Colleges Near Santa Monica

Golden West College

• Public 2 Year
• Huntington Beach, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 34 miles from Santa Monica

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

California State University Fullerton

• Public 4 Year
• Fullerton, CA
• 4.0 | 1 reviews

• 36 miles from Santa Monica

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

Haven University

• Private 4 Year
• Garden Grove, California
• | 0 reviews

• 35 miles from Santa Monica

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

Citrus College

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

• 35 miles from Santa Monica

Citrus College is a public community college offering associate degrees and university-transfer programs. The suburban campus sits in Glendora at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $6,607

Mt San Antonio College

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

• 36 miles from Santa Monica

Mt. SAC is a large community college known for undergraduate nursing, aviation, and agriculture programs. The suburban campus sits in Walnut in the San Gabriel Valley.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $8,516

Hope International University

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

• 36 miles from Santa Monica

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

West Coast University Orange County

• Private 4 Year
• Anaheim, CA
• 3.0 | 1 reviews

• 36 miles from Santa Monica

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $28,081

California State Polytechnic University Pomona

• Public 4 Year
• Pomona, CA
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• 38 miles from Santa Monica

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

Coastline Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Fountain Valley, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 38 miles from Santa Monica

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

Life Pacific University

• Private 4 Year
• San Dimas, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 38 miles from Santa Monica

Life Pacific is a private Christian university known for undergraduate ministry and biblical studies. The suburban campus is in San Dimas in the San Gabriel Valley.

• SAT Range 930-1085
• Avg GPA 2.91
• Acceptance Rate 96%
• Net Price $21,602

Chapman University

• Private 4 Year
• Orange, CA
• 4.3 | 6 reviews

• 39 miles from Santa Monica

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
• | 0 reviews

• 39 miles from Santa Monica

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

Los Angeles Pacific University

• Private 4 Year
• San Dimas, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 38 miles from Santa Monica

Los Angeles Pacific is a private Christian university known for online undergraduate programs in business, psychology, and liberal studies. Most undergrads complete degrees fully online through its San Dimas-based programs.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $22,498

University of La Verne

• Private 4 Year
• La Verne, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 41 miles from Santa Monica

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

Oxnard College

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

• 40 miles from Santa Monica

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

Orange Coast College

• Public 2 Year
• Costa Mesa, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 41 miles from Santa Monica

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

Vanguard University of Southern California

• Private 4 Year
• Costa Mesa, CA
• 3.5 | 4 reviews

• 42 miles from Santa Monica

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

University of California Irvine

• Public 4 Year
• Irvine, CA
• 5.0 | 2 reviews

• 45 miles from Santa Monica

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