Best Colleges in California
| School Name | City (distance from city center) | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Graduation Rate | Student To faculty Ratio | Student Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel University private (for-profit) |
Carpinteria (1.6 miles) |
$15,288 | $13,275 | - | 78% | 23 to 1 | 510 |
| Pacifica Graduate Institute private (for-profit) |
Carpinteria (4.3 miles) |
$28,140 | $27,100 | - | - | - | 851 |
| Westmont College private (not-for-profit) |
Santa Barbara (9.4 miles) |
$51,790 | - | 81.99% | 73% | 10 to 1 | 1,284 |
| Antioch University-Santa Barbara private (not-for-profit) |
Santa Barbara (10.6 miles) |
$19,560 | $32,350 | - | - | 6 to 1 | 279 |
| Santa Barbara City College public |
Santa Barbara (10.7 miles) |
$10,186 ($1,234) |
- | - | 39% | 37 to 1 | 12,675 |
| The Colleges of Law at Santa Barbara private (not-for-profit) |
Santa Barbara (11.2 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | 76 |
| Fielding Graduate University private (not-for-profit) |
Santa Barbara (11.9 miles) |
$22,260 | $19,674 | - | - | - | 1,000 |
| Lu Ross Academy private (for-profit) |
Ventura (14.9 miles) |
$19,170 | - | - | - | 20 to 1 | 263 |
| Ventura College public |
Ventura (18.0 miles) |
$8,179 ($1,416) |
- | - | 39% | 25 to 1 | 10,559 |
| The Colleges of Law at Ventura private (not-for-profit) |
Ventura (18.6 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | 255 |
| University of California-Santa Barbara public |
Santa Barbara (19.1 miles) |
$45,742 ($14,965) |
$29,555 ($14,453) | 25.85% | 85% | 17 to 1 | 26,420 |
| Ventura Adult and Continuing Education public |
Ventura (19.3 miles) |
$8,370 ($8,370) |
- | - | - | 3 to 1 | 87 |
| Modern Beauty Academy private (for-profit) |
Oxnard (23.4 miles) |
$14,200 | - | - | - | 15 to 1 | 63 |
| CET-Oxnard private (not-for-profit) |
Oxnard (23.5 miles) |
$15,249 | - | - | - | 27 to 1 | 81 |
| Thomas Aquinas College private (not-for-profit) |
Santa Paula (24.3 miles) |
$28,700 | - | 84.73% | 85% | 11 to 1 | 516 |
| Oxnard College public |
Oxnard (25.8 miles) |
$8,179 ($1,416) |
- | - | 32% | 27 to 1 | 6,339 |
| Ventura County Community College System Office public |
Camarillo (28.7 miles) |
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