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.
Claremont Lincoln University
- Private 4 Year
- Claremont, California
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- 166 miles from Santa Maria
- 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
- 167 miles from Santa Maria
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
Santa Ana College
- Public 2 Year
- Santa Ana, CA
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- 167 miles from Santa Maria
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 California Santa Cruz
- Public 4 Year
- Santa Cruz, CA
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4.3 | 6 reviews
- 169 miles from Santa Maria
UC Santa Cruz is a public university known for undergraduate marine science, environmental studies, and astronomy. The residential-college campus sits among redwood forests overlooking Monterey Bay.
- SAT Range 1160-1360
- Avg GPA 3.63
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $18,059
Orange Coast College
- Public 2 Year
- Costa Mesa, CA
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- 169 miles from Santa Maria
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
University of California Merced
- Public 4 Year
- Merced, CA
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 168 miles from Santa Maria
UC Merced is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, biology, and psychology. The newest University of California campus is located in California's Central Valley.
- SAT Range 960-1140
- Avg GPA 3.55
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $13,690
Vanguard University of Southern California
- Private 4 Year
- Costa Mesa, CA
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3.5 | 4 reviews
- 170 miles from Santa Maria
Vanguard is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and theatre. The suburban Costa Mesa campus is affiliated with the Assemblies of God.
- SAT Range 980-1200
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $23,286
Santiago Canyon College
- Public 2 Year
- Orange, CA
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- 172 miles from Santa Maria
Santiago Canyon College is a public community college known for transfer pathways and water utility science. Most students commute to its suburban Orange County campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,573
University of California Irvine
- Public 4 Year
- Irvine, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 173 miles from Santa Maria
UC Irvine is a large public university known for undergraduate computer science, biological sciences, and engineering. The suburban campus centers on Aldrich Park in the planned city of Irvine.
- SAT Range 1230-1430
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 29%
- Net Price $15,889
Chaffey College
- Public 2 Year
- Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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2.3 | 3 reviews
- 172 miles from Santa Maria
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
Concordia University Irvine
- Private 4 Year
- Irvine, CA
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- 174 miles from Santa Maria
Concordia Irvine is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and theology. The suburban campus sits in Irvine in Orange County.
- SAT Range 1030-1260
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $29,845
Platt College Ontario
- Private 4 Year
- Ontario, CA
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- 174 miles from Santa Maria
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $20,463
West Coast University Ontario
- Private 4 Year
- Ontario, CA
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- 173 miles from Santa Maria
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $47,368
Irvine Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Irvine, CA
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2.3 | 3 reviews
- 175 miles from Santa Maria
A public community college known for undergraduate business, science, and transfer pathways to four-year universities. Most students commute to the suburban campus in Irvine.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,821
San Joaquin Valley College Ontario
- Private 2 Year
- Ontario, California
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- 175 miles from Santa Maria
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $26,743
San Joaquin Valley College Hesperia
- Private 2 Year
- Hesperia, California
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- 177 miles from Santa Maria
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $25,140
Norco College
- Public 2 Year
- Norco, CA
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- 178 miles from Santa Maria
Norco College is a public community college offering associate degrees and university-transfer coursework. The suburban campus sits in Norco, a Riverside County city known for its equestrian community.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,534
Evergreen Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- San Jose, CA
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- 179 miles from Santa Maria
Evergreen Valley is a public community college offering associate degrees and transfer preparation for four-year universities. The campus is in the Evergreen area of southeast San Jose.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,186