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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine private (for-profit) |
Santa Monica (0.5 miles) |
$19,742 | $20,108 | - | - | - | 198 |
| Santa Monica College public |
Santa Monica (0.8 miles) |
$9,316 ($1,156) |
- | - | 32% | 26 to 1 | 22,375 |
| Pardee RAND Graduate School private (not-for-profit) |
Santa Monica (1.1 miles) |
$17,848 | $15,157 | - | - | - | 126 |
| Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine private (not-for-profit) |
Los Angeles (3.0 miles) |
$18,592 | $16,227 | - | - | - | 107 |
| Aveda Institute-Los Angeles private (for-profit) |
Los Angeles (3.4 miles) |
$14,275 | - | - | - | 8 to 1 | 24 |
| University of California-Los Angeles public |
Los Angeles (4.0 miles) |
$44,524 ($13,747) |
$28,985 ($13,883) | 8.57% | 92% | 18 to 1 | 46,430 |
| Reiss-Davis Graduate School private (not-for-profit) |
Los Angeles (4.1 miles) |
- | $27,677 | - | - | - | 36 |
| Mount Saint Mary's University private (not-for-profit) |
Los Angeles (4.3 miles) |
$48,132 | $13,894 | 75.76% | 59% | 11 to 1 | 2,440 |
| Loyola Marymount University private (not-for-profit) |
Los Angeles (5.2 miles) |
$58,974 | $21,902 | 41.31% | 81% | 11 to 1 | 10,165 |
| Academy for Jewish Religion-California private (not-for-profit) |
Los Angeles (5.2 miles) |
$28,170 | $27,730 | - | - | - | 68 |
| West Los Angeles College public |
Culver City (5.6 miles) |
$10,130 ($1,238) |
- | - | 27% | 24 to 1 | 8,656 |
| Career Development Institute Inc private (for-profit) |
Los Angeles (5.7 miles) |
$31,993 | - | - | - | 16 to 1 | 176 |
| Otis College of Art and Design private (not-for-profit) |
Los Angeles (5.9 miles) |
$55,513 | $52,480 | 83.29% | 61% | 9 to 1 | 1,312 |
| Antioch University-Los Angeles private (not-for-profit) |
Culver City (6.0 miles) |
$16,350 | $22,116 | - | - | 2 to 1 | 867 |
| Beverly Hills Design Institute private (for-profit) |
Beverly Hills (6.7 miles) |
$23,220 | - | - | - | 5 to 1 | 20 |
| Westchester College of Nursing & Allied Health private (for-profit) |
Los Angeles (6.8 miles) |
$29,080 | - | - | - | 6 to 1 | 11 |
| American Jewish University private (not-for-profit) |
Los Angeles (7.3 miles) |
$10,596 | $28,162 | - | 50% | 3 to 1 | 108 |
| Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology private (for-profit) |
Inglewood (7.5 miles) |
$47,712 | - | - | 70% | 13 to 1 | 336 |
| International School of Cosmetology private (for-profit) |
Los Angeles (7.9 miles) |
$16,534 | - | - | - | 12 to 1 | 116 |
| University of West Los Angeles private (for-profit) |
Inglewood (8.3 miles) |
$7,795 | $19,168 | - | - | 3 to 1 | 229 |
| Universal College of Beauty Inc-Los Angeles 2 private (for-profit) |
Los Angeles (8.6 miles) |
$15,175 | - | - | - | 15 to 1 | 21 |
| Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary private (not-for-profit) |
Los Angeles (8.8 miles) |
$16,900 | - | 61.48% | 18% | 20 to 1 | 142 |
| ABCO Technology private (for-profit) |
Inglewood (9.0 miles) |
$14,775 | - | - | 71% | 9 to 1 | 117 |
| Casa Loma College-Los Angeles private (not-for-profit) |
Sherman Oaks (9.2 miles) |
