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Colleges in and near San Marino

California State University-Los Angeles is 5 miles from San Marino

No college sits inside San Marino’s boundary, but California State University-Los Angeles’s campus in Los Angeles, with 23,850 students on campus, is 5 miles from the center of town, and Pasadena City College is 1.5 miles away in Pasadena. About 6% of San Marino’s residents are enrolled in college, below California (8%).

California Institute of TechnologyPasadena City CollegeCalifornia State University-Los Angeles

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 San Marino. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
50
177,382 students on campus
Nearest college
1.3 mi
California Institute of Technology
Residents in college
6%
Below CA (8%)
Nearest community college
1.5 mi
Pasadena City College · $1,180 tuition
Nearest public university
5 mi
California State University-Los Angeles · $7,160 in-state
Median household income
$214K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from San Marino

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

Three colleges within 5 milesCalifornia Institute of Technology admits 3% of applicants; California State University-Los Angeles admits 91%. Together they have 43,798 students on campus.A community college 1.5 miles awayPasadena City College in Pasadena: tuition and fees $1,180 a year for California residents.In-state price at California State University-Los AngelesLiving in California, California State University-Los Angeles charges $7,160 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $19,760. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.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 San Marino

41 private colleges within 14.3 miles, one public college within 5 miles, and 10 community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCalifornia State University-Los AngelesEast Los Angeles CollegeSan Marino
University or collegeCommunity college
California Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,463 on campus · 1.3 mi · Pasadena3%admitted$16knet price94%graduate$129kearningsPasadena City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,485 on campus · 1.5 mi · Pasadena$4knet price48%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,180 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Institute of Culinary EducationUniversity or college · For-profit · 357 on campus · 2.2 mi · Pasadena77%graduate$48kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Fuller Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 770 on campus · 2.3 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.Los Angeles College of MusicUniversity or college · For-profit · 279 on campus · 2.4 mi · Pasadena88%admitted$44knet price41%graduate$32kearningsProvidence Christian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 147 on campus · 2.4 mi · Pasadena100%admitted$25knet price20%graduate$46kearningsSaybrook UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 705 on campus · 3.1 mi · PasadenaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Pacific Oaks CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 405 on campus · 3.1 mi · Pasadena · mostly online34%admitted$52kearnings61% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Platt College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 3.5 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 · 3.5 mi · AlhambraGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Integrity College of HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 154 on campus · 3.5 mi · Pasadena$15knet price0%graduateAlhambra Medical UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 144 on campus · 3.6 mi · AlhambraCalifornia State University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · 23,850 on campus · 5 mi · Los Angeles91%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$59kearningsArt Center College of DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,339 on campus · 5.2 mi · Pasadena75%admitted$49knet price79%graduate$72kearningsOccidental CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,854 on campus · 5.6 mi · Los Angeles44%admitted$38knet price81%graduate$76kearningsUniversity of the WestUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 145 on campus · 5.6 mi · Rosemead100%admitted$7knet price38%graduateEast Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,853 on campus · 6 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 County College of Nursing and Allied HealthCommunity college · Public · 220 on campus · 7 mi · Los Angeles$115kearningsGlendale Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,661 on campus · 7.3 mi · Glendale$8knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,191 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Premiere Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 106 on campus · 7.6 mi · Irwindale$25knet price52%graduate$41kearningsGlendale Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 854 on campus · 8.3 mi · Glendale$49knet price63%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Rio Hondo CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,523 on campus · 8.4 mi · Whittier$14knet price25%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $1,388 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.American Medical Sciences CenterUniversity or college · For-profit · 200 on campus · 8.4 mi · Glendale$22knet price75%graduate$30kearningsSouthern California Institute of ArchitectureUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 457 on campus · 8.7 mi · Los Angeles77%admitted$44knet price71%graduate$72kearningsThe Chicago School at Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 616 on campus · 9.7 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.FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & MerchandisingUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,348 on campus · 10 mi · Los AngelesNorth-West College-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 635 on campus · 10 mi · West Covina$30knet price68%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSONUniversity or college · For-profit · 218 on campus · 10 mi · West Covina$45knet price$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.California College of ASUUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 136 on campus · 10.2 mi · Los AngelesLos Angeles City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,569 on campus · 10.5 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.West Coast University-Center for Graduate StudiesUniversity or college · For-profit · 527 on campus · 10.6 mi · Los Angeles$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.American Career College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,066 on campus · 10.7 mi · Los Angeles$32knet price75%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,945 on campus · 10.9 mi · Los Angeles$12knet price35%graduate$35kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Southwestern Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 950 on campus · 10.9 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Whittier CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 859 on campus · 11 mi · Whittier81%admitted$26knet price60%graduate$59kearningsAmerican Film Institute ConservatoryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 389 on campus · 11.3 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Angeles CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 493 on campus · 11.5 mi · Los Angeles$29knet price93%graduate$49kearningsSmith Chason CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,221 on campus · 11.7 mi · Los Angeles$34knet price72%graduate$58kearningsCBD CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 824 on campus · 11.8 mi · Los Angeles$23knet price82%graduate$37kearningsUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 41,282 on campus · 12 mi · Los Angeles10%admitted$33knet price92%graduate$92kearningsLos Angeles Film SchoolUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,566 on campus · 12.4 mi · Hollywood · mostly online$31knet price41%graduate$32kearnings73% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.InterCoast Colleges-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 118 on campus · 12.8 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.Azusa Pacific UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,836 on campus · 12.9 mi · Azusa88%admitted$22knet price62%graduate$67kearningsNew York Film AcademyUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,238 on campus · 12.9 mi · Burbank$39knet price68%graduate$30kearningsMusicians InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 666 on campus · 12.9 mi · Hollywood78%admitted$47knet price53%graduate$33kearningsCitrus CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,995 on campus · 13 mi · Glendora$4knet price41%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,204 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los AngelesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 169 on campus · 13.3 mi · Los AngelesYeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 157 on campus · 13.6 mi · Los Angeles58%admitted$15knet price12%graduate$48kearningsATI College-WhittierUniversity or college · For-profit · 125 on campus · 13.6 mi · Whitter$20knet price72%graduate$39kearningsWoodbury UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 895 on campus · 14.3 mi · Burbank82%admitted$34knet price60%graduate$66kearnings

