Best Riverside Four Year Colleges

54 four year colleges near Riverside, and 3 within city limits, enrolling 363,519 students across the metro.

California Institute of Technology in Pasadena ranks #7 nationally and leads the Riverside area. University of California Riverside enrolls the most students with 26,384 currently taking classes. University of the People has the lowest tuition at $1,400 per year.

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Riverside, CA within 50 miles Public Private For-Profit 4 Year

  • Private 4 Year
  • Pasadena, CA
  • 5.0 | 2 reviews
  • Jan 3 application deadline

Caltech is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate physics, engineering, and chemistry. Most undergrads live on the compact residential campus in Pasadena.

#7 Best Colleges in America 10/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1530-1580
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.97
  • Acceptance Rate 3%
  • Net Price $14,513
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Claremont, CA
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jan 5 application deadline

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.

#17 Best Colleges in America 10/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1470-1560
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.89
  • Acceptance Rate 10%
  • Net Price $33,895
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Claremont, CA
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jan 8 application deadline

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.

#20 Best Colleges in America 10/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1490-1560
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.89
  • Acceptance Rate 7%
  • Net Price $19,938
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Claremont, CA
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

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.

#6 Best Private Colleges in California 9/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1440-1540
  • Avg GPA 4.0
  • Acceptance Rate 38%
  • Net Price $44,396
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • 4.5 | 2 reviews
  • Jan 10 application deadline

Occidental is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate politics, international relations, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in Los Angeles's Eagle Rock neighborhood.

#9 Best Private Colleges in California 9/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1380-1520
  • Avg GPA 3.63
  • Acceptance Rate 44%
  • Net Price $48,400
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Irvine, CA
  • 5.0 | 2 reviews
  • Nov 30 application deadline

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.

#11 Best Public Universities in America 9/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1230-1430
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.75
  • Acceptance Rate 29%
  • Net Price $15,889
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Orange, CA
  • 4.3 | 6 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

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.

#10 Best Private Colleges in California 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1260-1440
  • Avg GPA 3.7
  • Acceptance Rate 65%
  • Net Price $47,902
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Redlands, CA
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jul 1 application deadline

University of Redlands is a private university known for undergraduate music, business, and the Johnston Center for Integrative Studies. The residential campus sits in Redlands in Southern California's Inland Empire.

#15 Best Private Colleges in California 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1107-1350
  • Avg GPA 3.74
  • Acceptance Rate 83%
  • Net Price $28,482
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Azusa Pacific University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Azusa, CA
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Jun 1 application deadline

Azusa Pacific is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and ministry programs. The suburban campus sits at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of Los Angeles.

#16 Best Private Colleges in California 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 983-1238
  • Avg GPA 3.74
  • Acceptance Rate 88%
  • Net Price $26,143
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Riverside, CA
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Nov 30 application deadline

UC Riverside is a large public university known for undergraduate entomology, plant sciences, and business. The suburban campus lies in California's Inland Empire east of Los Angeles.

#9 Best Public Universities in California 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1080-1280
  • Avg GPA 3.84
  • Acceptance Rate 76%
  • Net Price $14,562
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  • Private 4 Year
  • La Mirada, CA
  • 5.0 | 3 reviews

Biola is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, theology, and cinema and media arts. The suburban La Mirada campus requires Bible coursework of all undergraduates.

#21 Best Private Colleges in California 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1160-1370
  • Avg GPA 3.61
  • Acceptance Rate 74%
  • Net Price $34,082
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  • Private 4 Year
  • La Verne, CA
  • | 0 reviews

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.

#23 Best Private Colleges in California 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 986-1236
  • Avg GPA 3.24
  • Acceptance Rate 71%
  • Net Price $21,530
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Irvine, CA
  • | 0 reviews

Concordia Irvine is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and theology. The suburban campus sits in Irvine in Orange County.

#25 Best Private Colleges in California 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1030-1260
  • Avg GPA 3.61
  • Acceptance Rate 66%
  • Net Price $29,845
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Long Beach, CA
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Nov 30 application deadline

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.

#11 Best Public Universities in California 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1020-1240
  • Avg GPA 3.7
  • Acceptance Rate 46%
  • Net Price $10,607
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Vanguard University of Southern California Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Costa Mesa, CA
  • 3.5 | 4 reviews
  • Aug 1 application deadline

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.

#28 Best Private Colleges in California 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 980-1200
  • Avg GPA 3.31
  • Acceptance Rate 62%
  • Net Price $23,286
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Pomona, CA
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Nov 30 application deadline

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.

#12 Best Public Universities in California 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1010-1250
  • Avg GPA 3.69
  • Acceptance Rate 75%
  • Net Price $11,940
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La Sierra University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Riverside, CA
  • | 0 reviews

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.

#29 Best Private Colleges in California 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 880-1140
  • Avg GPA 3.54
  • Acceptance Rate 91%
  • Net Price $23,848
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Riverside, CA
  • | 0 reviews

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.

#30 Best Private Colleges in California 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 960-1150
  • Avg GPA 3.58
  • Acceptance Rate 85%
  • Net Price $27,862
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