Colleges Near Pismo Beach
There are no colleges in Pismo Beach, but 174 are within 200 miles, enrolling 1,628,215 students combined.
The closest option is California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo in San Luis Obispo, 10.2 miles from Pismo Beach (about 12-17 minutes by car). Pismo Beach (pop. 7,655) is in California.
Stanford University in Stanford ranks #3 nationally. Taft College in Taft has the lowest tuition at $1,108 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Pismo Beach. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Pismo Beach. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Pismo Beach.
Occidental College
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 157 miles from Pismo Beach
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
University of Southern California
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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4.2 | 5 reviews
- 157 miles from Pismo Beach
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
The Chicago School at Los Angeles
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 157 miles from Pismo Beach
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 -
El Camino Community College District
- Public 2 Year
- Torrance, CA
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- 160 miles from Pismo Beach
El Camino is a public community college known for undergraduate transfer preparation and nursing. The suburban campus is in Torrance in Los Angeles County's South Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,837
Los Angeles Southwest College
- Public 2 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 159 miles from Pismo Beach
Los Angeles Southwest College is a public community college offering associate degrees and university-transfer programs. The urban campus is located in South Los Angeles.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,361
Pacific Oaks College
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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- 159 miles from Pismo Beach
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 -
Southern California Institute of Architecture
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 159 miles from Pismo Beach
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
Los Angeles College of Music
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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2.0 | 2 reviews
- 160 miles from Pismo Beach
- 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
- 160 miles from Pismo Beach
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
California Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 161 miles from Pismo Beach
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
California State University Los Angeles
- Public 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 161 miles from Pismo Beach
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
Evergreen Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- San Jose, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 160 miles from Pismo Beach
Evergreen Valley is a public community college offering associate degrees and transfer preparation for four-year universities. The campus is in the Evergreen area of southeast San Jose.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,186
University of the People
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, California
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| 0 reviews
- 160 miles from Pismo Beach
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
Pasadena City College
- Public 2 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 161 miles from Pismo Beach
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
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 162 miles from Pismo Beach
Charles Drew University is a private university known for undergraduate nursing and biomedical sciences. The urban campus in South Los Angeles is a historically Black health sciences institution.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.26
- Acceptance Rate 39%
- Net Price $35,558
Platt College Los Angeles
- Private 4 Year
- Alhambra, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 161 miles from Pismo Beach
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $27,195
Homestead Schools
- Private 4 Year
- Torrance, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 162 miles from Pismo Beach
Homestead Schools is a private college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. Most students commute to its compact campus in Torrance in the Los Angeles area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,962
America Evangelical University
- Private 4 Year
- Gardena, California
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- 161 miles from Pismo Beach
America Evangelical University is a private evangelical university known for undergraduate biblical studies and theology. The campus is in suburban Gardena in the Los Angeles area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $18,070