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 San Marino’s median household income ($214,167) falls.

Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary13.6 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $31,300$10,300a year
Pasadena City College1.5 mi · Pasadena · sticker $13,677 · tuition $1,180$11,261a year
Glendale Community College7.3 mi · Glendale · sticker $17,501 · tuition $1,191$11,964a year
Citrus College13 mi · Glendora · sticker $13,699 · tuition $1,204$12,665a year
California State University-Los Angeles5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $18,403$13,578a year
East Los Angeles College6 mi · Monterey Park · sticker $19,193 · tuition $1,238$16,430a year
Los Angeles Trade Technical College10.9 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $20,457 · tuition $1,238$17,270a year
Rio Hondo College8.4 mi · Whittier · sticker $21,391 · tuition $1,388$17,355a year
American Medical Sciences Center8.4 mi · Glendale · sticker $27,293$25,996a year
Azusa Pacific University12.9 mi · Azusa · sticker $56,313$27,193a year
Whittier College11 mi · Whittier · sticker $63,664$30,599a year
Premiere Career College7.6 mi · Irwindale · sticker $32,314$32,314a year
American Career College-Los Angeles10.7 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $37,270$37,270a year
Los Angeles Film School12.4 mi · Hollywood · mostly online · sticker $38,291$37,462a year
Smith Chason College11.7 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,461$39,299a year
Woodbury University14.3 mi · Burbank · sticker $58,010$39,808a year
New York Film Academy12.9 mi · Burbank · sticker $62,210$44,247a year
Los Angeles College of Music2.4 mi · Pasadena · sticker $49,705$44,642a year
Glendale Career College8.3 mi · Glendale · sticker $51,802$50,858a year
Musicians Institute12.9 mi · Hollywood · sticker $52,369$51,119a year
California Institute of Technology1.3 mi · Pasadena · sticker $86,886$54,157a year
Occidental College5.6 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $84,800$54,959a year
University of Southern California12 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $90,300$56,116a year
Art Center College of Design5.2 mi · Pasadena · sticker $75,649$61,144a year
Providence Christian College2.4 mi · Pasadena · sticker $53,447—a year
Platt College-Los Angeles3.5 mi · Alhambra · sticker $32,164—a year
Integrity College of Health3.5 mi · Pasadena · sticker $20,178—a year
University of the West5.6 mi · Rosemead · sticker $21,278—a year
Southern California Institute of Architecture8.7 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $71,612—a year
North-West College-West Covina10 mi · West Covina · sticker $34,193—a year
Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSON10 mi · West Covina · sticker $49,247—a year
Los Angeles City College10.5 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $18,924 · tuition $1,238—a year
Angeles College11.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $33,854—a year
CBD College11.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $28,569—a year
InterCoast Colleges-West Covina12.8 mi · West Covina · mostly online · sticker $35,442—a year
ATI College-Whittier13.6 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 San Marino: 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 →Pasadena City CollegeCalifornia State University-Los AngelesEast Los Angeles CollegeLos Angeles Trade Technical CollegeUniversity of Southern California
University of Southern California92% graduate$92k earnings$18k typical debt
California State University-Los Angeles53% graduate$59k earnings$13k typical debt
East Los Angeles College37% graduate$42k earnings$10k typical debt
Pasadena City College48% graduate$44k earnings$7k typical debt
Rio Hondo College25% graduate$45k earnings$6k typical debt
Los Angeles Trade Technical College35% graduate$35k earnings$10k typical debt
Glendale Community College37% graduate$42k earnings$9k typical debt
Citrus College41% graduate$42k earnings$8k typical debt
Los Angeles City College29% graduate$36k earnings$13k typical debt
Azusa Pacific University62% graduate$67k earnings$23k typical debt
California Institute of Technology94% graduate$129k earnings
Art Center College of Design79% graduate$72k earnings$31k 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: Institute of Culinary Education (2); Platt College-Los Angeles (4); Glendale Career College (5); The Chicago School at Los Angeles (8); North-West College-West Covina (2); American Career College-Los Angeles (2); InterCoast Colleges-West Covina (4).

Questions about college near San Marino

Is San Marino a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 San Marino residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below California (8). The nearest campus, California Institute of Technology, is 1.3 miles away in Pasadena.

What colleges are near San Marino?

50 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Southern California (12 miles, 41,282 students on campus), California State University-Los Angeles (5 miles, 23,850) and East Los Angeles College (6 miles, 17,853).

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

Pasadena City College in Pasadena, 1.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,180 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $3,864, counts housing and food at full cost.

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

Tuition and fees are $7,160 a year in-state and $19,760 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $2,877 (under $30,000 income) to $13,578 (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 San Marino. 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 →