Colleges Near Rancho Mirage
There are no colleges in Rancho Mirage, but 94 are within 100 miles, enrolling 928,840 students combined.
The closest option is College of the Desert in Palm Desert, 3 miles from Rancho Mirage (about 4-5 minutes by car). Rancho Mirage (pop. 17,218) is in California.
Claremont McKenna College in Claremont ranks #17 nationally. Barstow Community College in Barstow has the lowest tuition at $1,104 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Rancho Mirage. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Rancho Mirage. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Rancho Mirage.
University of California San Diego
- Public 4 Year
- La Jolla, CA
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- 77 miles from Rancho Mirage
UC San Diego is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate biological sciences, engineering, and oceanography. The coastal La Jolla campus sits on bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
- SAT Range 1270-1480
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.82
- Acceptance Rate 27%
- Net Price $14,047
National University
- Private 4 Year
- San Diego, CA
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- 76 miles from Rancho Mirage
National University is a private university known for accelerated undergraduate programs in business, education, and health sciences for working adults. Most students take online or hybrid classes through its San Diego base and regional centers.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $25,043
Claremont McKenna College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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- 77 miles from Rancho Mirage
Claremont McKenna is a highly selective private liberal arts college known for undergraduate economics, government, and international relations. Students live on a residential campus that shares classes and facilities with the neighboring Claremont Colleges.
- SAT Range 1470-1560
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.89
- Acceptance Rate 10%
- Net Price $33,895
Cuyamaca College
- Public 2 Year
- El Cajon, CA
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- 76 miles from Rancho Mirage
Cuyamaca is a public community college known for undergraduate programs in ornamental horticulture and automotive technology. The suburban campus sits in East San Diego County near the foothills.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,752
Harvey Mudd College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 77 miles from Rancho Mirage
Harvey Mudd is a highly selective private college known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and mathematics. It is one of the Claremont Colleges, a consortium of adjoining campuses where students can cross-enroll.
- SAT Range 1500-1570
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.96
- Acceptance Rate 13%
- Net Price $43,966
Irvine Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Irvine, CA
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2.3 | 3 reviews
- 78 miles from Rancho Mirage
A public community college known for undergraduate business, science, and transfer pathways to four-year universities. Most students commute to the suburban campus in Irvine.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,821
Pitzer College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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- 77 miles from Rancho Mirage
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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- 77 miles from Rancho Mirage
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
Laguna College of Art and Design
- Private 4 Year
- Laguna Beach, CA
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- 78 miles from Rancho Mirage
LCAD is a private art and design college known for undergraduate animation, illustration, and fine arts. The compact campus is set in the coastal arts community of Laguna Beach.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.69
- Acceptance Rate 94%
- Net Price $47,702
San Diego State University
- Public 4 Year
- San Diego, CA
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4.7 | 3 reviews
- 78 miles from Rancho Mirage
SDSU is a large public university known for undergraduate international business, hospitality management, and communications. The urban campus sits in San Diego's College Area with Spanish Colonial Revival buildings.
- SAT Range 1090-1300
- Avg GPA 3.82
- Acceptance Rate 36%
- Net Price $14,704
Scripps College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 77 miles from Rancho Mirage
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
Santiago Canyon College
- Public 2 Year
- Orange, CA
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- 77 miles from Rancho Mirage
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
Soka University of America
- Private 4 Year
- Aliso Viejo, CA
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4.7 | 18 reviews
- 76 miles from Rancho Mirage
Soka is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate international studies and a required study-abroad semester. The residential campus sits in the hills of Aliso Viejo in Orange County.
- SAT Range 1333-1510
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 43%
- Net Price $15,691
Claremont Lincoln University
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, California
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- 77 miles from Rancho Mirage
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
San Diego Mesa College
- Public 2 Year
- San Diego, CA
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- 79 miles from Rancho Mirage
A large public community college known for undergraduate transfer preparation, health sciences, and business programs. The urban campus is located in San Diego's Clairemont Mesa area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,316
Concordia University Irvine
- Private 4 Year
- Irvine, CA
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- 80 miles from Rancho Mirage
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
University of La Verne
- Private 4 Year
- La Verne, CA
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- 81 miles from Rancho Mirage
University of La Verne is a private university known for undergraduate education, business, and public administration. The suburban campus sits in the San Gabriel foothills east of Los Angeles.
- SAT Range 986-1236
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $21,530
Pacific College of Health and Science
- Private 4 Year
- San Diego, CA
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- 80 miles from Rancho Mirage
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $51,918