Colleges Near Santa Maria
1 college is in Santa Maria, and 176 total within 200 miles enrolling 1,675,422 students.
Allan Hancock College is the nearest college in Santa Maria. Santa Maria (pop. 99,553) is in California.
Stanford University in Stanford ranks #3 nationally. Barstow Community College in Barstow has the lowest tuition at $1,104 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Santa Maria. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Santa Maria. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Santa Maria.
California State Polytechnic University Pomona
- Public 4 Year
- Pomona, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 161 miles from Santa Maria
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
Fullerton College
- Public 2 Year
- Fullerton, CA
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- 161 miles from Santa Maria
Fullerton College is a public community college known for associate degrees and transfer pathways to UC and CSU campuses. The suburban Orange County campus is California's oldest continuously operating community college.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,306
Southern California Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Anaheim, CA
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- 161 miles from Santa Maria
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $31,486
California State University Fullerton
- Public 4 Year
- Fullerton, CA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 163 miles from Santa Maria
Cal State Fullerton is a large public university known for undergraduate business, communications, and education. The suburban campus sits in northern Orange County.
- SAT Range 1000-1180
- Avg GPA 3.77
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $7,064
Golden West College
- Public 2 Year
- Huntington Beach, CA
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- 162 miles from Santa Maria
Golden West is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and criminal justice. The suburban campus sits near the Pacific coast in Huntington Beach.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,681
University of La Verne
- Private 4 Year
- La Verne, CA
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- 163 miles from Santa Maria
University of La Verne is a private university known for undergraduate education, business, and public administration. The suburban campus sits in the San Gabriel foothills east of Los Angeles.
- SAT Range 986-1236
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $21,530
Hope International University
- Private 4 Year
- Fullerton, CA
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- 163 miles from Santa Maria
Hope International is a private Christian university known for undergraduate ministry, biblical studies, and education. The suburban campus sits in Fullerton in Orange County.
- SAT Range 840-1220
- Avg GPA 3.26
- Acceptance Rate 33%
- Net Price $29,896
Cabrillo College
- Public 2 Year
- Aptos, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 164 miles from Santa Maria
Cabrillo is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and dental hygiene. The hillside campus in Aptos overlooks Monterey Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $20,716
Haven University
- Private 4 Year
- Garden Grove, California
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- 164 miles from Santa Maria
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Cerro Coso Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Ridgecrest, CA
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- 163 miles from Santa Maria
Cerro Coso is a community college known for associate degrees, transfer preparation, and career technical programs. The main campus sits in California's high desert community of Ridgecrest.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $20,045
West Coast University Orange County
- Private 4 Year
- Anaheim, CA
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 164 miles from Santa Maria
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $28,081
Claremont McKenna College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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- 166 miles from Santa Maria
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
Coastline Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Fountain Valley, CA
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- 166 miles from Santa Maria
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
Harvey Mudd College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 166 miles from Santa Maria
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
Merced College
- Public 2 Year
- Merced, CA
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- 166 miles from Santa Maria
A public community college known for associate programs in agriculture and nursing. The campus sits in California's Central Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,854
Pitzer College
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, CA
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- 166 miles from Santa Maria
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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- 166 miles from Santa Maria
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
- 166 miles from Santa Maria
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