Colleges Near Santa Barbara
4 colleges are in Santa Barbara, and 76 total within 100 miles enrolling 751,878 students.
Santa Barbara City College is the nearest college in Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara (pop. 88,410) is in California.
California Institute of Technology in Pasadena ranks #7 nationally. University of California Santa Barbara enrolls the most students with 26,133. Taft College in Taft has the lowest tuition at $1,108 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Santa Barbara. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Santa Barbara. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Santa Barbara.
Santa Barbara City College
- Public 2 Year
- Santa Barbara, CA
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- Campus in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara City College is a community college known for undergraduate marine diving technology and film programs. The campus sits on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,186
Antioch University Santa Barbara
- Private 4 Year
- Santa Barbara, CA
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- Campus in Santa Barbara
Antioch Santa Barbara is a private university known for undergraduate psychology and liberal studies. The small campus is located in central Santa Barbara.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Westmont College
- Private 4 Year
- Santa Barbara, CA
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- Campus in Santa Barbara
Westmont is a private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate programs in the sciences and humanities. The residential hillside campus overlooks the Pacific Ocean above Santa Barbara.
- SAT Range 1240-1450
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $32,172
University of California Santa Barbara
- Public 4 Year
- Santa Barbara, CA
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4.7 | 3 reviews
- Campus in Santa Barbara
UCSB is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate physics, marine science, and environmental studies. The oceanfront campus sits directly on the Pacific coast near Santa Barbara.
- SAT Range 1230-1460
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.82
- Acceptance Rate 33%
- Net Price $17,658
Ventura College
- Public 2 Year
- Ventura, CA
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- 29 miles from Santa Barbara
Ventura College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and liberal arts transfer preparation. The campus sits in the coastal city of Ventura.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $2,522
Oxnard College
- Public 2 Year
- Oxnard, CA
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- 36 miles from Santa Barbara
Oxnard College is a public community college offering associate degrees and certificates with programs in agriculture, health sciences, and business. The campus is located in the coastal city of Oxnard in Ventura County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $1,085
Thomas Aquinas College
- Private 4 Year
- Santa Paula, CA
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- 36 miles from Santa Barbara
Thomas Aquinas is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for a single Great Books curriculum that all undergraduates complete together. The residential campus is set in the hills near Santa Paula in southern California.
- SAT Range 1220-1400
- Avg GPA 3.8
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $24,820
California State University Channel Islands
- Public 4 Year
- Camarillo, CA
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- 42 miles from Santa Barbara
CSU Channel Islands is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and environmental science. The Camarillo campus occupies former state hospital grounds with Spanish Colonial Revival buildings.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.22
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $10,632
California Lutheran University
- Private 4 Year
- Thousand Oaks, CA
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- 49 miles from Santa Barbara
Cal Lutheran is a private university known for undergraduate business, psychology, and communication. The suburban campus in Thousand Oaks is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
- SAT Range 1150-1330
- Avg GPA 3.73
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $32,774
Moorpark College
- Public 2 Year
- Moorpark, CA
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- 51 miles from Santa Barbara
Moorpark College is a public community college known for undergraduate exotic animal training and management and veterinary technology. The suburban campus includes a teaching zoo used in its animal programs.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $2,727
Taft College
- Public 2 Year
- Taft, CA
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- 54 miles from Santa Barbara
Taft College is a public community college known for undergraduate programs in dental hygiene and petroleum technology. The small campus sits in the oil-industry town of Taft in California's San Joaquin Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,025
Allan Hancock College
- Public 2 Year
- Santa Maria, CA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 55 miles from Santa Barbara
Allan Hancock is a public community college known for undergraduate theater and agriculture programs. The campus is in Santa Maria on California's Central Coast.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,029
Pepperdine University
- Private 4 Year
- Malibu, CA
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3.8 | 4 reviews
- 63 miles from Santa Barbara
Pepperdine is a private Christian university known for undergraduate business, communication, and international studies. The Malibu campus overlooks the Pacific Ocean from hillsides above the coast.
- SAT Range 1290-1450
- Avg GPA 3.74
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $66,585
California Institute of the Arts
- Private 4 Year
- Valencia, CA
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- 65 miles from Santa Barbara
CalArts is a highly selective private arts college known for undergraduate animation, film, and the performing arts. The suburban campus is in Valencia, north of Los Angeles.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 32%
- Net Price $56,239
College of the Canyons
- Public 2 Year
- Santa Clarita, CA
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- 65 miles from Santa Barbara
A public community college offering associate degrees and preparation for transfer to four-year universities. The suburban campus is located in Santa Clarita north of Los Angeles.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,760
Los Angeles Pierce College
- Public 2 Year
- Woodland Hills, CA
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- 67 miles from Santa Barbara
Pierce College is a public community college known for undergraduate agriculture, animal science, and veterinary technology. The Woodland Hills campus includes a working farm and equestrian center.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,469
California State University Northridge
- Public 4 Year
- Northridge, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 68 miles from Santa Barbara
CSUN is a large public university known for undergraduate film and television, business, and education. The suburban campus lies in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley.
- SAT Range 900-1110
- Avg GPA 3.38
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $7,536
The Master's University and Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Santa Clarita, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 68 miles from Santa Barbara
The Master's University is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, theology, and music. The suburban Santa Clarita campus sits north of Los Angeles.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.8
- Acceptance Rate 84%
- Net Price $37,919