Colleges Near Santa Monica
1 college is in Santa Monica, and 102 total within 50 miles enrolling 986,560 students.
Santa Monica College is the nearest college in Santa Monica. Santa Monica (pop. 89,736) is in California.
California Institute of Technology in Pasadena ranks #7 nationally. Antelope Valley Community College District in Lancaster has the lowest tuition at $1,124 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Santa Monica. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Santa Monica. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Santa Monica.
Santa Monica College
- Public 2 Year
- Santa Monica, CA
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0.0 | 1 reviews
- Campus in Santa Monica
Santa Monica College is a public community college known for transfer preparation and undergraduate film and media programs. The urban campus sits a short distance from the Santa Monica beach and pier.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,685
University of California Los Angeles
- Public 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 4 miles from Santa Monica
UCLA is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate film, television, and theater. The urban Westwood campus also has a nationally known basketball program.
- SAT Range 1300-1530
- Avg GPA 3.92
- Acceptance Rate 9%
- Net Price $14,512
Loyola Marymount University
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 5 miles from Santa Monica
Loyola Marymount is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate film and television, business, and communications. The bluff-top Los Angeles campus overlooks the Pacific Ocean.
- SAT Range 1260-1430
- Avg GPA 3.92
- Acceptance Rate 45%
- Net Price $59,926
Mount Saint Mary's University
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 4 miles from Santa Monica
Mount Saint Mary's is a private Catholic women's university known for undergraduate nursing and the health sciences. The hillside Chalon campus overlooks Los Angeles from the Brentwood area.
- SAT Range 900-1110
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Acceptance Rate 73%
- Net Price $27,368
Otis College of Art and Design
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 6 miles from Santa Monica
Otis is a private art and design college known for undergraduate fashion design, graphic design, and digital media. The urban campus is in Los Angeles's Westchester neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1265-1395
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $54,295
West Los Angeles College
- Public 2 Year
- Culver City, CA
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- 6 miles from Santa Monica
West Los Angeles College is a public community college known for undergraduate programs in aviation technology and dental hygiene. The urban Culver City campus sits near major entertainment studios and Los Angeles International Airport.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,164
Antioch University Los Angeles
- Private 4 Year
- Culver City, CA
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- 6 miles from Santa Monica
Antioch University Los Angeles is a private university known for undergraduate liberal arts programs for adult and nontraditional students. Most undergrads commute to a nonresidential campus in Culver City.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
American Jewish University
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 7 miles from Santa Monica
American Jewish University is a private Jewish university known for undergraduate Jewish studies and education. The hillside Bel Air campus sits in Los Angeles.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
American Academy of Dramatic Arts Los Angeles
- Private 2 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 9 miles from Santa Monica
American Academy of Dramatic Arts is a private conservatory known for undergraduate acting and dramatic arts. The urban campus sits in Hollywood.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $41,890
Casa Loma College Los Angeles
- Private 4 Year
- Sherman Oaks, CA
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- 9 miles from Santa Monica
Casa Loma College is a private career college known for undergraduate allied health programs in MRI technology, physical therapist assisting, and surgical technology. The campus is in Sherman Oaks in the Los Angeles area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 43%
- Net Price $28,167
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 9 miles from Santa Monica
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad is a private Chabad Talmudical seminary known for undergraduate Talmud and Torah study. The urban Los Angeles campus serves as a West Coast center for Chabad rabbinical training.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 58%
- Net Price $15,330
Musicians Institute
- Private 4 Year
- Hollywood, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 10 miles from Santa Monica
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $49,657
Los Angeles Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Valley Glen, CA
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- 11 miles from Santa Monica
Los Angeles Valley College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and media arts programs. The campus is in the Valley Glen neighborhood of Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,550
Pacific States University
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 11 miles from Santa Monica
Pacific States is a private university known for undergraduate business and computer science. The urban campus is located in central Los Angeles.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
University of Southern California
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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4.2 | 5 reviews
- 11 miles from Santa Monica
USC is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate film, communications, and business. The urban Los Angeles campus has a large Greek presence and longstanding ties to the entertainment industry.
- SAT Range 1450-1550
- Avg GPA 3.83
- Acceptance Rate 10%
- Net Price $43,412
World Mission University
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 11 miles from Santa Monica
World Mission University is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, theology, and church music. The urban Los Angeles campus centers on training for ministry and global missions.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,785
Smith Chason College
- Private 2 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 11 miles from Santa Monica
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $32,817
California College of ASU
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 13 miles from Santa Monica
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $28,425