| School Name | City (distance from city center) | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Graduation Rate | Student To faculty Ratio | Student Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skyline College public |
San Bruno (2.0 miles) |
$11,384 ($1,332) |
- | - | 40% | 27 to 1 | 8,523 |
| Unitek College private (for-profit) |
South San Francisco (2.5 miles) |
$37,659 | - | - | - | 22 to 1 | 327 |
| Hilltop Beauty School private (for-profit) |
Daly City (5.8 miles) |
$14,245 | - | - | - | 15 to 1 | 102 |
| City College of San Francisco public |
San Francisco (7.0 miles) |
$14,656 ($1,696) |
- | - | 37% | 20 to 1 | 16,134 |
| San Francisco State University public |
San Francisco (7.1 miles) |
$19,304 ($7,424) |
$18,362 ($8,858) | 94.20% | 54% | 19 to 1 | 25,282 |
| College of San Mateo public |
San Mateo (8.2 miles) |
$11,384 ($1,332) |
- | - | 47% | 21 to 1 | 7,512 |
| San Mateo County Community College District Office public |
San Mateo (8.3 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts private (for-profit) |
San Mateo (8.7 miles) |
$36,110 | - | - | 70% | 15 to 1 | 2,668 |
| University of California-San Francisco public |
San Francisco (9.7 miles) |
- | $29,294 ($14,192) | - | - | - | 3,140 |
| San Francisco School of Massage & Bodywork private (for-profit) |
San Francisco (9.7 miles) |
$10,250 | - | - | - | 20 to 1 | 127 |
| California College of the Arts private (not-for-profit) |
San Francisco (10.0 miles) |
$57,946 | $61,030 | 75.69% | 72% | 7 to 1 | 1,501 |
| California Institute of Integral Studies private (not-for-profit) |
San Francisco (10.4 miles) |
$22,334 | $23,610 | - | - | 13 to 1 | 2,145 |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music private (not-for-profit) |
San Francisco (10.4 miles) |
$54,550 | $54,550 | 41.58% | 62% | 3 to 1 | 437 |
| University of San Francisco private (not-for-profit) |
San Francisco (10.5 miles) |
$58,222 | $29,140 | 71.18% | 74% | 13 to 1 | 9,688 |
| San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology Inc private (for-profit) |
San Francisco (10.6 miles) |
$12,040 | - | - | - | 23 to 1 | 213 |
| University of California-Hastings College of Law public |
San Francisco (10.8 miles) |
- | $46,753 ($49,696) | - | - | - | 1,193 |
| Notre Dame de Namur University private (not-for-profit) |
Belmont (11.0 miles) |
$15,792 | $15,300 | - | 47% | - | 201 |
| Minerva University private (not-for-profit) |
San Francisco (11.0 miles) |
$18,700 | $19,500 | 1.00% | 83% | 13 to 1 | 660 |
| American Conservatory Theater private (not-for-profit) |
San Francisco (11.2 miles) |
$30,285 | $30,285 | - | 100% | 6 to 1 | 24 |
| Presidio Graduate School private (not-for-profit) |
San Francisco (11.3 miles) |
$33,240 | $32,880 | - | - | - | 159 |
| Academy of Art University private (for-profit) |
San Francisco (11.4 miles) |
$28,024 | $31,696 | - | 43% | 15 to 1 | 6,786 |
| Golden Gate University private (not-for-profit) |
San Francisco (11.5 miles) |
$31,243 | $17,070 | - | - | 13 to 1 | 2,661 |
| Bay Area Medical Academy private (for-profit) |
San Francisco (11.5 miles) |
$16,184 | - | - | - | 42 to 1 | 211 |
| Cinta Aveda Institute private (for-profit) |
San Francisco (11.5 miles) |
$11,600 | - | - | - | 10 to 1 | 94 |
| San Francisco Film School private (for-profit) |
San Francisco (11.6 miles) |
$48,650 | - | - | 32% | 8 to 1 | 105 |
| Miami Ad School-San Francisco private (for-profit) |
San Francisco (11.9 miles) |
$19,400 | - | - | - | 5 to 1 | 12 |
| San Francisco Art Institute private (not-for-profit) |
San Francisco (12.3 miles) |
$46,064 | $48,250 | - | 32% | 4 to 1 | 70 |
| College of Alameda public |
Alameda (13.6 miles) |
$8,684 ($1,148) |
- | - | 35% | 30 to 1 | 5,673 |
| Alder Graduate School of Education private (not-for-profit) |
Redwood City (14.3 miles) |
$21,895 | $20,466 | - | - | - | 322 |
| Peralta Community College System Office public |
Oakland (14.9 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| University of California-System Administration Central Office public |
Oakland (15.0 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| Laney College public |
Oakland (15.0 miles) |
$8,684 ($1,148) |
- | - | 26% | 26 to 1 | 9,653 |
| Reach University private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (15.0 miles) |
$12,374 | - | 98.48% | - | 37 to 1 | 896 |
| Starr King School for the Ministry private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (15.1 miles) |
$27,750 | $26,290 | - | - | - | 85 |
| Canada College public |
Redwood City (15.2 miles) |
$9,508 ($1,332) |
- | - | 35% | 22 to 1 | 5,388 |
| Lincoln University private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (15.2 miles) |
$11,420 | $10,310 | - | 81% | 16 to 1 | 377 |
| Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (15.3 miles) |
$19,879 | $17,991 | - | - | - | 111 |
| International College of Cosmetology private (for-profit) |
Oakland (15.5 miles) |
$3,075 | - | - | - | 11 to 1 | 200 |
| Samuel Merritt University private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (16.2 miles) |
$50,934 | $58,126 | - | - | 6 to 1 | 1,911 |
| Moler Barber College private (for-profit) |
Oakland (16.6 miles) |
$15,000 | - | - | - | 18 to 1 | 398 |
| National Holistic Institute private (for-profit) |
Emeryville (16.9 miles) |
$16,504 | - | - | - | 15 to 1 | 1,198 |
| SAE Expression College private (for-profit) |
Emeryville (17.1 miles) |
$17,679 | - | - | 53% | 15 to 1 | 253 |
| Life Chiropractic College West private (not-for-profit) |
Hayward (17.2 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | 587 |
| Mills College at Northeastern University private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (17.4 miles) |
$30,950 | $36,443 | - | 64% | 8 to 1 | 817 |
| Unitek College private (for-profit) |
Hayward (17.4 miles) |
$37,659 | - | - | - | 24 to 1 | 289 |
| Carrington College-San Leandro Campus private (for-profit) |
San Leandro (17.5 miles) |
$21,799 | - | - | 51% | 34 to 1 | 403 |
| Menlo College private (not-for-profit) |
Atherton (17.8 miles) |
$51,070 | $22,000 | 61.72% | 56% | 15 to 1 | 800 |
| Chabot College public |
Hayward (17.9 miles) |
$8,686 ($1,150) |
- | - | 34% | 21 to 1 | 10,736 |
| Holy Names University private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (18.1 miles) |
$42,115 | $18,590 | 100.00% | 53% | 9 to 1 | 959 |
| Merritt College public |
Oakland (18.4 miles) |
$8,703 ($1,167) |
- | - | 20% | 26 to 1 | 6,514 |