Colleges Near Palm Springs
There are no colleges in Palm Springs, but 110 are within 100 miles, enrolling 1,083,074 students combined.
The closest option is College of the Desert in Palm Desert, 9.8 miles from Palm Springs (about 12-17 minutes by car). Palm Springs (pop. 44,552) is in California.
California Institute of Technology in Pasadena ranks #7 nationally. Barstow Community College in Barstow has the lowest tuition at $1,104 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Palm Springs. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Palm Springs. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Palm Springs.
San Diego Miramar College
- Public 2 Year
- San Diego, CA
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- 70 miles from Palm Springs
Miramar College is a public community college known for undergraduate programs in aviation and administration of justice. The suburban campus sits in the Miramar area of northern San Diego.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,066
Scripps College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 70 miles from Palm Springs
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
Santiago Canyon College
- Public 2 Year
- Orange, CA
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- 71 miles from Palm Springs
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
Irvine Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Irvine, CA
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2.3 | 3 reviews
- 72 miles from Palm Springs
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
Soka University of America
- Private 4 Year
- Aliso Viejo, CA
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4.7 | 18 reviews
- 71 miles from Palm Springs
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
Claremont Lincoln University
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, California
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- 71 miles from Palm Springs
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Concordia University Irvine
- Private 4 Year
- Irvine, CA
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- 74 miles from Palm Springs
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
Design Institute of San Diego
- Private 4 Year
- San Diego, CA
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- 73 miles from Palm Springs
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $44,010
Grossmont College
- Public 2 Year
- El Cajon, CA
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- 73 miles from Palm Springs
Grossmont is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The suburban campus sits in El Cajon in San Diego's East County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,351
University of La Verne
- Private 4 Year
- La Verne, CA
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- 74 miles from Palm Springs
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
Laguna College of Art and Design
- Private 4 Year
- Laguna Beach, CA
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- 73 miles from Palm Springs
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
Southern California Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- El Cajon, CA
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- 72 miles from Palm Springs
Southern California Seminary is a private Christian seminary known for undergraduate biblical studies and theology. The campus is located in El Cajon in eastern San Diego County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
California State Polytechnic University Pomona
- Public 4 Year
- Pomona, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 76 miles from Palm Springs
Cal Poly Pomona is a public polytechnic university known for undergraduate engineering, architecture, and agriculture. The hillside campus includes working farm facilities and an Arabian horse center.
- SAT Range 1010-1250
- Avg GPA 3.69
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $11,940
University of California Irvine
- Public 4 Year
- Irvine, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 76 miles from Palm Springs
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
University of California San Diego
- Public 4 Year
- La Jolla, CA
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- 75 miles from Palm Springs
UC San Diego is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate biological sciences, engineering, and oceanography. The coastal La Jolla campus sits on bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
- SAT Range 1270-1480
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.82
- Acceptance Rate 27%
- Net Price $14,047
Chapman University
- Private 4 Year
- Orange, CA
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4.3 | 6 reviews
- 75 miles from Palm Springs
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
National University
- Private 4 Year
- San Diego, CA
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- 75 miles from Palm Springs
National University is a private university known for accelerated undergraduate programs in business, education, and health sciences for working adults. Most students take online or hybrid classes through its San Diego base and regional centers.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $25,043
California State University Fullerton
- Public 4 Year
- Fullerton, CA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 78 miles from Palm Springs
Cal State Fullerton is a large public university known for undergraduate business, communications, and education. The suburban campus sits in northern Orange County.
- SAT Range 1000-1180
- Avg GPA 3.77
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $7,064