Colleges Near San Luis Obispo

2 colleges are in San Luis Obispo, and 187 total within 200 miles enrolling 1,705,467 students.

California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo is the nearest college in San Luis Obispo. San Luis Obispo (pop. 45,119) is in California.

Stanford University in Stanford ranks #3 nationally. Taft College in Taft has the lowest tuition at $1,108 per year.

Results are sorted by distance from San Luis Obispo. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near San Luis Obispo. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near San Luis Obispo.

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California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
  • 4.7 | 3 reviews
  • Campus in San Luis Obispo

Cal Poly is a public polytechnic university known for undergraduate engineering, architecture, and agriculture. Students study on a Central Coast campus in the college town of San Luis Obispo.

#7 Best Public Universities in California 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1220-1410
  • Avg GPA 4.0
  • Acceptance Rate 31%
  • Net Price $17,453
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Cuesta College Campus
 

  • Public 2 Year
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
  • 3.0 | 1 reviews
  • Campus in San Luis Obispo

Cuesta is a public community college known for associate degrees in nursing and transfer preparation. The main campus is located in San Luis Obispo on California's Central Coast.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $16,541
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Allan Hancock College Campus
 

  • Public 2 Year
  • Santa Maria, CA
  • 4.0 | 1 reviews
  • 26 miles from San Luis Obispo

Allan Hancock is a public community college known for undergraduate theater and agriculture programs. The campus is in Santa Maria on California's Central Coast.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $8,029
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Coalinga College Campus
 

  • Public 2 Year
  • Coalinga, CA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 63 miles from San Luis Obispo

Coalinga College is a public community college offering associate degrees and career technical programs. The campus is in the small Central Valley city of Coalinga.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $11,972
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Taft College Campus
 

  • Public 2 Year
  • Taft, CA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 69 miles from San Luis Obispo

Taft College is a public community college known for undergraduate programs in dental hygiene and petroleum technology. The small campus sits in the oil-industry town of Taft in California's San Joaquin Valley.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $5,025
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University of California Santa Barbara Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Santa Barbara, CA
  • 4.7 | 3 reviews
  • 75 miles from San Luis Obispo

UCSB is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate physics, marine science, and environmental studies. The oceanfront campus sits directly on the Pacific coast near Santa Barbara.

#18 Best Public Universities in America 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1230-1460
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.82
  • Acceptance Rate 33%
  • Net Price $17,658
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Santa Barbara City College Campus

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  • Public 2 Year
  • Santa Barbara, CA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 81 miles from San Luis Obispo

Santa Barbara City College is a community college known for undergraduate marine diving technology and film programs. The campus sits on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $14,186
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Westmont College Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Santa Barbara, CA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 80 miles from San Luis Obispo

Westmont is a private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate programs in the sciences and humanities. The residential hillside campus overlooks the Pacific Ocean above Santa Barbara.

#13 Best Private Colleges in California 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1240-1450
  • Avg GPA 3.59
  • Acceptance Rate 77%
  • Net Price $32,172
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Antioch University Santa Barbara Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Santa Barbara, CA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 81 miles from San Luis Obispo

Antioch Santa Barbara is a private university known for undergraduate psychology and liberal studies. The small campus is located in central Santa Barbara.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price -
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Lemoore College Campus
 

  • Public 2 Year
  • Lemoore, CA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 85 miles from San Luis Obispo

Lemoore College is a public community college offering associate degrees and career certificates. The campus is in Lemoore in California's Central Valley.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $13,083
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California State University Bakersfield Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Bakersfield, CA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 88 miles from San Luis Obispo

CSUB is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The campus sits in Bakersfield in California's southern San Joaquin Valley.

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  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 94%
  • Net Price $6,489
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San Joaquin Valley College Bakersfield Campus
 

  • Private 2 Year
  • Bakersfield, California
  • | 0 reviews
  • 91 miles from San Luis Obispo
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $23,272
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California Aeronautical University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Bakersfield, CA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 92 miles from San Luis Obispo
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $34,836
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Bakersfield College Campus

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  • Public 2 Year
  • Bakersfield, CA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 96 miles from San Luis Obispo

Bakersfield College is a public community college offering undergraduate associate degrees with programs in nursing and industrial technology. The main campus is in Bakersfield in California's southern Central Valley.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $16,637
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San Joaquin Valley College Visalia Campus
 

  • Private 2 Year
  • Visalia, CA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 103 miles from San Luis Obispo
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $27,525
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College of the Sequoias Campus
 

  • Public 2 Year
  • Visalia, CA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 105 miles from San Luis Obispo

College of the Sequoias is a public community college known for undergraduate programs in agriculture and nursing. The main campus is in Visalia in California's Central Valley.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $2,152
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Porterville College Campus
 

  • Public 2 Year
  • Porterville, CA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 107 miles from San Luis Obispo

Porterville College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and agriculture programs. The campus serves a small Central Valley city surrounded by farmland.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $14,733
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Thomas Aquinas College Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Santa Paula, CA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 107 miles from San Luis Obispo

Thomas Aquinas is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for a single Great Books curriculum that all undergraduates complete together. The residential campus is set in the hills near Santa Paula in southern California.

7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1220-1400
  • Avg GPA 3.8
  • Acceptance Rate 83%
  • Net Price $24,820
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