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Irvine, CA
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2.3 | 3 reviews
- 27 miles from Downey
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
Pitzer College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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- 27 miles from Downey
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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- 26 miles from Downey
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
- 27 miles from Downey
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
Claremont Lincoln University
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, California
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- 26 miles from Downey
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
California State University Northridge
- Public 4 Year
- Northridge, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 31 miles from Downey
CSUN is a large public university known for undergraduate film and television, business, and education. The suburban campus lies in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley.
- SAT Range 900-1110
- Avg GPA 3.38
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $7,536
Los Angeles Pierce College
- Public 2 Year
- Woodland Hills, CA
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- 31 miles from Downey
Pierce College is a public community college known for undergraduate agriculture, animal science, and veterinary technology. The Woodland Hills campus includes a working farm and equestrian center.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,469