Nearby colleges
Colleges near Los Angeles, CA
108 colleges and universities sit within 25 miles of Los Angeles, California — 33 in Los Angeles itself and the rest across the surrounding area. The table below is ordered by measured distance and includes cost, admissions, and graduation data.
Colleges near Los Angeles by the numbers
- Lowest published in-state tuition
- Los Angeles Trade Technical College ($1,238)
- Median in-state tuition (23 reporting)
- $21,940
- Median net price after aid (25 reporting)
- $30,980
- Highest graduation rate
- Pacific States University (100%)
- Most selective
- University of California, Los Angeles (9% acceptance)
- Largest by enrollment
- University of California, Los Angeles (47,335 students)
Colleges within 25 miles of Los Angeles
Nearest first. Showing 40 of 108. Distance is straight-line from the centre of the Los Angeles campus cluster, not driving time.
| College | Distance | Location | In-state tuition | Avg. net price | Acceptance rate | Graduation rate | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBD College | 1 mi | Los Angeles, CA | Not reported | $23,033 | Open admission | 82% | University |
| Smith Chason College | 1 mi | Los Angeles, CA | $19,040 | $34,367 | Open admission | 72% | University |
| Angeles College | 1 mi | Los Angeles, CA | Not reported | $28,639 | Open admission | 93% | University |
| Pacific States University | 1 mi | Los Angeles, CA | $10,159 | Not reported | Open admission | 100% | University |
| Los Angeles Pacific College | 2 mi | Los Angeles, CA | $7,260 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Community college |
| Southwestern Law School | 2 mi | Los Angeles, CA | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | University |
| World Mission University | 2 mi | Los Angeles, CA | $6,920 | $15,785 | Open admission | 100% | University |
| Dongguk University Los Angeles | 2 mi | Los Angeles, CA | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | University |
| American Career College-Los Angeles | 3 mi | Los Angeles, CA | Not reported | $32,408 | Open admission | 75% | Community college |
| University of Southern California | 3 mi | Los Angeles, CA | $72,097 | $32,740 | 10% | 92% | University |
| West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies | 3 mi | Los Angeles, CA | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | University |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College | 3 mi | Los Angeles, CA | $1,238 | $12,323 | Open admission | 35% | Community college |
| Gnomon | 3 mi | Hollywood, CA | $37,635 | $51,949 | 42% | 100% | University |
| Los Angeles City College | 3 mi | Los Angeles, CA | $1,238 | $10,261 | Open admission | 29% | Community college |
| Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary | 3 mi | Los Angeles, CA | $16,900 | $14,959 | 58% | 12% | University |
| FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising | 3 mi | Los Angeles, CA | $34,325 | $41,493 | 42% | 67% | University |
| California College of ASU | 3 mi | Los Angeles, CA | $25,186 | $30,320 | Open admission | 37% | University |
| The Chicago School at Los Angeles | 3 mi | Los Angeles, CA | $21,780 | Not reported | 46% | Not reported | University |
| Los Angeles Film School | 4 mi | Hollywood, CA | Not reported | $30,980 | Open admission | 41% | University |
| Beverly Hills Design Institute | 4 mi | Beverly Hills, CA | $23,220 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | University |
| American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles | 4 mi | Los Angeles, CA | $39,475 | $40,991 | 90% | 76% | Community college |
| Musicians Institute | 4 mi | Hollywood, CA | $34,322 | $46,518 | 78% | 53% | University |
| Theatre of Arts | 4 mi | Hollywood, CA | $21,940 | Not reported | Not reported | 57% | Community college |
| American Film Institute Conservatory | 4 mi | Los Angeles, CA | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | University |
| Southern California Institute of Architecture | 5 mi | Los Angeles, CA | $56,162 | $43,923 | 77% | 71% | University |
| West Los Angeles College | 5 mi | Culver City, CA | $1,238 | $9,634 | Open admission | 28% | University |
| Reiss-Davis Graduate School | 5 mi | Los Angeles, CA | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | University |
| Antioch University-Los Angeles | 6 mi | Culver City, CA | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | University |
| Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health | 6 mi | Los Angeles, CA | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Community college |
| Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology | 7 mi | Inglewood, CA | Not reported | $30,099 | Open admission | 64% | Community college |
| New York Film Academy | 7 mi | Burbank, CA | $36,920 | $39,011 | Open admission | 68% | University |
| University of California, Los Angeles | 8 mi | Los Angeles, CA | $15,203 | $12,548 | 9% | 93% | University |
| University of West Los Angeles | 8 mi | Inglewood, CA | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | University |
| Abraham Lincoln University | 8 mi | Glendale, CA | $10,440 | $28,584 | Open admission | Not reported | University |
| American Medical Sciences Center | 8 mi | Glendale, CA | Not reported | $21,629 | Open admission | 75% | University |
| Academy for Jewish Religion California | 8 mi | Los Angeles, CA | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | University |
| Loyola Marymount University | 8 mi | Los Angeles, CA | $62,357 | $48,381 | 45% | 79% | University |
| Glendale Career College | 8 mi | Glendale, CA | Not reported | $49,195 | Open admission | 63% | University |
| Occidental College | 8 mi | Los Angeles, CA | $66,274 | $38,263 | 44% | 81% | University |
| Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | 8 mi | Los Angeles, CA | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | University |
“Open admission” means the college reports an open-admission policy to the federal IPEDS survey (2024-25), or reported admitting every applicant. Programs such as nursing can still have their own entry requirements, so confirm with the college.
What the Los Angeles area looks like
- Within 25 miles of Los Angeles CampusPin finds 108 colleges, and the table below lists the 40 nearest. 33 of them are in Los Angeles itself; the rest are in surrounding communities. Distances are measured from the centre of the Los Angeles campus cluster.
- Los Angeles Trade Technical College has the lowest published in-state tuition among the 40 nearby colleges listed, at $1,238. Commuting from home is one of the largest levers on total cost, since housing is often the single biggest line after tuition.
- 8 of the 40 colleges shown are community colleges, which typically offer the lowest published tuition in a metro and transfer pathways into nearby four-year campuses.
How this list was built
This page runs a real geographic query: every college whose campus coordinates fall within 25 miles of Los Angeles is included, ordered by distance. No college appears here unless it is genuinely that close.
The Los Angeles anchor point is the average position of the campuses CampusPin holds for the city, so it reflects where colleges actually are rather than a civic centre-point. Distances are straight-line and are a guide to proximity, not a commute estimate.
Frequently asked questions
- How many colleges are near Los Angeles, CA?
- CampusPin finds 108 colleges and universities within 25 miles of Los Angeles, California. That includes 33 located in Los Angeles itself plus campuses in the surrounding area that are realistically commutable. The table on this page lists the 40 nearest of them.
- What is the closest college to Los Angeles?
- Of the colleges on this page, CBD College in Los Angeles is the nearest to the Los Angeles campus cluster at about 1 miles. The table is ordered by distance, so the top rows are always the closest.
- Can I commute to college from Los Angeles?
- Every college on this page is within 25 miles of Los Angeles, which is a plausible commute for many students, though actual travel time depends on traffic and transit rather than straight-line distance. Check each college's profile for its exact location, and confirm commuter services and parking with the campus directly.
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Data sources & methodology
Locations, cost, and outcome figures for colleges near Los Angeles come from federal datasets and each institution's own reporting.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
Each school's official admissions, registrar, and financial-aid pages are the authoritative source for current details.
Where a value is unavailable it is shown as unavailable, never as 0, free, or a negative judgment. Always confirm final details with the institution before applying.
Suggested citation
CampusPin. Colleges Near Los Angeles, CA. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/colleges-near/los-angeles-ca