Colleges near Santa Maria, California

There are 4 colleges located in Santa Maria, California. In addition, there are 2 schools near the city within 30 miles. By school types, there are 2 public and 4 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools are $7,372 for California residents and $28,422 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the tuition & fees are $12,509 for California residents and $22,013 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate of the schools is 30.00% and the yield (enrollment rate) is 28.00%. The average graduation rate is 54% and total 33,271 students enrolled in the schools. Among enrolled students, 1,716 students enrolled online exclusively in colleges near Santa Maria, California.

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6 Colleges near Santa Maria, California

The following table lists and compares 6 Colleges near Santa Maria, California with tuition and important academic facts. You can sort the table by touching/clicking a column title that you want to sort.

Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between Colleges near Santa Maria, California
School Name	City (distance from city center)	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Graduate Tuition & Fees	Acceptance Rate	Graduation Rate	Student To faculty Ratio	Student Population
San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria private (for-profit)	Santa Maria (0.6 miles)	$21,997	-	-	48%	18 to 1	110
CET-Santa Maria private (not-for-profit)	Santa Maria (0.7 miles)	$15,249	-	-	29%	18 to 1	109
Allan Hancock College public	Santa Maria (1.4 miles)	$8,994 ($1,146)	-	-	28%	22 to 1	10,329
Central California School of Continuing Education private (for-profit)	San Luis Obispo (25.5 miles)	$9,895	-	-	86%	12 to 1	82
Laurus College private (for-profit)	San Luis Obispo (26.5 miles)	$83,400	-	-	47%	14 to 1	641
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo public	San Luis Obispo (28.1 miles)	$30,995 ($11,075)	$22,013 ($12,509)	30.00%	85%	20 to 1	22,000

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Graduate

Northcentral University Private, four-years | San Diego
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California Institute of Technology Private, four-years | Pasadena
National University Private, four-years | San Diego
University of California-Santa Barbara Public, four-years | Santa Barbara
University of Southern California Private, four-years | Los Angeles
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Online Schools

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