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.
Scripps College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 183 miles from Pismo Beach
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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- 183 miles from Pismo Beach
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Chapman University
- Private 4 Year
- Orange, CA
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4.3 | 6 reviews
- 186 miles from Pismo Beach
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
Coastline Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Fountain Valley, CA
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- 185 miles from Pismo Beach
Coastline is a community college known for distance education and undergraduate transfer programs. The college serves Orange County through online courses and learning sites based in Fountain Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $16,972
Notre Dame de Namur University
- Private 4 Year
- Belmont, CA
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- 186 miles from Pismo Beach
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Santa Ana College
- Public 2 Year
- Santa Ana, CA
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- 186 miles from Pismo Beach
Santa Ana College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and university transfer programs. The urban campus sits in central Santa Ana in Orange County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,894
Orange Coast College
- Public 2 Year
- Costa Mesa, CA
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- 188 miles from Pismo Beach
Orange Coast is a public community college known for undergraduate marine science, culinary arts, and aviation. The Costa Mesa campus sits near the Southern California coast.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,116
Las Positas College
- Public 2 Year
- Livermore, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 187 miles from Pismo Beach
Las Positas is a public community college known for undergraduate transfer pathways and career technical programs. The campus is in Livermore in California's East Bay Tri-Valley region.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,669
California State University East Bay
- Public 4 Year
- Hayward, CA
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- 189 miles from Pismo Beach
Cal State East Bay is a public university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and education. The hillside campus in Hayward overlooks the San Francisco Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $9,850
Chabot College
- Public 2 Year
- Hayward, CA
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- 190 miles from Pismo Beach
Chabot is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, dental hygiene, and automotive technology. The campus sits in Hayward in California's East Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,043
Chaffey College
- Public 2 Year
- Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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2.3 | 3 reviews
- 189 miles from Pismo Beach
Chaffey is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, business, and career technical fields. The suburban campus is in Rancho Cucamonga in California's Inland Empire.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,809
College of San Mateo
- Public 2 Year
- San Mateo, CA
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- 189 miles from Pismo Beach
College of San Mateo is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and astronomy. The hilltop campus overlooks San Francisco Bay on the Peninsula.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,831
Vanguard University of Southern California
- Private 4 Year
- Costa Mesa, CA
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3.5 | 4 reviews
- 189 miles from Pismo Beach
Vanguard is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and theatre. The suburban Costa Mesa campus is affiliated with the Assemblies of God.
- SAT Range 980-1200
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $23,286
Santiago Canyon College
- Public 2 Year
- Orange, CA
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- 190 miles from Pismo Beach
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
University of California Irvine
- Public 4 Year
- Irvine, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 192 miles from Pismo Beach
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
Platt College Ontario
- Private 4 Year
- Ontario, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 192 miles from Pismo Beach
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $20,463
West Coast University Ontario
- Private 4 Year
- Ontario, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 191 miles from Pismo Beach
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $47,368
Concordia University Irvine
- Private 4 Year
- Irvine, CA
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- 193 miles from Pismo Beach
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