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Colleges near Calabasas · College Scorecard

No college in Calabasas, but 68 within 30 miles

The closest is California Career College in Los Angeles, 6.2 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
6.2 mi
California Career College
Within 30 miles
68
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
6.6 mi
Los Angeles Pierce College
Students nearby
302,450
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
7%
CA 8%

College from Calabasas

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

College within reach68 colleges are within 30 miles. The closest, California Career College, is 6.2 miles away.A community college nearbyLos Angeles Pierce College is 6.6 miles away, about $13,270 a year after aid.A top college nearbyUniversity of California-Los Angeles (13.5 miles) admits 9% of applicants.
★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Calabasas

Every degree-granting college within 30 miles of the center of Calabasas.

10 mi20 mi30 mi El Camino Community College District California State University-Los Angeles California State University-Northridge University of Southern California University of California-Los Angeles Calabasas
University or collegeCommunity college
California Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · Los Angeles
6.2 mi144 students
Pepperdine UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Malibu
6.6 mi6,741 students
Los Angeles Pierce CollegeCommunity college · Public · Los Angeles
6.6 mi8,928 students
Mount Saint Mary's UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Los Angeles
11 mi2,219 students
Los Angeles Academy of Figurative ArtUniversity or college · For-profit · Los Angeles
11 mi4 students
California State University-NorthridgeUniversity or college · Public · Los Angeles
11.1 mi34,847 students
American Jewish UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Los Angeles
11.2 mi44 students
Casa Loma College-Los AngelesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Los Angeles
11.7 mi571 students
Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental MedicineUniversity or college · For-profit · Santa Monica
12.5 mi181 students
RAND School of Public PolicyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Santa Monica
13 mi126 students

58 more within 30 miles.

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where Calabasas’s median household income ($165K) falls.

Santa Monica College13.7 mi · Santa Monica · sticker $11,162 $8,395a year
California State University-Northridge11.1 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $20,485 $18,040a year
Mount Saint Mary's University11 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $66,726 $18,762a year
Los Angeles Pierce College6.6 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $21,400 $18,929a year
Los Angeles Valley College14.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $20,546 $20,546a year
University of California-Los Angeles13.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $38,614 $29,682a year
Casa Loma College-Los Angeles11.7 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $32,018 $32,018a year
California Lutheran University13.8 mi · Thousand Oaks · sticker $68,426 $38,364a year
Pepperdine University6.6 mi · Malibu · sticker $93,512 $65,081a year
California Career College6.2 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $46,880 —a year

Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college near Calabasas: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → California Career CollegePepperdine UniversityLos Angeles Pierce College
California Career College100% graduate$52k earnings$29k typical debt
Pepperdine University83% graduate$83k earnings$24k typical debt
Los Angeles Pierce College46% graduate$45k earnings$13k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Calabasas. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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