Colleges Near Pasadena
7 colleges are in Pasadena, and 113 total within 50 miles enrolling 1,094,752 students.
Pacific Oaks College is the nearest college in Pasadena. Pasadena (pop. 137,122) is in California.
California Institute of Technology ranks #7 nationally. University of the People enrolls the most students with 41,961. Antelope Valley Community College District in Lancaster has the lowest tuition at $1,124 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Pasadena. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Pasadena. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Pasadena.
Biola University
- Private 4 Year
- La Mirada, CA
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 19 miles from Pasadena
Biola is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, theology, and cinema and media arts. The suburban La Mirada campus requires Bible coursework of all undergraduates.
- SAT Range 1160-1370
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $34,082
University of California Los Angeles
- Public 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 18 miles from Pasadena
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
California State Polytechnic University Pomona
- Public 4 Year
- Pomona, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 20 miles from Pasadena
Cal Poly Pomona is a public polytechnic university known for undergraduate engineering, architecture, and agriculture. The hillside campus includes working farm facilities and an Arabian horse center.
- SAT Range 1010-1250
- Avg GPA 3.69
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $11,940
Casa Loma College Los Angeles
- Private 4 Year
- Sherman Oaks, CA
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- 19 miles from Pasadena
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
Cerritos College
- Public 2 Year
- Norwalk, CA
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- 19 miles from Pasadena
Cerritos is a public community college known for nursing, automotive technology, and transfer preparation. The suburban campus sits in Norwalk in southeastern Los Angeles County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,325
Compton College
- Public 2 Year
- Compton, CA
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- 20 miles from Pasadena
Compton College is a public community college offering associate degrees and certificates with programs in nursing, business, and administration of justice. The urban campus is located in the city of Compton in Los Angeles County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,449
American Jewish University
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 19 miles from Pasadena
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 -
Life Pacific University
- Private 4 Year
- San Dimas, CA
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- 18 miles from Pasadena
Life Pacific is a private Christian university known for undergraduate ministry and biblical studies. The suburban campus is in San Dimas in the San Gabriel Valley.
- SAT Range 930-1085
- Avg GPA 2.91
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $21,602
Los Angeles Southwest College
- Public 2 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 19 miles from Pasadena
Los Angeles Southwest College is a public community college offering associate degrees and university-transfer programs. The urban campus is located in South Los Angeles.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,361
Los Angeles Mission College
- Public 2 Year
- Sylmar, CA
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- 19 miles from Pasadena
A public community college offering associate degrees, career certificates, and university-transfer pathways. The campus is located in Sylmar in Los Angeles's northern San Fernando Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,357
Mt San Antonio College
- Public 2 Year
- Walnut, CA
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- 18 miles from Pasadena
Mt. SAC is a large community college known for undergraduate nursing, aviation, and agriculture programs. The suburban campus sits in Walnut in the San Gabriel Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,516
Antioch University Los Angeles
- Private 4 Year
- Culver City, CA
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- 18 miles from Pasadena
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 Pacific University
- Private 4 Year
- San Dimas, CA
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- 18 miles from Pasadena
Los Angeles Pacific is a private Christian university known for online undergraduate programs in business, psychology, and liberal studies. Most undergrads complete degrees fully online through its San Dimas-based programs.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $22,498
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America
- Private 4 Year
- Santa Fe Springs, California
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- 20 miles from Pasadena
A private Presbyterian seminary known for undergraduate theology and biblical studies. The suburban campus is located in Santa Fe Springs in Los Angeles County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
California State University Dominguez Hills
- Public 4 Year
- Carson, CA
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- 21 miles from Pasadena
Cal State Dominguez Hills is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The suburban campus is in Carson in the Los Angeles area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.16
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $9,175
Loyola Marymount University
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 21 miles from Pasadena
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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- 20 miles from Pasadena
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
El Camino Community College District
- Public 2 Year
- Torrance, CA
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- 22 miles from Pasadena
El Camino is a public community college known for undergraduate transfer preparation and nursing. The suburban campus is in Torrance in Los Angeles County's South Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,837