Colleges Near Santa Monica

California Lutheran University

• Private 4 Year
• Thousand Oaks, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 27 miles from Santa Monica

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

Rio Hondo College

• Public 2 Year
• Whittier, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 26 miles from Santa Monica

Rio Hondo is a public community college known for administration of justice, fire technology, and police academy training. The hillside campus sits in Whittier in southeastern Los Angeles County.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $16,449

Whittier College

• Private 4 Year
• Whittier, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 26 miles from Santa Monica

Whittier is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, psychology, and education. The suburban Los Angeles County campus has historic Quaker roots.

• SAT Range 1140-1340
• Avg GPA 3.61
• Acceptance Rate 81%
• Net Price $28,101

California State University Long Beach

• Public 4 Year
• Long Beach, CA
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• 27 miles from Santa Monica

Cal State Long Beach is a large public university known for undergraduate art and design, nursing, and business. The campus sits near the Pacific coast in the Los Angeles metro area.

• SAT Range 1020-1240
• Avg GPA 3.7
• Acceptance Rate 46%
• Net Price $10,607

California Institute of the Arts

• Private 4 Year
• Valencia, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 26 miles from Santa Monica

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
• | 0 reviews

• 27 miles from Santa Monica

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

Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America

• Private 4 Year
• Santa Fe Springs, California
• | 0 reviews

• 27 miles from Santa Monica

A private Presbyterian seminary known for undergraduate theology and biblical studies. The suburban campus is located in Santa Fe Springs in Los Angeles County.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price -

Biola University

• Private 4 Year
• La Mirada, CA
• 5.0 | 3 reviews

• 28 miles from Santa Monica

Biola is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, theology, and cinema and media arts. The suburban La Mirada campus requires Bible coursework of all undergraduates.

• SAT Range 1160-1370
• Avg GPA 3.61
• Acceptance Rate 74%
• Net Price $34,082

Latin American Bible Institute

• Private 4 Year
• La Puente, California
• | 0 reviews

• 28 miles from Santa Monica

Latin American Bible Institute is a private Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies and Christian ministry. The small campus is in suburban La Puente in the San Gabriel Valley.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 55%
• Net Price $10,030

Moorpark College

• Public 2 Year
• Moorpark, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 28 miles from Santa Monica

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

Cypress College

• Public 2 Year
• Cypress, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 29 miles from Santa Monica

Cypress College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and mortuary science. The suburban Orange County campus draws many commuting students.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $7,253

Touro University Worldwide

• Private 4 Year
• Los Alamitos, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 28 miles from Santa Monica

Touro University Worldwide is a private online university with undergraduate programs in business, psychology, and health sciences. Most undergrads complete degrees through distance learning rather than a traditional residential campus.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $19,522

Grace Mission University

• Private 4 Year
• Fullerton, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 32 miles from Santa Monica

Grace Mission University is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, theology, and missions. The suburban campus sits in Fullerton in Orange County.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price -

Bethesda University

• Private 4 Year
• Anaheim, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 33 miles from Santa Monica

Bethesda is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies and business. The campus is in Anaheim in Orange County.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $20,099

Southern California Institute of Technology

• Private 4 Year
• Anaheim, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 33 miles from Santa Monica

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 74%
• Net Price $31,486

California State University Channel Islands

• Public 4 Year
• Camarillo, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 34 miles from Santa Monica

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

Azusa Pacific University

• Private 4 Year
• Azusa, CA
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• 35 miles from Santa Monica

Azusa Pacific is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and ministry programs. The suburban campus sits at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of Los Angeles.

• SAT Range 983-1238
• Avg GPA 3.74
• Acceptance Rate 88%
• Net Price $26,143

Fullerton College

• Public 2 Year
• Fullerton, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 34 miles from Santa Monica

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