Colleges Near Rancho Santa Margarita
There are no colleges in Rancho Santa Margarita, but 97 are within 50 miles, enrolling 930,777 students combined.
The closest option is Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, 6.7 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita (about 8-11 minutes by car). Rancho Santa Margarita (pop. 47,853) 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 Rancho Santa Margarita. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Rancho Santa Margarita. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Rancho Santa Margarita.
Saddleback College
- Public 2 Year
- Mission Viejo, CA
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- 7 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
Saddleback is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and transfer programs. Most students commute to the suburban campus in Mission Viejo.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,122
Soka University of America
- Private 4 Year
- Aliso Viejo, CA
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4.7 | 18 reviews
- 10 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
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
Irvine Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Irvine, CA
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2.3 | 3 reviews
- 11 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
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
Laguna College of Art and Design
- Private 4 Year
- Laguna Beach, CA
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- 11 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
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
Concordia University Irvine
- Private 4 Year
- Irvine, CA
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- 12 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
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 California Irvine
- Public 4 Year
- Irvine, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 14 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
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
Santiago Canyon College
- Public 2 Year
- Orange, CA
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- 15 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
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
Chapman University
- Private 4 Year
- Orange, CA
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4.3 | 6 reviews
- 18 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
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
Orange Coast College
- Public 2 Year
- Costa Mesa, CA
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- 18 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
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
Vanguard University of Southern California
- Private 4 Year
- Costa Mesa, CA
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3.5 | 4 reviews
- 17 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
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
Santa Ana College
- Public 2 Year
- Santa Ana, CA
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- 19 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
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
Coastline Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Fountain Valley, CA
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- 20 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
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
La Sierra University
- Private 4 Year
- Riverside, CA
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- 20 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
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
Norco College
- Public 2 Year
- Norco, CA
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- 20 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
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
California Baptist University
- Private 4 Year
- Riverside, CA
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- 23 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
California Baptist is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and engineering. The suburban Riverside campus lies in Southern California's Inland Empire.
- SAT Range 960-1150
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $27,862
Haven University
- Private 4 Year
- Garden Grove, California
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- 22 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
West Coast University Orange County
- Private 4 Year
- Anaheim, CA
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 22 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $28,081
Bethesda University
- Private 4 Year
- Anaheim, CA
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- 24 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
Bethesda is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies and business. The campus is in Anaheim in Orange County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $20,099