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.
Claremont McKenna College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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- 186 miles from San Luis Obispo
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
- 186 miles from San Luis Obispo
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
Pitzer College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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- 187 miles from San Luis Obispo
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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- 186 miles from San Luis Obispo
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
Scripps College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 186 miles from San Luis Obispo
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
West Coast University Orange County
- Private 4 Year
- Anaheim, CA
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 186 miles from San Luis Obispo
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $28,081
Claremont Lincoln University
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, California
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- 186 miles from San Luis Obispo
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Chapman University
- Private 4 Year
- Orange, CA
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4.3 | 6 reviews
- 190 miles from San Luis Obispo
Chapman is a private university known for undergraduate film, media arts, and performing arts. The suburban campus is in the city of Orange in Southern California's Orange County.
- SAT Range 1260-1440
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 65%
- Net Price $47,902
Coastline Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Fountain Valley, CA
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- 189 miles from San Luis Obispo
Coastline is a community college known for distance education and undergraduate transfer programs. The college serves Orange County through online courses and learning sites based in Fountain Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $16,972
Santa Ana College
- Public 2 Year
- Santa Ana, CA
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- 190 miles from San Luis Obispo
Santa Ana College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and university transfer programs. The urban campus sits in central Santa Ana in Orange County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,894
University of the Pacific
- Private 4 Year
- Stockton, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 191 miles from San Luis Obispo
Pacific is a private university known for its Conservatory of Music and undergraduate programs in business and health sciences. Most undergrads live on the residential Stockton campus in California's Central Valley.
- SAT Range 1183-1480
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $31,670
Chaffey College
- Public 2 Year
- Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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2.3 | 3 reviews
- 192 miles from San Luis Obispo
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
Columbia College
- Public 2 Year
- Sonora, CA
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- 191 miles from San Luis Obispo
Columbia College is a public community college known for undergraduate forestry, natural resources, and fire technology. The campus sits in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Sonora and California Gold Country.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,358
Humphreys University Stockton and Modesto Campuses
- Private 4 Year
- Stockton, CA
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- 193 miles from San Luis Obispo
Humphreys is a private university known for undergraduate court reporting, legal studies, and business. Students attend campuses in Stockton and Modesto in California's Central Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,524
Merritt College
- Public 2 Year
- Oakland, CA
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- 193 miles from San Luis Obispo
Merritt is a public community college known for nursing and landscape horticulture. The campus sits in the Oakland hills overlooking San Francisco Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,581
Northeastern University Oakland
- Private 4 Year
- Oakland, CA
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- 193 miles from San Luis Obispo
Northeastern Oakland is a private university campus, formerly Mills College, known for undergraduate liberal arts. The historic campus sits in a residential area of Oakland.
- SAT Range 1420-1520
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Acceptance Rate 17%
- Net Price $27,473
Orange Coast College
- Public 2 Year
- Costa Mesa, CA
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- 192 miles from San Luis Obispo
Orange Coast is a public community college known for undergraduate marine science, culinary arts, and aviation. The Costa Mesa campus sits near the Southern California coast.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,116
San Joaquin Delta College
- Public 2 Year
- Stockton, CA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 192 miles from San Luis Obispo
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing and agriculture programs. Most students commute to the campus in Stockton.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,293