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Colleges in and near Newport Beach

The University of California-Irvine is 2.1 miles from Newport Beach

Interior Designers Institute (107 students on campus) is inside the city, and the University of California-Irvine (35,954) is 2.1 miles from the center, just over the line in Irvine. About 6% of Newport Beach’s residents are enrolled in college, below California (8%).

University of California-IrvineVanguard University of Southern CaliforniaStanbridge UniversityConcordia University-IrvineOrange Coast CollegeWestcliff 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 Newport Beach. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
24
129,293 students on campus
Nearest college
1 mi
Interior Designers Institute
Residents in college
6%
Below CA (8%)
Nearest community college
3.9 mi
Orange Coast College · $1,392 tuition
Nearest public university
2.1 mi
University of California-Irvine · $15,722 in-state
Median household income
$157K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Newport Beach

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

Six colleges within 4.2 milesUniversity of California-Irvine admits 29% of applicants; Vanguard University of Southern California admits 62%; Stanbridge University admits 10%. Together they have 61,902 students on campus.In-state price at University of California-IrvineLiving in California, the University of California-Irvine charges $15,722 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $49,922. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.A community college 3.9 miles awayOrange Coast College in Costa Mesa: tuition and fees $1,392 a year for California residents.Students are 6% of residentsBelow California (8%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Newport Beach

16 private colleges within 13.2 miles, one public college within 2.1 miles, and seven community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of California-IrvineSanta Ana CollegeOrange Coast CollegeNewport Beach
University or collegeCommunity college
Interior Designers InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 107 on campus · In Newport Beach$55kearningsUniversity of California-IrvineUniversity or college · Public · 35,954 on campus · 2.1 mi · Irvine29%admitted$14knet price87%graduate$81kearningsVanguard University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,956 on campus · 3.2 mi · Costa Mesa62%admitted$21knet price57%graduate$60kearningsStanbridge UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,637 on campus · 3.6 mi · Irvine10%admitted$45knet price62%graduate$62kearningsConcordia University-IrvineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,999 on campus · 3.6 mi · Irvine66%admitted$28knet price58%graduate$65kearningsPacific CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 238 on campus · 3.7 mi · Costa Mesa56%admitted$29knet price62%graduate$70kearningsOrange Coast CollegeCommunity college · Public · 14,830 on campus · 3.9 mi · Costa Mesa$7knet price48%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $1,392 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Westcliff UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,526 on campus · 4.2 mi · Irvine73%admitted$35knet price62%graduateIrvine Valley CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,416 on campus · 6.1 mi · Irvine$2knet price57%graduate$49kearningsTuition and fees: $1,156 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Career Networks InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 971 on campus · 6.6 mi · Santa Ana$50knet price89%graduate$45kearningsLaguna College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 807 on campus · 7 mi · Laguna Beach94%admitted$43knet price52%graduate$48kearningsCoastline Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 728 on campus · 7.2 mi · Fountain Valley · mostly online$16knet price34%graduate$44kearnings92% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Tuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Soka University of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 476 on campus · 9 mi · Aliso Viejo43%admitted$18knet price92%graduate$55kearningsSanta Ana CollegeCommunity college · Public · 18,643 on campus · 9.3 mi · Santa Ana$3knet price31%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,180 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Golden West CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,281 on campus · 10.8 mi · Huntington Beach$5knet price49%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $1,380 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Concorde Career College-Garden GroveUniversity or college · For-profit · 202 on campus · 11.1 mi · Garden Grove97%admitted$25knet price84%graduate$46kearningsSouth Coast CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 241 on campus · 11.2 mi · Orange$17knet price17%graduate$45kearningsChapman UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,961 on campus · 11.5 mi · Orange65%admitted$47knet price82%graduate$70kearningsThe Chicago School at AnaheimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 483 on campus · 12.3 mi · Anaheim$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Saddleback CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,188 on campus · 12.6 mi · Mission Viejo$4knet price48%graduate$51kearningsTuition and fees: $1,156 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Platt College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 12.7 mi · Anaheim$23knet price64%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Santiago Canyon CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,854 on campus · 13 mi · Orange$2knet price48%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $1,164 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.West Coast University-Orange CountyUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,873 on campus · 13 mi · Anaheim$33knet price60%graduate$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.California Career InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 517 on campus · 13.2 mi · Anaheim

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 Newport Beach’s median household income ($156,867) falls.

