Colleges Near San Luis Obispo
2 colleges are in San Luis Obispo, and 187 total within 200 miles enrolling 1,705,467 students.
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo is the nearest college in San Luis Obispo. San Luis Obispo (pop. 45,119) is in California.
Stanford University in Stanford ranks #3 nationally. Taft College in Taft has the lowest tuition at $1,108 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from San Luis Obispo. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near San Luis Obispo. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near San Luis Obispo.
Smith Chason College
- Private 2 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 158 miles from San Luis Obispo
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $32,817
Art Center College of Design
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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- 160 miles from San Luis Obispo
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
California College of ASU
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 161 miles from San Luis Obispo
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $28,425
De Anza College
- Public 2 Year
- Cupertino, CA
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- 161 miles from San Luis Obispo
De Anza is a public community college known for undergraduate business, computer science, and nursing. The suburban campus sits in Cupertino in Silicon Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,693
FIDM Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 161 miles from San Luis Obispo
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $39,494
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 161 miles from San Luis Obispo
A public community college known for undergraduate programs in culinary arts, fashion design, and the skilled trades. The urban campus sits near downtown Los Angeles.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,154
Occidental College
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 160 miles from San Luis Obispo
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
Santa Clara University
- Private 4 Year
- Santa Clara, CA
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4.9 | 14 reviews
- 160 miles from San Luis Obispo
Santa Clara is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business and engineering. The historic campus sits in the heart of Silicon Valley.
- SAT Range 1350-1490
- Avg GPA 3.67
- Acceptance Rate 48%
- Net Price $53,883
University of Southern California
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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4.2 | 5 reviews
- 161 miles from San Luis Obispo
USC is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate film, communications, and business. The urban Los Angeles campus has a large Greek presence and longstanding ties to the entertainment industry.
- SAT Range 1450-1550
- Avg GPA 3.83
- Acceptance Rate 10%
- Net Price $43,412
The Chicago School at Los Angeles
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 161 miles from San Luis Obispo
The Chicago School at Los Angeles is a private university known for undergraduate psychology and behavioral sciences. The urban Los Angeles campus centers on professional programs in those fields.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 46%
- Net Price -
Los Angeles Southwest College
- Public 2 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 163 miles from San Luis Obispo
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
Pacific Oaks College
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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- 162 miles from San Luis Obispo
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 -
Southern California Institute of Architecture
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 162 miles from San Luis Obispo
SCI-Arc is a private architecture school known for undergraduate architecture and design. The urban campus occupies a former freight depot in Los Angeles's Arts District.
- SAT Range 1020-1230
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $28,985
Los Angeles College of Music
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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2.0 | 2 reviews
- 163 miles from San Luis Obispo
- 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
- 163 miles from San Luis Obispo
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
California Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 164 miles from San Luis Obispo
Caltech is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate physics, engineering, and chemistry. Most undergrads live on the compact residential campus in Pasadena.
- SAT Range 1530-1580
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.97
- Acceptance Rate 3%
- Net Price $14,513
University of the People
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, California
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- 163 miles from San Luis Obispo
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
California State University Los Angeles
- Public 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 165 miles from San Luis Obispo
Cal State LA is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and criminal justice. The urban campus sits in the hills east of downtown Los Angeles.
- SAT Range 870-1060
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $4,460