Colleges Near Pasadena
7 colleges are in Pasadena, and 113 total within 50 miles enrolling 1,094,752 students.
Pacific Oaks College is the nearest college in Pasadena. Pasadena (pop. 137,122) is in California.
California Institute of Technology ranks #7 nationally. University of the People enrolls the most students with 41,961. Antelope Valley Community College District in Lancaster has the lowest tuition at $1,124 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Pasadena. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Pasadena. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Pasadena.
Pacific Oaks College
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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- Campus in Pasadena
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 -
Pasadena City College
- Public 2 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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- Campus in Pasadena
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
Los Angeles College of Music
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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2.0 | 2 reviews
- Campus in Pasadena
- 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
- Campus in Pasadena
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
University of the People
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, California
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- Campus in Pasadena
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
Art Center College of Design
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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- Campus in Pasadena
Art Center is a private art and design college known for undergraduate industrial design, transportation design, and illustration. The hillside campus in Pasadena overlooks the Los Angeles basin.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $53,271
California Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- Campus in Pasadena
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
Glendale Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Glendale, CA
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- 5 miles from Pasadena
Glendale Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate transfer preparation and nursing. The suburban campus is in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,060
Occidental College
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 5 miles from Pasadena
Occidental is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate politics, international relations, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in Los Angeles's Eagle Rock neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1380-1520
- Avg GPA 3.63
- Acceptance Rate 44%
- Net Price $48,400
Platt College Los Angeles
- Private 4 Year
- Alhambra, CA
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- 5 miles from Pasadena
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $27,195
California State University Los Angeles
- Public 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 7 miles from Pasadena
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
East Los Angeles College
- Public 2 Year
- Monterey Park, CA
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- 8 miles from Pasadena
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
University of the West
- Private 4 Year
- Rosemead, CA
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- 9 miles from Pasadena
University of the West is a small private university known for undergraduate Buddhist studies, religious studies, and business. The suburban Rosemead campus is Buddhist-affiliated and lies in the greater Los Angeles area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.43
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,713
Southern California Institute of Architecture
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 10 miles from Pasadena
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
California College of ASU
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 11 miles from Pasadena
- 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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- 11 miles from Pasadena
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $39,494
Los Angeles City College
- Public 2 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 10 miles from Pasadena
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
World Mission University
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 11 miles from Pasadena
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