Irvine Valley College6.1 mi · Irvine · sticker $13,001 · tuition $1,156$9,432a year
Santa Ana College9.3 mi · Santa Ana · sticker $12,375 · tuition $1,180$10,160a year
Saddleback College12.6 mi · Mission Viejo · sticker $13,939 · tuition $1,156$10,603a year
Santiago Canyon College13 mi · Orange · sticker $13,818 · tuition $1,164$11,014a year
Orange Coast College3.9 mi · Costa Mesa · sticker $15,561 · tuition $1,392$13,862a year
South Coast College11.2 mi · Orange · sticker $18,982$18,982a year
Concorde Career College-Garden Grove11.1 mi · Garden Grove · sticker $29,040$26,760a year
Vanguard University of Southern California3.2 mi · Costa Mesa · sticker $52,665$27,684a year
Platt College-Anaheim12.7 mi · Anaheim · sticker $28,170$28,170a year
University of California-Irvine2.1 mi · Irvine · sticker $38,632$30,546a year
Soka University of America9 mi · Aliso Viejo · sticker $55,064$30,940a year
Concordia University-Irvine3.6 mi · Irvine · sticker $58,682$31,967a year
West Coast University-Orange County13 mi · Anaheim · sticker $34,887$34,887a year
Westcliff University4.2 mi · Irvine · sticker $44,210$40,799a year
Laguna College of Art and Design7 mi · Laguna Beach · sticker $57,989$46,889a year
Stanbridge University3.6 mi · Irvine · sticker $49,714$49,714a year
Career Networks Institute6.6 mi · Santa Ana · sticker $52,552$52,552a year
Chapman University11.5 mi · Orange · sticker $83,146$55,066a year
Pacific College3.7 mi · Costa Mesa · sticker $30,789—a year
Coastline Community College7.2 mi · Fountain Valley · mostly online · sticker $24,290 · tuition $1,364—a year
Golden West College10.8 mi · Huntington Beach · sticker $14,618 · tuition $1,380—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 Newport Beach: 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-IrvineOrange Coast CollegeSanta Ana CollegeChapman UniversitySaddleback CollegeSantiago Canyon College
University of California-Irvine87% graduate$81k earnings$15k typical debt
Santa Ana College31% graduate$44k earnings$7k typical debt
Orange Coast College48% graduate$47k earnings$10k typical debt
Chapman University82% graduate$70k earnings$20k typical debt
Saddleback College48% graduate$51k earnings$10k typical debt
Santiago Canyon College48% graduate$45k earnings$5k typical debt
Irvine Valley College57% graduate$49k earnings$6k typical debt
Golden West College49% graduate$43k earnings$7k typical debt
West Coast University-Orange County60% graduate$103k earnings*$33k typical debt
Stanbridge University62% graduate$62k earnings$20k typical debt
Concordia University-Irvine58% graduate$65k earnings$24k typical debt
Vanguard University of Southern California57% graduate$60k earnings$22k 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: Platt College-Anaheim (4); West Coast University-Orange County (6).

Majors

What students study in Newport Beach

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Interior Designers Institute, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Visual & performing arts 100%Everything else 0%

Biggest programs

Design and Applied Arts12 graduates a year
$67k4 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 Newport Beach

Is Newport Beach a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Newport Beach residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below California (8). The largest campus in the city, Interior Designers Institute, has 107 students on campus.

What colleges are in Newport Beach?

Interior Designers Institute is inside the city. the University of California-Irvine is 2.1 miles from the center, in Irvine, Orange Coast College is 3.9 miles from the center, in Costa Mesa, and Westcliff University is 4.2 miles from the center, in Irvine.

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

Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, 3.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,392 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $7,203, counts housing and food at full cost.

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

Tuition and fees are $15,722 a year in-state and $49,922 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $8,123 (under $30,000 income) to $30,546 (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 Newport Beach. 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 →