$42,556 | - | 40.00% | 43% | 19 to 1 | 415 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Sherman Oaks private (for-profit) |
Sherman Oaks (9.2 miles) |
$23,066 | - | - | - | 13 to 1 | 263 |
| American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles private (not-for-profit) |
Los Angeles (9.3 miles) |
$39,475 | - | 90.11% | 58% | 12 to 1 | 220 |
| Musicians Institute private (for-profit) |
Hollywood (9.8 miles) |
$28,400 | $32,470 | 78.45% | 47% | 6 to 1 | 864 |
| Theatre of Arts private (for-profit) |
Hollywood (9.8 miles) |
$21,940 | - | - | 100% | 3 to 1 | 39 |
| Gnomon private (for-profit) |
Hollywood (9.9 miles) |
$34,215 | - | 49.23% | 50% | 11 to 1 | 539 |
| Los Angeles College of Aesthetics private (for-profit) |
Los Angeles (10.0 miles) |
$9,075 | - | - | - | 21 to 1 | 93 |
| Los Angeles Film School private (for-profit) |
Hollywood (10.2 miles) |
$33,130 | - | - | 46% | 24 to 1 | 5,588 |
| CBD College private (not-for-profit) |
Los Angeles (10.4 miles) |
$54,191 | - | - | 75% | 20 to 1 | 1,214 |
| Smith Chason College private (for-profit) |
Los Angeles (10.6 miles) |
$19,100 | - | - | 64% | 21 to 1 | 1,640 |
| Hypnosis Motivation Institute private (not-for-profit) |
Tarzana (10.7 miles) |
$17,297 | - | - | - | 50 to 1 | 241 |
| Marian Health Careers Center-Van Nuys Campus private (for-profit) |
Van Nuys (10.7 miles) |
$24,644 | - | - | - | 12 to 1 | 93 |
| Hollywood Cultural College private (for-profit) |
Los Angeles (10.7 miles) |
$7,500 | - | - | - | 10 to 1 | 38 |
| Angeles College private (for-profit) |
Los Angeles (10.8 miles) |
$32,944 | - | - | 84% | 25 to 1 | 369 |
| Pacific States University private (not-for-profit) |
Los Angeles (10.8 miles) |
$9,810 | $7,890 | 33.33% | 14% | 7 to 1 | 17 |
| Borner's Barber College private (for-profit) |
Los Angeles (10.9 miles) |
$13,500 | - | - | - | 15 to 1 | 38 |
| Marian Health Careers Center-Los Angeles Campus private (for-profit) |
Los Angeles (11.0 miles) |
$24,644 | - | - | - | 17 to 1 | 150 |
| Los Angeles Pacific College private (for-profit) |
Los Angeles (11.0 miles) |
$7,130 | - | - | - | 15 to 1 | 57 |
| Los Angeles Valley College public |
Valley Glen (11.1 miles) |
$10,130 ($1,238) |
- | - | 32% | 25 to 1 | 15,037 |
| Learnet Academy Inc private (for-profit) |
Los Angeles (11.1 miles) |
$13,600 | - | - | 100% | 15 to 1 | 33 |
| University of Southern California private (not-for-profit) |
Los Angeles (11.3 miles) |
$68,237 | $68,128 | 12.02% | 92% | 9 to 1 | 48,945 |
| Columbia College Hollywood private (not-for-profit) |
Tarzana (11.3 miles) |
$26,175 | - | - | 47% | 15 to 1 | 291 |
| World Mission University private (not-for-profit) |
Los Angeles (11.4 miles) |
$6,920 | $5,600 | - | 33% | 29 to 1 | 424 |
| Southwestern Law School private (not-for-profit) |
Los Angeles (11.4 miles) |
$19,460 | $18,710 | - | - | - | 927 |
| Dongguk University Los Angeles private (not-for-profit) |
Los Angeles (11.4 miles) |
$9,899 | $9,899 | - | - | 13 to 1 | 94 |
| American Film Institute Conservatory private (not-for-profit) |
Los Angeles (11.4 miles) |
$64,221 | $65,800 | - | - | - | 423 |
| American Career College-Los Angeles private (for-profit) |
Los Angeles (11.5 miles) |
$39,050 | - | - | 63% | 31 to 1 | 1,969 |
