Colleges Near Thousand Palms
There are no colleges in Thousand Palms, but 91 are within 100 miles, enrolling 843,688 students combined.
The closest option is California Indian Nations College in Palm Desert, 2.9 miles from Thousand Palms (about 3-5 minutes by car). Thousand Palms (pop. 7,715) is in California.
Claremont McKenna College in Claremont ranks #17 nationally. Barstow Community College in Barstow has the lowest tuition at $1,104 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Thousand Palms. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Thousand Palms. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Thousand Palms.
Design Institute of San Diego
- Private 4 Year
- San Diego, CA
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- 80 miles from Thousand Palms
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $44,010
Harvey Mudd College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 80 miles from Thousand Palms
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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- 80 miles from Thousand Palms
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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- 80 miles from Thousand Palms
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
- 80 miles from Thousand Palms
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
Santiago Canyon College
- Public 2 Year
- Orange, CA
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- 81 miles from Thousand Palms
Santiago Canyon College is a public community college known for transfer pathways and water utility science. Most students commute to its suburban Orange County campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,573
Claremont Lincoln University
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, California
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- 80 miles from Thousand Palms
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Barstow Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Barstow, CA
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- 82 miles from Thousand Palms
Barstow Community College is a public community college offering associate degrees, transfer preparation, and career technical programs. The small campus sits in the Mojave Desert city of Barstow along the Interstate 15 corridor.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,048
University of California San Diego
- Public 4 Year
- La Jolla, CA
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- 82 miles from Thousand Palms
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
Cuyamaca College
- Public 2 Year
- El Cajon, CA
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- 81 miles from Thousand Palms
Cuyamaca is a public community college known for undergraduate programs in ornamental horticulture and automotive technology. The suburban campus sits in East San Diego County near the foothills.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,752
Irvine Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Irvine, CA
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2.3 | 3 reviews
- 82 miles from Thousand Palms
A public community college known for undergraduate business, science, and transfer pathways to four-year universities. Most students commute to the suburban campus in Irvine.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,821
National University
- Private 4 Year
- San Diego, CA
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- 81 miles from Thousand Palms
National University is a private university known for accelerated undergraduate programs in business, education, and health sciences for working adults. Most students take online or hybrid classes through its San Diego base and regional centers.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $25,043
Soka University of America
- Private 4 Year
- Aliso Viejo, CA
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4.7 | 18 reviews
- 81 miles from Thousand Palms
Soka is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate international studies and a required study-abroad semester. The residential campus sits in the hills of Aliso Viejo in Orange County.
- SAT Range 1333-1510
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 43%
- Net Price $15,691
San Diego State University
- Public 4 Year
- San Diego, CA
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4.7 | 3 reviews
- 83 miles from Thousand Palms
SDSU is a large public university known for undergraduate international business, hospitality management, and communications. The urban campus sits in San Diego's College Area with Spanish Colonial Revival buildings.
- SAT Range 1090-1300
- Avg GPA 3.82
- Acceptance Rate 36%
- Net Price $14,704
Concordia University Irvine
- Private 4 Year
- Irvine, CA
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- 85 miles from Thousand Palms
Concordia Irvine is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and theology. The suburban campus sits in Irvine in Orange County.
- SAT Range 1030-1260
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $29,845
Imperial Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Imperial, CA
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- 84 miles from Thousand Palms
Imperial Valley College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and agriculture programs. The campus sits in California's Imperial Valley, an agricultural region near the U.S.-Mexico border.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $1,890
University of La Verne
- Private 4 Year
- La Verne, CA
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- 84 miles from Thousand Palms
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
Laguna College of Art and Design
- Private 4 Year
- Laguna Beach, CA
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- 83 miles from Thousand Palms
LCAD is a private art and design college known for undergraduate animation, illustration, and fine arts. The compact campus is set in the coastal arts community of Laguna Beach.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.69
- Acceptance Rate 94%
- Net Price $47,702