Colleges Near San Clemente
There are no colleges in San Clemente, but 77 are within 50 miles, enrolling 743,145 students combined.
The closest option is Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, 7.8 miles from San Clemente (about 9-13 minutes by car). San Clemente (pop. 63,522) is in California.
Claremont McKenna College in Claremont ranks #17 nationally. Compton College in Compton has the lowest tuition at $1,142 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from San Clemente. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near San Clemente. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near San Clemente.
John Paul the Great Catholic University
- Private 4 Year
- Escondido, CA
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- 38 miles from San Clemente
John Paul the Great is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate film, media, and communications. The campus is in Escondido in northern San Diego County.
- SAT Range 975-1270
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $35,175
University of California Riverside
- Public 4 Year
- Riverside, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 40 miles from San Clemente
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.
- SAT Range 1080-1280
- Avg GPA 3.84
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $14,562
American University of Health Sciences
- Private 4 Year
- Signal Hill, CA
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- 40 miles from San Clemente
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Acceptance Rate 50%
- Net Price $26,480
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America
- Private 4 Year
- Santa Fe Springs, California
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- 39 miles from San Clemente
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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- 41 miles from San Clemente
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
Long Beach City College
- Public 2 Year
- Long Beach, CA
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 40 miles from San Clemente
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
California State Polytechnic University Pomona
- Public 4 Year
- Pomona, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 44 miles from San Clemente
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
Mt San Antonio College
- Public 2 Year
- Walnut, CA
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- 43 miles from San Clemente
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
Whittier College
- Private 4 Year
- Whittier, CA
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- 44 miles from San Clemente
Whittier is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, psychology, and education. The suburban Los Angeles County campus has historic Quaker roots.
- SAT Range 1140-1340
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $28,101
Platt College Ontario
- Private 4 Year
- Ontario, CA
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- 43 miles from San Clemente
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $20,463
San Joaquin Valley College Ontario
- Private 2 Year
- Ontario, California
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- 43 miles from San Clemente
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $26,743
West Coast University Ontario
- Private 4 Year
- Ontario, CA
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- 43 miles from San Clemente
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $47,368
University of California San Diego
- Public 4 Year
- La Jolla, CA
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- 45 miles from San Clemente
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
Claremont McKenna College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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- 45 miles from San Clemente
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
Compton College
- Public 2 Year
- Compton, CA
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- 45 miles from San Clemente
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
Harvey Mudd College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 46 miles from San Clemente
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
Pitzer College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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- 46 miles from San Clemente
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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- 45 miles from San Clemente
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