Colleges Near Palm Desert
2 colleges are in Palm Desert, and 91 total within 100 miles enrolling 843,688 students.
College of the Desert is the nearest college in Palm Desert. Palm Desert (pop. 48,445) 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 Palm Desert. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Palm Desert. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Palm Desert.
Saddleback College
- Public 2 Year
- Mission Viejo, CA
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- 76 miles from Palm Desert
Saddleback is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and transfer programs. Most students commute to the suburban campus in Mission Viejo.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,122
San Joaquin Valley College Hesperia
- Private 2 Year
- Hesperia, California
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- 75 miles from Palm Desert
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $25,140
University of California San Diego
- Public 4 Year
- La Jolla, CA
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- 78 miles from Palm Desert
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
San Diego State University
- Public 4 Year
- San Diego, CA
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4.7 | 3 reviews
- 78 miles from Palm Desert
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
Imperial Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Imperial, CA
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- 80 miles from Palm Desert
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
San Diego Mesa College
- Public 2 Year
- San Diego, CA
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- 80 miles from Palm Desert
A large public community college known for undergraduate transfer preparation, health sciences, and business programs. The urban campus is located in San Diego's Clairemont Mesa area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,316
Claremont McKenna College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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- 81 miles from Palm Desert
Claremont McKenna is a highly selective private liberal arts college known for undergraduate economics, government, and international relations. Students live on a residential campus that shares classes and facilities with the neighboring Claremont Colleges.
- SAT Range 1470-1560
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.89
- Acceptance Rate 10%
- Net Price $33,895
Harvey Mudd College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 81 miles from Palm Desert
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
Irvine Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Irvine, CA
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2.3 | 3 reviews
- 81 miles from Palm Desert
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
Laguna College of Art and Design
- Private 4 Year
- Laguna Beach, CA
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- 82 miles from Palm Desert
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
Pitzer College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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- 81 miles from Palm Desert
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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- 81 miles from Palm Desert
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
Pacific College of Health and Science
- Private 4 Year
- San Diego, CA
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- 81 miles from Palm Desert
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $51,918
Santiago Canyon College
- Public 2 Year
- Orange, CA
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- 81 miles from Palm Desert
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
Soka University of America
- Private 4 Year
- Aliso Viejo, CA
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4.7 | 18 reviews
- 80 miles from Palm Desert
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
University of San Diego
- Private 4 Year
- San Diego, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 82 miles from Palm Desert
USD is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate business and international relations. The hilltop campus features Spanish Renaissance architecture with views of Mission Bay and the Pacific.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.95
- Acceptance Rate 52%
- Net Price $37,918
Scripps College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 81 miles from Palm Desert
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
Claremont Lincoln University
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, California
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- 81 miles from Palm Desert
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -