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.
Casa Loma College Los Angeles
- Private 4 Year
- Sherman Oaks, CA
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- 73 miles from Santa Barbara
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
California State University Bakersfield
- Public 4 Year
- Bakersfield, CA
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- 74 miles from Santa Barbara
CSUB is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The campus sits in Bakersfield in California's southern San Joaquin Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 94%
- Net Price $6,489
American Jewish University
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 73 miles from Santa Barbara
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 -
Los Angeles Mission College
- Public 2 Year
- Sylmar, CA
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- 74 miles from Santa Barbara
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
Mount Saint Mary's University
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 74 miles from Santa Barbara
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
University of California Los Angeles
- Public 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 76 miles from Santa Barbara
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
Los Angeles Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Valley Glen, CA
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- 75 miles from Santa Barbara
Los Angeles Valley College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and media arts programs. The campus is in the Valley Glen neighborhood of Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,550
San Joaquin Valley College Bakersfield
- Private 2 Year
- Bakersfield, California
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- 76 miles from Santa Barbara
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $23,272
Santa Monica College
- Public 2 Year
- Santa Monica, CA
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0.0 | 1 reviews
- 76 miles from Santa Barbara
Santa Monica College is a public community college known for transfer preparation and undergraduate film and media programs. The urban campus sits a short distance from the Santa Monica beach and pier.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,685
West Coast University Los Angeles
- Private 4 Year
- North Hollywood, CA
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- 76 miles from Santa Barbara
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $51,736
Loyola Marymount University
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 80 miles from Santa Barbara
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
American Academy of Dramatic Arts Los Angeles
- Private 2 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 81 miles from Santa Barbara
American Academy of Dramatic Arts is a private conservatory known for undergraduate acting and dramatic arts. The urban campus sits in Hollywood.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $41,890
Otis College of Art and Design
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 80 miles from Santa Barbara
Otis is a private art and design college known for undergraduate fashion design, graphic design, and digital media. The urban campus is in Los Angeles's Westchester neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1265-1395
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $54,295
Woodbury University
- Private 4 Year
- Burbank, CA
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- 79 miles from Santa Barbara
Woodbury is a private university known for undergraduate architecture, design, and media arts. The urban Burbank campus sits near Los Angeles's entertainment and design industries.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $37,258
Bakersfield College
- Public 2 Year
- Bakersfield, CA
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- 81 miles from Santa Barbara
Bakersfield College is a public community college offering undergraduate associate degrees with programs in nursing and industrial technology. The main campus is in Bakersfield in California's southern Central Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $16,637
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo
- Public 4 Year
- San Luis Obispo, CA
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4.7 | 3 reviews
- 82 miles from Santa Barbara
Cal Poly is a public polytechnic university known for undergraduate engineering, architecture, and agriculture. Students study on a Central Coast campus in the college town of San Luis Obispo.
- SAT Range 1220-1410
- Avg GPA 4.0
- Acceptance Rate 31%
- Net Price $17,453
Musicians Institute
- Private 4 Year
- Hollywood, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 81 miles from Santa Barbara
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $49,657
West Los Angeles College
- Public 2 Year
- Culver City, CA
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- 81 miles from Santa Barbara
West Los Angeles College is a public community college known for undergraduate programs in aviation technology and dental hygiene. The urban Culver City campus sits near major entertainment studios and Los Angeles International Airport.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,164