Colleges Near California
There are no colleges in California, but 82 are within 100 miles, enrolling 671,598 students combined.
The closest option is St. Mary's College of Maryland in St. Mary's City, 8.3 miles from California (about 10-14 minutes by car). California (pop. 11,857) is in Maryland.
Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore ranks #10 nationally. Baltimore City Community College in Baltimore has the lowest tuition at $3,314 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from California. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near California. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near California.
St. Mary's College of Maryland
- Public 4 Year
- St. Mary's City, MD
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- 8 miles from California
St. Mary's College of Maryland is a public honors college known for undergraduate liberal arts. The historic campus sits on the St. Mary's River in southern Maryland.
- SAT Range 1143-1340
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $21,071
College of Southern Maryland
- Public 2 Year
- La Plata, MD
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- 33 miles from California
College of Southern Maryland is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and business. The main campus is in the town of La Plata in southern Maryland.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,006
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
- Public 4 Year
- Princess Anne, MD
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- 44 miles from California
UMES is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate agriculture, aviation science, and hospitality management. The rural campus is located in the small town of Princess Anne on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
- SAT Range 840-1010
- Avg GPA 3.07
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $13,311
Prince George's Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Largo, MD
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- 45 miles from California
Prince George's Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The suburban Largo campus serves mainly commuting students from Prince George's County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,800
University of Maryland Global Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Adelphi, MD
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- 47 miles from California
UMGC is a public university known for online undergraduate programs serving adult and military students. Most students study remotely rather than on a traditional residential campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $19,241
United States Naval Academy
- Public 4 Year
- Annapolis, Maryland
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 47 miles from California
Naval Academy is a highly selective federal service academy known for undergraduate engineering and oceanography. The historic campus sits on the Severn River in Annapolis.
- SAT Range 1210-1410
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.8
- Acceptance Rate 9%
- Net Price -
Salisbury University
- Public 4 Year
- Salisbury, MD
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 48 miles from California
Salisbury is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in a small city on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
- SAT Range 1180-1320
- Avg GPA 3.73
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $18,760
St. John's College
- Private 4 Year
- Annapolis, MD
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 47 miles from California
St. John's is a private liberal arts college known for its required Great Books curriculum and seminar study of classic texts across disciplines. The historic campus sits in downtown Annapolis near the U.S. Naval Academy.
- SAT Range 1270-1440
- Avg GPA 3.81
- Acceptance Rate 55%
- Net Price $30,930
Gallaudet University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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- 50 miles from California
Gallaudet is a private university designed for deaf and hard of hearing students, known for undergraduate deaf education, American Sign Language, and interpreting. Students communicate primarily in ASL on the urban Washington, D.C. campus.
- SAT Range 780-1022
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 58%
- Net Price $15,944
Chesapeake College
- Public 2 Year
- Wye Mills, MD
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- 50 miles from California
Chesapeake College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and transfer programs in the arts and sciences. The rural campus sits in Wye Mills on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,930
The Catholic University of America
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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- 52 miles from California
Catholic University is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate architecture, theology, and music. The urban Brookland campus in Northeast Washington adjoins the Basilica of the National Shrine.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $32,705
George Washington University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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- 51 miles from California
George Washington is a private university known for undergraduate international affairs, political science, and public policy. The urban Foggy Bottom campus sits near the White House and major federal agencies.
- SAT Range 1350-1500
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.81
- Acceptance Rate 47%
- Net Price $46,485
Rappahannock Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Glenns, VA
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- 51 miles from California
Rappahannock Community College is a public community college known for associate degree programs in nursing and business. Its rural campuses in Glenns and Warsaw serve Virginia's Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,265
University of the Potomac Washington DC Campus
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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- 51 miles from California
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Georgetown University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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4.6 | 5 reviews
- 53 miles from California
Georgetown is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate international relations, government, and business. Students attend a Jesuit campus in a historic hillside neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range 1390-1550
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.89
- Acceptance Rate 13%
- Net Price $39,083
Howard University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 52 miles from California
Howard is a private historically Black university known for undergraduate communications, political science, and business. The urban campus sits in Washington's Shaw neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1090-1320
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Acceptance Rate 41%
- Net Price $33,368
Trinity Washington University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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- 52 miles from California
Trinity Washington is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. Most traditional undergraduates are women on an urban campus in Northeast Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,755
Anne Arundel Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Arnold, MD
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- 52 miles from California
Anne Arundel Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, health professions, and transfer programs. Most students commute to the suburban campus near Annapolis.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,961