Best Colleges in California
| School Name | City (distance from city center) | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Graduation Rate | Student To faculty Ratio | Student Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University-Monterey Bay public |
Seaside (2.4 miles) |
$19,317 ($7,437) |
$18,375 ($8,871) | 92.39% | 61% | 20 to 1 | 7,045 |
| Naval Postgraduate School public |
Monterey (3.5 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | 2,670 |
| Monterey Peninsula College public |
Monterey (4.3 miles) |
$9,924 ($1,188) |
- | - | 26% | 18 to 1 | 6,514 |
| Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey private (not-for-profit) |
Monterey (4.6 miles) |
$47,026 | $47,026 | - | - | 1 to 1 | 657 |
| Hartnell College public |
Salinas (9.2 miles) |
$8,994 ($1,404) |
- | - | 31% | 22 to 1 | 8,892 |
| Waynes College of Beauty private (for-profit) |
Salinas (10.7 miles) |
$18,075 | - | - | - | 15 to 1 | 42 |
| Central Coast College private (for-profit) |
Salinas (10.9 miles) |
$18,560 | - | - | 84% | 25 to 1 | 446 |
| CET-Salinas private (not-for-profit) |
Salinas (11.0 miles) |
$15,249 | - | - | - | 26 to 1 | 157 |
| CET-Watsonville private (not-for-profit) |
Watsonville (21.6 miles) |
$15,249 | - | - | - | 15 to 1 | 103 |
| Five Branches University private (for-profit) |
Santa Cruz (25.6 miles) |
$19,360 | $19,363 | - | - | - | 335 |
| Cabrillo College public |
Aptos (26.1 miles) |
$9,910 ($1,270) |
- | - | 33% | 16 to 1 | 9,149 |
| Gavilan College public |
Gilroy (27.9 miles) |
$12,246 ($1,506) |
- | - | 32% | 21 to 1 | 4,561 |
| University of California-Santa Cruz public |
Santa Cruz (29.0 miles) |
$45,337 ($14,560) |
$29,957 ($14,855) | 46.92% | 76% | 23 to 1 | 19,478 |
