Colleges Near Placentia
There are no colleges in Placentia, but 115 are within 50 miles, enrolling 1,079,991 students combined.
The closest option is California State University Fullerton in Fullerton, 1.8 miles from Placentia (about 2-3 minutes by car). Placentia (pop. 50,533) is in California.
California Institute of Technology in Pasadena ranks #7 nationally. Compton College in Compton has the lowest tuition at $1,142 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Placentia. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Placentia. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Placentia.
Pitzer College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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- 18 miles from Placentia
Pitzer is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental analysis, media studies, and the social sciences. Students cross-enroll across the Claremont Colleges on a residential campus in Claremont.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.93
- Acceptance Rate 25%
- Net Price $34,979
Pomona College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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- 17 miles from Placentia
Pomona is a highly selective private liberal arts college known for undergraduate economics, biology, and politics. Students live on a residential campus and can cross-enroll across the adjoining Claremont Colleges.
- SAT Range 1490-1560
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.89
- Acceptance Rate 7%
- Net Price $19,938
Scripps College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 17 miles from Placentia
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
University of the West
- Private 4 Year
- Rosemead, CA
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- 17 miles from Placentia
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
Norco College
- Public 2 Year
- Norco, CA
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- 17 miles from Placentia
Norco College is a public community college offering associate degrees and university-transfer coursework. The suburban campus sits in Norco, a Riverside County city known for its equestrian community.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,534
Los Angeles Pacific University
- Private 4 Year
- San Dimas, CA
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- 16 miles from Placentia
Los Angeles Pacific is a private Christian university known for online undergraduate programs in business, psychology, and liberal studies. Most undergrads complete degrees fully online through its San Dimas-based programs.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $22,498
Claremont Lincoln University
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, California
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- 17 miles from Placentia
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
American University of Health Sciences
- Private 4 Year
- Signal Hill, CA
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- 19 miles from Placentia
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Acceptance Rate 50%
- Net Price $26,480
Compton College
- Public 2 Year
- Compton, CA
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- 20 miles from Placentia
Compton College is a public community college offering associate degrees and certificates with programs in nursing, business, and administration of justice. The urban campus is located in the city of Compton in Los Angeles County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,449
East Los Angeles College
- Public 2 Year
- Monterey Park, CA
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- 20 miles from Placentia
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
La Sierra University
- Private 4 Year
- Riverside, CA
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- 20 miles from Placentia
La Sierra is a private Seventh-day Adventist university known for undergraduate business, education, and biology. The suburban campus sits in Riverside east of Los Angeles.
- SAT Range 880-1140
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $23,848
Platt College Ontario
- Private 4 Year
- Ontario, CA
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- 21 miles from Placentia
- 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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- 20 miles from Placentia
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $47,368
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 22 miles from Placentia
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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- 22 miles from Placentia
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $27,195
San Joaquin Valley College Ontario
- Private 2 Year
- Ontario, California
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- 22 miles from Placentia
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $26,743
California Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 24 miles from Placentia
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 Dominguez Hills
- Public 4 Year
- Carson, CA
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- 23 miles from Placentia
Cal State Dominguez Hills is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The suburban campus is in Carson in the Los Angeles area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.16
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $9,175