| School Name | City (distance from city center) | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Graduation Rate | Student To faculty Ratio | Student Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATA College private (for-profit) |
El Cajon (2.5 miles) |
$16,130 | - | - | 87% | 18 to 1 | 54 |
| Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District public |
El Cajon (3.0 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grossmont College public |
El Cajon (3.0 miles) |
$10,628 ($1,332) |
- | - | 28% | 19 to 1 | 12,862 |
| Bellus Academy-El Cajon private (for-profit) |
El Cajon (4.8 miles) |
$15,548 | - | - | 68% | 14 to 1 | 187 |
| Southern California Seminary private (not-for-profit) |
El Cajon (6.0 miles) |
$18,720 | $18,720 | - | - | 9 to 1 | 153 |
| California Hair Design Academy private (for-profit) |
La Mesa (6.6 miles) |
$15,250 | - | - | - | 18 to 1 | 144 |
| Alliant International University-San Diego private (for-profit) |
San Diego (7.0 miles) |
$13,918 | $19,129 | - | - | 4 to 1 | 3,599 |
| San Diego Christian College private (not-for-profit) |
Spring Valley (7.3 miles) |
$26,300 | $8,125 | - | 34% | 11 to 1 | 355 |
| San Diego State University public |
San Diego (7.5 miles) |
$20,170 ($8,290) |
$19,228 ($9,724) | 39.26% | 78% | 25 to 1 | 37,402 |
| Bellus Academy-Poway private (for-profit) |
Poway (7.8 miles) |
$15,548 | - | - | 68% | 16 to 1 | 436 |
| Bethel Seminary-San Diego private (not-for-profit) |
San Diego (7.8 miles) |
- | $8,520 | - | - | - | 7 |
| Platt College-San Diego private (for-profit) |
San Diego (7.8 miles) |
$15,310 | - | - | 86% | 12 to 1 | 69 |
| North-West College-San Diego private (for-profit) |
San Diego (7.8 miles) |
$76,757 | - | - | - | 26 to 1 | 471 |
| Cuyamaca College public |
El Cajon (8.0 miles) |
$10,636 ($1,340) |
- | - | 31% | 23 to 1 | 8,043 |
| National University private (not-for-profit) |
San Diego (8.5 miles) |
$13,320 | $15,912 | - | 22% | 16 to 1 | 18,631 |
| Northcentral University private (not-for-profit) |
San Diego (8.5 miles) |
$12,594 | $17,998 | - | - | 1 to 1 | 11,578 |
| San Diego Miramar College public |
San Diego (8.7 miles) |
$9,094 ($1,150) |
- | - | 40% | 27 to 1 | 13,062 |
| California Barber and Beauty College private (for-profit) |
San Diego (8.8 miles) |
$13,750 | - | - | - | 25 to 1 | 71 |
| Poway Adult School public |
Poway (9.0 miles) |
- | - | - | - | 11 to 1 | 110 |
| Ashford University private (for-profit) |
San Diego (9.3 miles) |
$13,160 | $13,515 | - | 9% | 19 to 1 | 34,190 |
| California Miramar University private (for-profit) |
San Diego (9.4 miles) |
$9,994 | $7,300 | 22.41% | 30% | 13 to 1 | 216 |
| San Diego Community College District-District Office public |
San Diego (9.6 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| Associated Technical College-San Diego private (for-profit) |
San Diego (10.4 miles) |
$17,000 | - | - | - | 12 to 1 | 94 |
| California Institute of Arts & Technology private (for-profit) |
San Diego (10.5 miles) |
$15,390 | - | - | 57% | 13 to 1 | 356 |
| Design Institute of San Diego private (for-profit) |
San Diego (10.7 miles) |
$29,350 | $27,100 | 100.00% | 75% | 7 to 1 | 101 |
| United States University private (for-profit) |
San Diego (11.3 miles) |
$6,600 | $6,037 | - | - | 15 to 1 | 2,790 |
| San Diego Mesa College public |
San Diego (11.3 miles) |
$9,094 ($1,150) |
- | - | 33% | 24 to 1 | 18,076 |
| Pacific College of Health and Science private (for-profit) |
San Diego (11.5 miles) |
$10,732 | $15,168 | - | 81% | 15 to 1 | 989 |
| Riggins Urban Barber College private (for-profit) |
San Diego (11.9 miles) |
$18,000 | - | - | - | 7 to 1 | 29 |
| CET-San Diego private (not-for-profit) |
San Diego (12.2 miles) |
$15,500 | - | - | - | 25 to 1 | 196 |
| Concorde Career College-San Diego private (for-profit) |
San Diego (12.6 miles) |
$18,102 | - | 95.82% | 61% | 22 to 1 | 730 |
| Franciscan School of Theology private (not-for-profit) |
San Diego (13.4 miles) |
$14,796 | $15,226 | - | - | - | 66 |
| University of San Diego private (not-for-profit) |
San Diego (13.4 miles) |
$56,444 | $29,328 | 52.61% | 82% | 13 to 1 | 8,815 |
| San Diego City College public |
San Diego (13.6 miles) |
$9,094 ($1,150) |
- | - | 23% | 20 to 1 | 12,144 |
| ICOHS College private (not-for-profit) |
San Diego (13.7 miles) |
$24,300 | - | - | 75% | 15 to 1 | 163 |
| California Western School of Law private (not-for-profit) |
San Diego (13.8 miles) |
$32,400 | $32,550 | - | - | - | 623 |
| Thomas Jefferson School of Law private (not-for-profit) |
San Diego (13.8 miles) |
$1,200 | $3,300 | - | - | - | 271 |
| Associated Barber College of San Diego private (for-profit) |
San Diego (13.9 miles) |
$22,245 | - | - | - | 15 to 1 | 115 |
| Newschool of Architecture and Design private (for-profit) |
San Diego (13.9 miles) |
$30,291 | $32,295 | 44.95% | 41% | 6 to 1 | 294 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-San Diego private (for-profit) |
San Diego (13.9 miles) |
$15,575 | - | - | - | 14 to 1 | 284 |
| Southern States University private (for-profit) |
San Diego (14.0 miles) |
$7,439 | $7,045 | - | - | 5 to 1 | 352 |
| San Diego Global Knowledge University private (for-profit) |
San Diego (14.2 miles) |
$13,774 | $11,415 | - | - | 50 to 1 | 137 |
| The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at San Diego private (not-for-profit) |
San Diego (14.2 miles) |
$20,844 | $26,136 | 100.00% | - | 4 to 1 | 139 |
| University of California-San Diego public |
La Jolla (14.7 miles) |
$46,042 ($15,265) |
$29,637 ($14,535) | 23.71% | 87% | 19 to 1 | 42,006 |
| Southwestern College public |
Chula Vista (14.9 miles) |
$9,492 ($1,344) |
- | - | 31% | 22 to 1 | 16,530 |
| California Institute of Arts & Technology-National City private (for-profit) |
National City (15.1 miles) |
$15,390 | - | - | - | 10 to 1 | 166 |
| Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute private (not-for-profit) |
La Jolla (15.2 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | 44 |
| High Tech High Graduate School of Education private (not-for-profit) |
San Diego (16.0 miles) |
$20,000 | $20,000 | - | - | - | 108 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista private (for-profit) |
Chula Vista (17.5 miles) |
$17,587 | - | - | 57% | 22 to 1 | 684 |
| Bellus Academy-Chula Vista private (for-profit) |
Chula Vista (17.6 miles) |
$10,655 | - | - | 41% | 20 to 1 | 398 |