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.
California State Polytechnic University Pomona
- Public 4 Year
- Pomona, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 32 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
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
California State University Long Beach
- Public 4 Year
- Long Beach, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 31 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
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
Mt San Antonio College
- Public 2 Year
- Walnut, CA
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- 32 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
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
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America
- Private 4 Year
- Santa Fe Springs, California
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- 31 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
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 -
Cerritos College
- Public 2 Year
- Norwalk, CA
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- 34 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
Cerritos is a public community college known for nursing, automotive technology, and transfer preparation. The suburban campus sits in Norwalk in southeastern Los Angeles County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,325
Claremont McKenna College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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- 33 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
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
Harvey Mudd College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 33 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
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
Long Beach City College
- Public 2 Year
- Long Beach, CA
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 34 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
Long Beach City College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, culinary arts, and aviation maintenance. Most students commute to its two Long Beach campuses and many transfer to nearby California State universities.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,565
Pitzer College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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- 33 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
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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- 33 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
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
- 33 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
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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- 33 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Chaffey College
- Public 2 Year
- Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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2.3 | 3 reviews
- 36 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
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
Life Pacific University
- Private 4 Year
- San Dimas, CA
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- 35 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
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
University of La Verne
- Private 4 Year
- La Verne, CA
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- 34 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
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
Latin American Bible Institute
- Private 4 Year
- La Puente, California
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- 36 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
Latin American Bible Institute is a private Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies and Christian ministry. The small campus is in suburban La Puente in the San Gabriel Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 55%
- Net Price $10,030
Loma Linda University
- Private 4 Year
- Loma Linda, CA
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- 35 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
Loma Linda is a private Seventh-day Adventist university known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The inland Southern California campus is built around a major academic medical center.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
MiraCosta College
- Public 2 Year
- Oceanside, CA
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- 35 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
MiraCosta is a public community college known for transfer programs and biomanufacturing. The main campus sits in coastal Oceanside in North San Diego County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,044