Colleges · Santa Monica
Colleges in Santa Monica, CA
Santa Monica is home to 3 colleges with about 14,601 students on campus. The largest is Santa Monica College. 53 more colleges are within 15 miles.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard & IPEDSColleges
3degree-granting, in Santa Monica
Students on campus
14,601fall enrollment, not counting online-only
Largest
Santa Monica College14,294 on campus
Lowest net price
Santa Monica College$2,779 a year after aid
Every college
All 3 colleges in Santa Monica
Santa Monica CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 14,294 on campus
Openadmitted$3knet price36%graduate$42kearnings
Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental MedicineUniversity or college · For-profit · 181 on campus
Openadmitted—net price—graduate—earnings
RAND School of Public PolicyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 126 on campus
Openadmitted—net price—graduate—earnings
University or collegeCommunity collegeBigger dot = more students on campus
Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting. Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023).
Within reach
Other colleges near Santa Monica
40 more colleges are within 30 miles of Santa Monica.
Yo San University of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Los Angeles3.4 mi124 students
Reiss-Davis Graduate SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Los Angeles5.2 mi33 students
Mount Saint Mary's UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Los Angeles5.2 mi2,219 studentsClaremont School of TheologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Los Angeles5.3 mi68 students
University of California-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · Los Angeles5.3 mi46,029 studentsLoyola Marymount UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Los Angeles5.5 mi9,533 studentsOtis College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Los Angeles6 mi1,284 studentsWest Los Angeles CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Culver City6.4 mi2,805 studentsAntioch University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Culver City6.7 mi888 studentsSpartan College of Aeronautics & TechnologyCareer school · For-profit · Inglewood7.9 mi319 students
30 more within 30 miles.
Straight-line distance from the center of Santa Monica. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Colleges marked › have their own page; the others are too small or don’t report enough to the Department of Education for one.