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Colleges in and near Azusa

Azusa is home to Azusa Pacific University

Azusa Pacific University (5,836 students on campus) is inside the city, and Citrus College (6,995) is 1.5 miles from the center, just over the line in Glendora. About 11% of Azusa’s residents are enrolled in college, above California (8%).

Citrus CollegeAzusa Pacific University

From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Azusa. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
34
115,644 students on campus
Nearest college
1.5 mi
Citrus College
Residents in college
11%
Above CA (8%)
Nearest community college
1.5 mi
Citrus College · $1,204 tuition
Nearest public university
7.6 mi
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona · $7,780 in-state
Median household income
$91K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Azusa

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

Two colleges within 1.5 milesAzusa Pacific University admits 88% of applicants. Together they have 12,831 students on campus.A community college 1.5 miles awayCitrus College in Glendora: tuition and fees $1,204 a year for California residents.In-state price at California State Polytechnic University-PomonaLiving in California, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona charges $7,780 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $20,380. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 11% of residentsAbove California (8%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Azusa

29 private colleges within 14.2 miles, one public college within 7.6 miles, and four community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miMt San Antonio CollegePasadena City CollegeAzusa
University or collegeCommunity college
Citrus CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,995 on campus · 1.5 mi · Glendora$4knet price41%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,204 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Azusa Pacific UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,836 on campus · In Azusa88%admitted$22knet price62%graduate$67kearningsInterCoast Colleges-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 118 on campus · 4.6 mi · West Covina · mostly online$28knet price97%graduate$36kearnings77% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Earnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSONUniversity or college · For-profit · 218 on campus · 5 mi · West Covina$45knet price$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.North-West College-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 635 on campus · 5.1 mi · West Covina$30knet price68%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Life Pacific UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 359 on campus · 5.5 mi · San Dimas96%admitted$21knet price40%graduate$43kearningsPremiere Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 106 on campus · 6.1 mi · Irwindale$25knet price52%graduate$41kearningsMt San Antonio CollegeCommunity college · Public · 21,946 on campus · 7.3 mi · Walnut$6knet price45%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.California State Polytechnic University-PomonaUniversity or college · Public · 25,991 on campus · 7.6 mi · Pomona75%admitted$12knet price68%graduate$72kearningsUniversity of La VerneUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,321 on campus · 8.4 mi · La Verne71%admitted$20knet price63%graduate$65kearningsRio Hondo CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,523 on campus · 10.7 mi · Whittier$14knet price25%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $1,388 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Western University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,621 on campus · 10.9 mi · PomonaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Keck Graduate InstituteUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 541 on campus · 11.2 mi · ClaremontGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Pomona CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,664 on campus · 11.6 mi · Claremont7%admitted$19knet price93%graduate$78kearningsClaremont Graduate UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,524 on campus · 11.6 mi · Claremont$64kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Scripps CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,103 on campus · 11.7 mi · Claremont38%admitted$36knet price83%graduate$78kearningsUniversity of the WestUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 145 on campus · 11.7 mi · Rosemead100%admitted$7knet price38%graduatePasadena City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,485 on campus · 11.8 mi · Pasadena$4knet price48%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,180 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Claremont McKenna CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,384 on campus · 11.8 mi · Claremont10%admitted$29knet price91%graduate$105kearningsHarvey Mudd CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 949 on campus · 11.8 mi · Claremont13%admitted$36knet price92%graduate$139kearningsPitzer CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,204 on campus · 12 mi · Claremont25%admitted$34knet price83%graduate$70kearningsCalifornia Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,463 on campus · 12.2 mi · Pasadena3%admitted$16knet price94%graduate$129kearningsIntegrity College of HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 154 on campus · 12.8 mi · Pasadena$15knet price0%graduateWhittier CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 859 on campus · 13 mi · Whittier81%admitted$26knet price60%graduate$59kearningsInstitute of Culinary EducationUniversity or college · For-profit · 357 on campus · 13 mi · Pasadena77%graduate$48kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Fuller Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 770 on campus · 13.1 mi · Pasadena · mostly online60% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Providence Christian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 147 on campus · 13.1 mi · Pasadena100%admitted$25knet price20%graduate$46kearningsLos Angeles College of MusicUniversity or college · For-profit · 279 on campus · 13.6 mi · Pasadena88%admitted$44knet price41%graduate$32kearningsPacific Oaks CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 405 on campus · 13.7 mi · Pasadena · mostly online34%admitted$52kearnings61% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Saybrook UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 705 on campus · 13.8 mi · PasadenaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Alhambra Medical UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 144 on campus · 14.1 mi · AlhambraATI College-WhittierUniversity or college · For-profit · 125 on campus · 14.1 mi · Whitter$20knet price72%graduate$39kearningsPlatt College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 14.2 mi · Alhambra$28knet price63%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.California Institute of Advanced ManagementUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 163 on campus · 14.2 mi · AlhambraGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.

Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where Azusa’s median household income ($90,721) falls.

Citrus College1.5 mi · Glendora · sticker $13,699 · tuition $1,204$9,029a year
Pasadena City College11.8 mi · Pasadena · sticker $13,677 · tuition $1,180$9,136a year
Mt San Antonio College7.3 mi · Walnut · sticker $15,701 · tuition $1,364$11,065a year
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona7.6 mi · Pomona · sticker $23,955$13,894a year
Pomona College11.6 mi · Claremont · sticker $85,300$15,719a year
Rio Hondo College10.7 mi · Whittier · sticker $21,391 · tuition $1,388$17,305a year
Integrity College of Health12.8 mi · Pasadena · sticker $20,178$18,055a year
California Institute of Technology12.2 mi · Pasadena · sticker $86,886$18,753a year
Claremont McKenna College11.8 mi · Claremont · sticker $86,500$19,325a year
Life Pacific University5.5 mi · San Dimas · sticker $35,062$23,108a year
Harvey Mudd College11.8 mi · Claremont · sticker $90,165$25,468a year
Premiere Career College6.1 mi · Irwindale · sticker $32,314$25,469a year
Whittier College13 mi · Whittier · sticker $63,664$26,718a year
Pitzer College12 mi · Claremont · sticker $86,466$29,452a year
InterCoast Colleges-West Covina4.6 mi · West Covina · mostly online · sticker $35,442$29,968a year
Platt College-Los Angeles14.2 mi · Alhambra · sticker $32,164$31,116a year
North-West College-West Covina5.1 mi · West Covina · sticker $34,193$32,242a year
Scripps College11.7 mi · Claremont · sticker $87,564$36,472a year
Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSON5 mi · West Covina · sticker $49,247$48,232a year
Los Angeles College of Music13.6 mi · Pasadena · sticker $49,705$49,455a year
Azusa Pacific UniversityIn Azusa · sticker $56,313—a year
University of La Verne8.4 mi · La Verne · sticker $62,278—a year
University of the West11.7 mi · Rosemead · sticker $21,278—a year
Providence Christian College13.1 mi · Pasadena · sticker $53,447—a year
ATI College-Whittier14.1 mi · Whitter · sticker $29,726—a year

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Azusa: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Citrus CollegeAzusa Pacific UniversityMt San Antonio CollegeCalifornia State Polytechnic University-PomonaRio Hondo CollegePasadena City College
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona68% graduate$72k earnings$16k typical debt
Mt San Antonio College45% graduate$46k earnings$6k typical debt
Pasadena City College48% graduate$44k earnings$7k typical debt
Rio Hondo College25% graduate$45k earnings$6k typical debt
Citrus College41% graduate$42k earnings$8k typical debt
Azusa Pacific University62% graduate$67k earnings$23k typical debt
University of La Verne63% graduate$65k earnings$24k typical debt
California Institute of Technology94% graduate$129k earnings
Pomona College93% graduate$78k earnings$12k typical debt
Claremont McKenna College91% graduate$105k earnings$14k typical debt
Pitzer College83% graduate$70k earnings$17k typical debt
Scripps College83% graduate$78k earnings$14k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: InterCoast Colleges-West Covina (4); North-West College-West Covina (2); Institute of Culinary Education (2); Platt College-Los Angeles (4).

Majors

What students study in Azusa

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Azusa Pacific University, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Health professions 43%Psychology 10%Liberal arts 9%Business 8%Visual & performing arts 7%Parks & recreation 4%Everything else 20%

Biggest programs

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing558 graduates a year
$119k4 yrs out
Psychology, General120 graduates a year
$64k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations79 graduates a year
$79k4 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities59 graduates a year
$57k4 yrs out
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General31 graduates a year
$65k4 yrs out

College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.

Questions about college in Azusa

Is Azusa a college town?

No. About 11 of every 100 Azusa residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above California (8). The largest campus in the city, Azusa Pacific University, has 5,836 students on campus.

What colleges are in Azusa?

Azusa Pacific University is inside the city. Citrus College is 1.5 miles from the center, in Glendora.

What is the closest community college to Azusa, and what does it cost?

Citrus College in Glendora, 1.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,204 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $4,135, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does California State Polytechnic University-Pomona cost if we live in California?

Tuition and fees are $7,780 a year in-state and $20,380 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,851 (under $30,000 income) to $20,716 (over $110,000), housing and food included.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Azusa. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →