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Colleges in and near Beverly Hills

The University of California-Los Angeles is 2.3 miles from Beverly Hills

No college sits inside Beverly Hills’ boundary, but the University of California-Los Angeles’s campus in Los Angeles, with 46,029 students on campus, is 2.3 miles from the center of town, and American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles is 3.5 miles away in Los Angeles. About 8% of Beverly Hills’ residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California (8%).

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 Beverly Hills. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
57
279,397 students on campus
Nearest college
2.3 mi
University of California-Los Angeles
Residents in college
8%
About the same as CA (8%)
Nearest community college
3.5 mi
American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles
Nearest public university
2.3 mi
University of California-Los Angeles · $15,203 in-state
Median household income
$133K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Beverly Hills

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

Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Beverly Hills

43 private colleges within 15 miles, three public colleges within 13.4 miles, and 14 community colleges.

University of California-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · 46,029 on campus · 2.3 mi · Los Angeles9%admitted$13knet price93%graduate$83kearningsYeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 157 on campus · 3.2 mi · Los Angeles58%admitted$15knet price12%graduate$48kearningsAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los AngelesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 169 on campus · 3.5 mi · Los AngelesMusicians InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 666 on campus · 4 mi · Hollywood78%admitted$47knet price53%graduate$33kearningsLos Angeles Film SchoolUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,566 on campus · 4.4 mi · Hollywood · mostly online$31knet price41%graduate$32kearnings73% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Mount Saint Mary's UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,219 on campus · 4.6 mi · Los Angeles73%admitted$21knet price53%graduate$72kearningsWest Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,805 on campus · 5.2 mi · Culver City · mostly online$10knet price28%graduate$39kearnings70% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Tuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.CBD CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 824 on campus · 5.6 mi · Los Angeles$23knet price82%graduate$37kearningsAmerican Film Institute ConservatoryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 389 on campus · 5.6 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Santa Monica CollegeCommunity college · Public · 14,294 on campus · 5.8 mi · Santa Monica$3knet price36%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,156 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Smith Chason CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,221 on campus · 5.8 mi · Los Angeles$34knet price72%graduate$58kearningsEmperor's College of Traditional Oriental MedicineUniversity or college · For-profit · 181 on campus · 5.8 mi · Santa MonicaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Angeles CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 493 on campus · 6 mi · Los Angeles$29knet price93%graduate$49kearningsLos Angeles City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,569 on campus · 6.3 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online$10knet price29%graduate$36kearnings53% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Tuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.American Career College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,066 on campus · 6.3 mi · Los Angeles$32knet price75%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.New York Film AcademyUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,238 on campus · 6.3 mi · Burbank$39knet price68%graduate$30kearningsAntioch University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 888 on campus · 6.4 mi · Culver City$52kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Casa Loma College-Los AngelesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 571 on campus · 6.4 mi · Sherman Oaks43%admitted$28knet price73%graduate$50kearningsWest Coast University-Center for Graduate StudiesUniversity or college · For-profit · 527 on campus · 6.4 mi · Los Angeles$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Yo San University of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 124 on campus · 6.4 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Southwestern Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 950 on campus · 6.6 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Los Angeles Valley CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,750 on campus · 6.7 mi · Valley Glen · mostly online$12knet price32%graduate$43kearnings57% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Tuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.RAND School of Public PolicyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 126 on campus · 7 mi · Santa MonicaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.GnomonUniversity or college · For-profit · 426 on campus · 7.1 mi · North Hollywood42%admitted$52knet price100%graduate$115kearningsConcorde Career College-North HollywoodUniversity or college · For-profit · 143 on campus · 7.4 mi · North Hollywood100%admitted$24knet price78%graduate$51kearningsLoyola Marymount UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,533 on campus · 7.5 mi · Los Angeles45%admitted$48knet price79%graduate$78kearningsWest Coast University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,640 on campus · 7.5 mi · North Hollywood$53knet price31%graduate$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 41,282 on campus · 7.9 mi · Los Angeles10%admitted$33knet price92%graduate$92kearningsLos Angeles Trade Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,945 on campus · 8.3 mi · Los Angeles$12knet price35%graduate$35kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & MerchandisingUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,348 on campus · 8.5 mi · Los AngelesOtis College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,284 on campus · 8.5 mi · Los Angeles82%admitted$51knet price66%graduate$58kearningsThe Chicago School at Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 616 on campus · 8.6 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online46%admitted0%graduate$57kearnings82% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Earnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.Spartan College of Aeronautics & TechnologyUniversity or college · For-profit · 319 on campus · 8.6 mi · Inglewood$33knet price64%graduate$62kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.California College of ASUUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 136 on campus · 8.6 mi · Los AngelesUniversity of West Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 256 on campus · 9.3 mi · InglewoodWoodbury UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 895 on campus · 9.6 mi · Burbank82%admitted$34knet price60%graduate$66kearningsAmerican Medical Sciences CenterUniversity or college · For-profit · 200 on campus · 9.6 mi · Glendale$22knet price75%graduate$30kearningsGlendale Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 854 on campus · 9.8 mi · Glendale$49knet price63%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Southern California Institute of ArchitectureUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 457 on campus · 10 mi · Los Angeles77%admitted$44knet price71%graduate$72kearningsNational Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 360 on campus · 10.2 mi · Panorama City$28knet price74%graduate$19kearningsLos Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied HealthCommunity college · Public · 220 on campus · 11 mi · Los Angeles$115kearningsOccidental CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,854 on campus · 11.4 mi · Los Angeles44%admitted$38knet price81%graduate$76kearningsGlendale Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,661 on campus · 11.7 mi · Glendale$8knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,191 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Los Angeles Southwest CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,754 on campus · 11.8 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online$6knet price34%graduate$32kearnings67% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Tuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Los Angeles Pierce CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,928 on campus · 12.2 mi · Woodland Hills$13knet price46%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.California State University-NorthridgeUniversity or college · Public · 34,847 on campus · 13.3 mi · Northridge93%admitted$7knet price57%graduate$59kearningsCalifornia State University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · 23,850 on campus · 13.4 mi · Los Angeles91%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$59kearningsArt Center College of DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,339 on campus · 13.9 mi · Pasadena75%admitted$49knet price79%graduate$72kearningsEl Camino Community College DistrictCommunity college · Public · 15,562 on campus · 14 mi · Torrance$6knet price42%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,144 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Charles R Drew University of Medicine and ScienceUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 763 on campus · 14 mi · Los Angeles39%admitted$36knet price30%graduate$83kearningsCalifornia Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 144 on campus · 14 mi · Canoga Park$47knet price100%graduate$52kearningsPlatt College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 14.4 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 · 14.4 mi · AlhambraGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.UEI College-GardenaUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,115 on campus · 14.5 mi · Gardena$29knet price60%graduate$31kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Alhambra Medical UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 144 on campus · 14.5 mi · AlhambraEast Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,853 on campus · 14.8 mi · Monterey Park$11knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Los Angeles College of MusicUniversity or college · For-profit · 279 on campus · 15 mi · Pasadena88%admitted$44knet price41%graduate$32kearnings

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 Over $110k, where Beverly Hills’ median household income ($132,977) falls.

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 Beverly Hills: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →University of California-Los AngelesUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCalifornia State University-NorthridgeCalifornia State University-Los AngelesEl Camino Community College DistrictEast Los Angeles College
University of California-Los Angeles93% graduate$83k earnings$14k typical debt
University of Southern California92% graduate$92k earnings$18k typical debt
California State University-Northridge57% graduate$59k earnings$14k typical debt
California State University-Los Angeles53% graduate$59k earnings$13k typical debt
East Los Angeles College37% graduate$42k earnings$10k typical debt
El Camino Community College District42% graduate$42k earnings
Santa Monica College36% graduate$42k earnings$6k typical debt
Loyola Marymount University79% graduate$78k earnings$20k typical debt
Los Angeles Trade Technical College35% graduate$35k earnings$10k typical debt
Los Angeles Pierce College46% graduate$45k earnings$13k typical debt
Glendale Community College37% graduate$42k earnings$9k typical debt
Los Angeles Valley College32% graduate$43k earnings$10k 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: American Career College-Los Angeles (2); West Coast University-Los Angeles (6); The Chicago School at Los Angeles (8); Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology (2); Glendale Career College (5); Platt College-Los Angeles (4); UEI College-Gardena (5).

Questions about college near Beverly Hills

Is Beverly Hills a college town?

No. About 8 of every 100 Beverly Hills residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The nearest campus, the University of California-Los Angeles, is 2.3 miles away in Los Angeles.

What colleges are near Beverly Hills?

57 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of California-Los Angeles (2.3 miles, 46,029 students on campus), the University of Southern California (7.9 miles, 41,282) and California State University-Northridge (13.3 miles, 34,847).

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

American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles in Los Angeles, 3.5 miles away.

How much does the University of California-Los Angeles cost if we live in California?

Tuition and fees are $15,203 a year in-state and $49,403 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $5,579 (under $30,000 income) to $29,682 (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 Beverly Hills. 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 →