6 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.

6 Colleges Comparison Near Santa Maria

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 NameCity (distance from city center)Undergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Mariaprivate (for-profit) Santa Maria
(0.6 miles)
$21,997 -- 48% 18 to 1 110
CET-Santa Mariaprivate (not-for-profit) Santa Maria
(0.7 miles)
$15,249 -- 29% 18 to 1 109
Allan Hancock Collegepublic Santa Maria
(1.4 miles)
$8,994
($1,146)
-- 28% 22 to 1 10,329
Central California School of Continuing Educationprivate (for-profit) San Luis Obispo
(25.5 miles)
$9,895 -- 86% 12 to 1 82
Laurus Collegeprivate (for-profit) San Luis Obispo
(26.5 miles)
$83,400 -- 47% 14 to 1 641
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispopublic San Luis Obispo
(28.1 miles)
$30,995
($11,075)
$22,013
($12,509)
30.00% 85% 20 to 1 22,000