12 Colleges near Monterey, California

There are 3 colleges located in Monterey, California. In addition, there are 9 schools near the city within 30 miles. By school types, there are 6 public and 6 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools are $10,935 for California residents and $20,764 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the tuition & fees are $20,192 for California residents and $28,758 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate of the schools is 79.00% and the yield (enrollment rate) is 9.00%. The average graduation rate is 53% and total 55,488 students enrolled in the schools. Among enrolled students, 8,243 students enrolled online exclusively in colleges near Monterey, California.

12 Colleges Comparison Near Monterey

The following table lists and compares 12 Colleges near Monterey, 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 Monterey, California
School NameCity (distance from city center)Undergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
Monterey Peninsula Collegepublic Monterey
(0.3 miles)
$9,924
($1,188)
-- 26% 18 to 1 6,514
Naval Postgraduate Schoolpublic Monterey
(0.5 miles)
- -- - - 2,670
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Montereyprivate (not-for-profit) Monterey
(1.1 miles)
$47,026 $47,026- - 1 to 1 657
California State University-Monterey Baypublic Seaside
(6.3 miles)
$19,317
($7,437)
$18,375
($8,871)
95.00% 61% 20 to 1 7,045
Hartnell Collegepublic Salinas
(13.2 miles)
$8,994
($1,404)
-- 31% 22 to 1 8,892
Waynes College of Beautyprivate (for-profit) Salinas
(14.7 miles)
$18,075 -- 40% 15 to 1 42
Central Coast Collegeprivate (for-profit) Salinas
(14.9 miles)
$18,560 -- 84% 25 to 1 446
CET-Salinasprivate (not-for-profit) Salinas
(15.0 miles)
$15,249 -- 53% 26 to 1 157
CET-Watsonvilleprivate (not-for-profit) Watsonville
(24.3 miles)
$15,249 -- 70% 15 to 1 103
Five Branches Universityprivate (for-profit) Santa Cruz
(26.6 miles)
- $19,675- - - 335
Cabrillo Collegepublic Aptos
(27.6 miles)
$9,910
($1,270)
-- 33% 16 to 1 9,149
University of California-Santa Cruzpublic Santa Cruz
(29.6 miles)
$45,337
($14,560)
$29,957
($14,855)
63.00% 76% 23 to 1 19,478