Colleges Near Costa Mesa
2 colleges are in Costa Mesa, and 110 total within 50 miles enrolling 1,015,177 students.
Orange Coast College is the nearest college in Costa Mesa. Costa Mesa (pop. 109,960) is in California.
California Institute of Technology in Pasadena ranks #7 nationally. Compton College in Compton has the lowest tuition at $1,142 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Costa Mesa. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Costa Mesa. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Costa Mesa.
Loyola Marymount University
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 36 miles from Costa Mesa
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
Occidental College
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 36 miles from Costa Mesa
Occidental is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate politics, international relations, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in Los Angeles's Eagle Rock neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1380-1520
- Avg GPA 3.63
- Acceptance Rate 44%
- Net Price $48,400
Otis College of Art and Design
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 35 miles from Costa Mesa
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
Pacific States University
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 35 miles from Costa Mesa
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 -
Smith Chason College
- Private 2 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 35 miles from Costa Mesa
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $32,817
San Joaquin Valley College Ontario
- Private 2 Year
- Ontario, California
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- 35 miles from Costa Mesa
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $26,743
Pacific Oaks College
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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- 36 miles from Costa Mesa
Pacific Oaks is a private college known for undergraduate early childhood education and human development. The campus is located in Pasadena in the Los Angeles metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 34%
- Net Price -
West Los Angeles College
- Public 2 Year
- Culver City, CA
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- 36 miles from Costa Mesa
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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- 35 miles from Costa Mesa
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 -
Los Angeles College of Music
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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2.0 | 2 reviews
- 35 miles from Costa Mesa
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $44,586
Providence Christian College
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 36 miles from Costa Mesa
Providence Christian is a small private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate biblical and theological studies. Most students live in a residential campus community in Pasadena.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $27,422
University of the People
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, California
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- 36 miles from Costa Mesa
University of the People is a private online university known for undergraduate business administration, computer science, and health science. Programs are tuition-free and delivered entirely online from its base in Pasadena.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $1,575
Riverside City College
- Public 2 Year
- Riverside, CA
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- 37 miles from Costa Mesa
Riverside City College is a public community college known for nursing and transfer-focused academic programs. The urban campus lies in downtown Riverside in Southern California's Inland Empire.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,174
American Academy of Dramatic Arts Los Angeles
- Private 2 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 39 miles from Costa Mesa
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
Art Center College of Design
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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- 38 miles from Costa Mesa
Art Center is a private art and design college known for undergraduate industrial design, transportation design, and illustration. The hillside campus in Pasadena overlooks the Los Angeles basin.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $53,271
Chaffey College
- Public 2 Year
- Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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2.3 | 3 reviews
- 39 miles from Costa Mesa
Chaffey is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, business, and career technical fields. The suburban campus is in Rancho Cucamonga in California's Inland Empire.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,809
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 38 miles from Costa Mesa
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
University of California Riverside
- Public 4 Year
- Riverside, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 40 miles from Costa Mesa
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