Santa Monica is a city in California and it is the county seat of Los Angeles county. Its population is 90,401. There are 50 colleges near Santa Monica, California - 5 public and 45 private schools. 3 colleges are located in the city limit and 47 colleges are in 20 miles from Santa Monica. 41 schools provide undergraduate programs and 33 schools offer graduate programs.
A total of 217,259 students is attending one of those schools and its average 2025 tuition is $34,042 (based on out-of-state rate at 4-years colleges). The acceptance rate of the schools is 55.93% and the average SAT score submitted by enrolled students is 1,383.
| School Name | School Type | Undergraduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Enrollment | Students per Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine 0.5 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $21,425 | 150 | - |
| Santa Monica College 0.8 miles from Santa Monica |
Public four-years |
$10,708 ($1,156) | Not Offered | 23,453 | 27 to 1 |
| Pardee RAND Graduate School 1.1 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $50,000 | 230 | - |
| Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 3.0 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $18,832 | 166 | - |
| University of California-Los Angeles 4.0 miles from Santa Monica |
Public four-years |
$46,121 ($14,233) | $29,578 ($14,476) | 47,335 | 20 to 1 |
| Reiss-Davis Graduate School 4.1 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $27,677 | 35 | - |
| Mount Saint Mary's University 4.3 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$49,564 | $14,520 | 2,312 | 8 to 1 |
| Loyola Marymount University 5.2 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$61,867 | $23,172 | 10,179 | 10 to 1 |
| Academy for Jewish Religion California 5.2 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $29,670 | 58 | - |
| West Los Angeles College 5.6 miles from Santa Monica |
Public four-years |
$10,572 ($1,238) | Not Offered | 9,255 | 26 to 1 |
| Otis College of Art and Design 5.9 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$56,488 | $56,488 | 1,267 | 9 to 1 |
| Antioch University-Los Angeles 6.0 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$26,460 | $42,828 | 910 | 3 to 1 |
| Beverly Hills Design Institute 6.7 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$23,220 | Not Offered | 14 | 1 to 1 |
| American Jewish University 7.3 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$10,870 | $28,870 | 424 | 10 to 1 |
| University of West Los Angeles 8.3 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$7,795 | $21,205 | 367 | 1 to 1 |
| Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary 8.8 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$16,900 | Not Offered | 163 | 12 to 1 |
| Casa Loma College-Los Angeles 9.2 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$43,648 | Not Offered | 759 | 19 to 1 |
| Musicians Institute 9.8 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$32,414 | $36,115 | 824 | 6 to 1 |
| Gnomon 9.9 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$37,635 | Not Offered | 526 | 11 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Film School 10.2 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$61,500 | Not Offered | 5,472 | 31 to 1 |
| CBD College 10.4 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$60,285 | Not Offered | 1,581 | 20 to 1 |
| Smith Chason College 10.6 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$19,040 | Not Offered | 2,447 | 21 to 1 |
| Angeles College 10.8 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$32,862 | - | 603 | 25 to 1 |
| Pacific States University 10.8 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$7,890 | $7,890 | 101 | 12 to 1 |
| Learnet Academy Inc 11.1 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$13,600 | - | 33 | 15 to 1 |
| University of Southern California 11.3 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$71,647 | $71,515 | 46,566 | 9 to 1 |
| World Mission University 11.4 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$6,920 | $5,600 | 510 | 42 to 1 |
| Southwestern Law School 11.4 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $20,240 | 1,006 | - |
| Dongguk University Los Angeles 11.4 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $10,688 | 102 | 10 to 1 |
| American Film Institute Conservatory 11.4 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $70,487 | 379 | - |
| West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies 11.6 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $27,997 | 548 | - |
| New York Film Academy 12.2 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$37,122 | $36,320 | 1,132 | 4 to 1 |
| West Coast University-Los Angeles 12.3 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$36,854 | Not Offered | 2,673 | 17 to 1 |
| California College of ASU 12.8 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$25,186 | Not Offered | 71 | 7 to 1 |
| FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising 12.8 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$35,000 | $43,965 | 564 | 135 to 1 |
| Hussian College-Los Angeles 12.8 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$41,596 | Not Offered | 262 | 12 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art 12.9 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$31,618 | Not Offered | 2 | 1 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Community College District Office 12.9 miles from Santa Monica |
Public four-years |
- | Not Offered | - | - |
| Pepperdine University 13.0 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$69,918 | $44,056 | 8,976 | 12 to 1 |
| The Chicago School at Los Angeles 13.0 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$21,780 | $35,328 | 3,344 | 11 to 1 |
| California Career College 13.9 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$71,000 | Not Offered | 190 | 7 to 1 |
| Southern California Institute of Architecture 14.3 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$56,162 | $56,162 | 418 | 9 to 1 |
| America Evangelical University 14.4 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$6,200 | $6,200 | 307 | 15 to 1 |
| Woodbury University 15.1 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$47,056 | $46,148 | 849 | 13 to 1 |
| Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science 15.3 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$23,000 | $38,973 | 852 | 4 to 1 |
| California State University-Northridge 15.3 miles from Santa Monica |
Public four-years |
$20,058 ($7,458) | $19,062 ($8,982) | 38,313 | 25 to 1 |
| Abraham Lincoln University 15.4 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$10,440 | $8,160 | 112 | 2 to 1 |
| American Medical Sciences Center 15.4 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$39,975 | Not Offered | 365 | 15 to 1 |
| Glendale Career College 15.7 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$76,557 | Not Offered | 896 | 21 to 1 |
| Homestead Schools 16.6 miles from Santa Monica |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$35,750 | - | 158 | 15 to 1 |
