Colleges Near California
There are no colleges in California, but 82 are within 100 miles, enrolling 671,598 students combined.
The closest option is St. Mary's College of Maryland in St. Mary's City, 8.3 miles from California (about 10-14 minutes by car). California (pop. 11,857) is in Maryland.
Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore ranks #10 nationally. Baltimore City Community College in Baltimore has the lowest tuition at $3,314 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from California. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near California. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near California.
Bowie State University
- Public 4 Year
- Bowie, MD
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 52 miles from California
Bowie State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate education and nursing. The suburban campus sits between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range 796-1083
- Avg GPA 3.12
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $17,287
University of Management and Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Arlington, VA
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| 0 reviews
- 52 miles from California
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
NewU University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, District Of Columbia
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- 51 miles from California
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
University of Maryland College Park
- Public 4 Year
- College Park, MD
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4.8 | 6 reviews
- 54 miles from California
UMD is a large public university known for undergraduate computer science, engineering, and journalism. The College Park campus sits just outside Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range 1400-1530
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.84
- Acceptance Rate 45%
- Net Price $16,581
American University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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- 55 miles from California
American University is a private university known for undergraduate international relations, political science, and communications. The residential campus sits in northwest Washington, D.C., near the city's diplomatic quarter.
- SAT Range 1280-1460
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $39,676
University of the District of Columbia
- Public 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 54 miles from California
UDC is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate business, education, and engineering. The urban campus is the District of Columbia's only public four-year university.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,895
Wor Wic Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Salisbury, MD
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- 54 miles from California
Wor-Wic is a community college known for undergraduate nursing and criminal justice programs. Most students commute to the campus in Salisbury on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,401
University of Mary Washington
- Public 4 Year
- Fredericksburg, VA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 53 miles from California
Mary Washington is a public liberal arts university known for undergraduate historic preservation and education. The historic campus sits in Fredericksburg near the Rappahannock River.
- SAT Range 1170-1370
- Avg GPA 3.71
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $21,800
Capitol Technology University
- Private 4 Year
- Laurel, MD
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- 55 miles from California
Capitol Technology is a private university known for undergraduate cybersecurity, engineering, and computer science. The suburban Laurel campus sits between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.26
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $21,863
Washington Adventist University
- Private 4 Year
- Takoma Park, MD
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| 0 reviews
- 55 miles from California
Washington Adventist is a private Seventh-day Adventist university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The small campus is in Takoma Park just outside Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range 860-1130
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 46%
- Net Price $18,154
Marymount University
- Private 4 Year
- Arlington, VA
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- 54 miles from California
Marymount is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and interior design. The Arlington campus sits just outside Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range 970-1170
- Avg GPA 3.38
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $31,989
Northern Virginia Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Annandale, VA
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- 55 miles from California
NOVA is a large public community college known for undergraduate nursing, information technology, and university transfer programs. The Annandale campus serves the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,627
George Mason University
- Public 4 Year
- Fairfax, VA
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 57 miles from California
George Mason is a large public university known for undergraduate economics, public policy, and computer science. The suburban Fairfax campus sits near Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range 1160-1360
- Avg GPA 3.68
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $18,823
University of the Potomac VA Campus
- Private 4 Year
- FALLS CHURCH, VA
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| 0 reviews
- 57 miles from California
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Chamberlain University Virginia
- Private 4 Year
- Vienna, VA
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| 0 reviews
- 58 miles from California
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $33,199
Eastern Shore Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Melfa, VA
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- 61 miles from California
Eastern Shore Community College is a public community college offering associate degrees in nursing and business. Students attend a small rural campus on Virginia's Eastern Shore.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,005
Randolph Macon College
- Private 4 Year
- Ashland, VA
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- 65 miles from California
Randolph-Macon is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate biology, psychology, and business. Most undergrads live on a historic campus in the small college town of Ashland.
- SAT Range 980-1220
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $28,912
Aviation Institute of Maintenance Manassas
- Private 2 Year
- Manassas, VA
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| 0 reviews
- 65 miles from California
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $26,930