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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chabot College public |
Hayward (1.7 miles) |
$8,686 ($1,150) |
- | - | 34% | 21 to 1 | 10,736 |
| California State University-East Bay public |
Hayward (2.1 miles) |
$18,935 ($7,055) |
$17,993 ($8,489) | 96.20% | 45% | 22 to 1 | 13,673 |
| Life Chiropractic College West private (not-for-profit) |
Hayward (2.2 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | 587 |
| Unitek College private (for-profit) |
Hayward (2.9 miles) |
$37,659 | - | - | - | 24 to 1 | 289 |
| Carrington College-San Leandro Campus private (for-profit) |
San Leandro (5.3 miles) |
$21,799 | - | - | 51% | 34 to 1 | 403 |
| Unitek College private (for-profit) |
Fremont (10.6 miles) |
$37,659 | - | - | 77% | 82 to 1 | 4,857 |
| Ohlone College public |
Fremont (11.5 miles) |
$8,714 ($1,202) |
- | - | 55% | 25 to 1 | 8,358 |
| Mills College at Northeastern University private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (11.8 miles) |
$30,950 | $36,443 | - | 64% | 8 to 1 | 817 |
| Merritt College public |
Oakland (11.9 miles) |
$8,703 ($1,167) |
- | - | 20% | 26 to 1 | 6,514 |
| International College of Cosmetology private (for-profit) |
Oakland (12.6 miles) |
$3,075 | - | - | - | 11 to 1 | 200 |
| San Francisco Bay University private (not-for-profit) |
Fremont (13.1 miles) |
$8,775 | $8,955 | 69.43% | - | 3 to 1 | 164 |
| Holy Names University private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (13.2 miles) |
$42,115 | $18,590 | 100.00% | 53% | 9 to 1 | 959 |
| Alder Graduate School of Education private (not-for-profit) |
Redwood City (13.5 miles) |
$21,895 | $20,466 | - | - | - | 322 |
| J D Academy of Salon and Spa private (for-profit) |
Danville (13.6 miles) |
$20,210 | - | - | - | 10 to 1 | 131 |
| Menlo College private (not-for-profit) |
Atherton (13.9 miles) |
$51,070 | $22,000 | 61.72% | 56% | 15 to 1 | 800 |
| Notre Dame de Namur University private (not-for-profit) |
Belmont (13.9 miles) |
$15,792 | $15,300 | - | 47% | - | 201 |
| Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts private (for-profit) |
San Mateo (13.9 miles) |
$36,110 | - | - | 70% | 15 to 1 | 2,668 |
| Sofia University private (for-profit) |
Palo Alto (14.1 miles) |
$18,575 | $14,195 | - | - | 11 to 1 | 948 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont private (for-profit) |
Fremont (14.2 miles) |
$16,757 | - | - | 37% | 10 to 1 | 240 |
| Saint Mary's College of California private (not-for-profit) |
Moraga (14.5 miles) |
$56,134 | $33,900 | 87.89% | 72% | 9 to 1 | 2,765 |
| Stanford University private (not-for-profit) |
Stanford (14.9 miles) |
$62,484 | $59,499 | 3.68% | 95% | 5 to 1 | 18,283 |
| Peralta Community College System Office public |
Oakland (14.9 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| College of Alameda public |
Alameda (15.1 miles) |
$8,684 ($1,148) |
- | - | 35% | 30 to 1 | 5,673 |
| University of Silicon Andhra private (not-for-profit) |
Milpitas (15.2 miles) |
$27,000 | - | - | - | 12 to 1 | 228 |
| Laney College public |
Oakland (15.2 miles) |
$8,684 ($1,148) |
- | - | 26% | 26 to 1 | 9,653 |
| College of San Mateo public |
San Mateo (15.6 miles) |
$11,384 ($1,332) |
- | - | 47% | 21 to 1 | 7,512 |
| University of California-System Administration Central Office public |
Oakland (15.8 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| Starr King School for the Ministry private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (15.9 miles) |
$27,750 | $26,290 | - | - | - | 85 |
| Lincoln University private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (15.9 miles) |
$11,420 | $10,310 | - | 81% | 16 to 1 | 377 |
| San Mateo County Community College District Office public |
San Mateo (15.9 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (16.0 miles) |
$19,879 | $17,991 | - | - | - | 111 |
| Las Positas College public |
Livermore (16.1 miles) |
$8,176 ($1,168) |
- | - | 46% | 20 to 1 | 6,724 |
| Reach University private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (16.2 miles) |
$12,374 | - | 98.48% | - | 37 to 1 | 896 |
| Canada College public |
Redwood City (16.4 miles) |
$9,508 ($1,332) |
- | - | 35% | 22 to 1 | 5,388 |
| Samuel Merritt University private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (16.6 miles) |
$50,934 | $58,126 | - | - | 6 to 1 | 1,911 |
| University of Silicon Valley private (for-profit) |
San Jose (16.9 miles) |
$22,480 | $10,579 | 64.66% | 43% | 11 to 1 | 390 |
| Moler Barber College private (for-profit) |
Oakland (16.9 miles) |
$15,000 | - | - | - | 18 to 1 | 398 |
| Mission College public |
Santa Clara (17.5 miles) |
$12,220 ($1,438) |
- | - | 34% | 15 to 1 | 5,747 |
| University of East-West Medicine private (for-profit) |
Sunnyvale (17.6 miles) |
$17,098 | $17,688 | - | - | - | 93 |
| California University-Silicon Valley private (not-for-profit) |
Sunnyvale (17.7 miles) |
- | $6,980 | - | - | - | 22 |
| Palo Alto University private (not-for-profit) |
Palo Alto (18.4 miles) |
$23,096 | $49,200 | - | - | 12 to 1 | 1,129 |
| National Holistic Institute private (for-profit) |
Emeryville (18.5 miles) |
$16,504 | - | - | - | 15 to 1 | 1,198 |
| International Technological University private (not-for-profit) |
Santa Clara (18.7 miles) |
- | $18,471 | - | - | - | 137 |
| Berkeley School of Theology private (not-for-profit) |
Berkeley (18.8 miles) |
$2,896 | $19,640 | 66.67% | - | 2 to 1 | 88 |
| The Wright Institute private (not-for-profit) |
Berkeley (18.9 miles) |
$41,400 | $39,500 | - | - | - | 520 |
| Foothill-De Anza Community College District public |
Los Altos Hills (19.0 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| Foothill College public |
Los Altos Hills (19.0 miles) |
$12,320 ($1,565) |
- | - | 56% | 25 to 1 | 12,434 |
| Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley private (not-for-profit) |
Berkeley (19.0 miles) |
$13,786 | $13,911 | - | - | - | 116 |
| SAE Expression College private (for-profit) |
Emeryville (19.1 miles) |
$17,679 | - | - | 53% | 15 to 1 | 253 |
| Institute of Buddhist Studies private (not-for-profit) |
Berkeley (19.2 miles) |
$20,400 | $19,800 | - | - | - | 53 |
