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.
Whittier College
- Private 4 Year
- Whittier, CA
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- 171 miles from Pismo Beach
Whittier is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, psychology, and education. The suburban Los Angeles County campus has historic Quaker roots.
- SAT Range 1140-1340
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $28,101
American University of Health Sciences
- Private 4 Year
- Signal Hill, CA
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- 171 miles from Pismo Beach
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Acceptance Rate 50%
- Net Price $26,480
Azusa Pacific University
- Private 4 Year
- Azusa, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 173 miles from Pismo Beach
Azusa Pacific is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and ministry programs. The suburban campus sits at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of Los Angeles.
- SAT Range 983-1238
- Avg GPA 3.74
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $26,143
Foothill College
- Public 2 Year
- Los Altos Hills, CA
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- 173 miles from Pismo Beach
Foothill is a public community college known for undergraduate dental hygiene and science transfer pathways. The hillside campus sits in Los Altos Hills overlooking Silicon Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,805
Biola University
- Private 4 Year
- La Mirada, CA
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 174 miles from Pismo Beach
Biola is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, theology, and cinema and media arts. The suburban La Mirada campus requires Bible coursework of all undergraduates.
- SAT Range 1160-1370
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $34,082
California State University Long Beach
- Public 4 Year
- Long Beach, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 174 miles from Pismo Beach
Cal State Long Beach is a large public university known for undergraduate art and design, nursing, and business. The campus sits near the Pacific coast in the Los Angeles metro area.
- SAT Range 1020-1240
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 46%
- Net Price $10,607
Citrus College
- Public 2 Year
- Glendora, CA
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- 173 miles from Pismo Beach
Citrus College is a public community college offering associate degrees and university-transfer programs. The suburban campus sits in Glendora at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,607
Modesto Junior College
- Public 2 Year
- Modesto, CA
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- 174 miles from Pismo Beach
Modesto Junior College is a public community college known for undergraduate agriculture, nursing, and transfer-oriented academics. The campus sits in Modesto in California's Central Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,605
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America
- Private 4 Year
- Santa Fe Springs, California
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- 173 miles from Pismo Beach
A private Presbyterian seminary known for undergraduate theology and biblical studies. The suburban campus is located in Santa Fe Springs in Los Angeles County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Cypress College
- Public 2 Year
- Cypress, CA
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- 176 miles from Pismo Beach
Cypress College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and mortuary science. The suburban Orange County campus draws many commuting students.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,253
San Francisco Bay University
- Private 4 Year
- Fremont, California
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- 176 miles from Pismo Beach
San Francisco Bay University is a private university known for undergraduate computer science, engineering, and business. The campus is located in Fremont in California's San Francisco Bay Area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.72
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $10,294
Palo Alto University
- Private 4 Year
- Palo Alto, CA
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- 176 miles from Pismo Beach
Palo Alto University is a private university known for undergraduate programs in psychology and behavioral sciences. The campus is located in Palo Alto in Silicon Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Touro University Worldwide
- Private 4 Year
- Los Alamitos, CA
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- 176 miles from Pismo Beach
Touro University Worldwide is a private online university with undergraduate programs in business, psychology, and health sciences. Most undergrads complete degrees through distance learning rather than a traditional residential campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $19,522
Life Pacific University
- Private 4 Year
- San Dimas, CA
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- 177 miles from Pismo Beach
Life Pacific is a private Christian university known for undergraduate ministry and biblical studies. The suburban campus is in San Dimas in the San Gabriel Valley.
- SAT Range 930-1085
- Avg GPA 2.91
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $21,602
California State Polytechnic University Pomona
- Public 4 Year
- Pomona, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 179 miles from Pismo Beach
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
Mt San Antonio College
- Public 2 Year
- Walnut, CA
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- 178 miles from Pismo Beach
Mt. SAC is a large community college known for undergraduate nursing, aviation, and agriculture programs. The suburban campus sits in Walnut in the San Gabriel Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,516
Ohlone College
- Public 2 Year
- Fremont, CA
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- 178 miles from Pismo Beach
Ohlone is a public community college known for undergraduate deaf studies, ASL interpreting, and nursing. The main campus is in Fremont in California's East Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $18,639
Stanford University
- Private 4 Year
- Stanford, CA
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4.8 | 6 reviews
- 178 miles from Pismo Beach
Stanford is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate computer science, engineering, and entrepreneurship. The suburban campus sits in the heart of Silicon Valley.
- SAT Range 1510-1580
- Avg GPA 3.96
- Acceptance Rate 4%
- Net Price $25,078