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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California-San Francisco public |
San Francisco (1.0 miles) |
- | $29,294 ($14,192) | - | - | - | 3,140 |
| San Francisco School of Massage & Bodywork private (for-profit) |
San Francisco (1.3 miles) |
$10,250 | - | - | - | 20 to 1 | 127 |
| University of San Francisco private (not-for-profit) |
San Francisco (1.5 miles) |
$58,222 | $29,140 | 71.18% | 74% | 13 to 1 | 9,688 |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music private (not-for-profit) |
San Francisco (1.8 miles) |
$54,550 | $54,550 | 41.58% | 62% | 3 to 1 | 437 |
| California Institute of Integral Studies private (not-for-profit) |
San Francisco (2.0 miles) |
$22,334 | $23,610 | - | - | 13 to 1 | 2,145 |
| City College of San Francisco public |
San Francisco (2.1 miles) |
$14,656 ($1,696) |
- | - | 37% | 20 to 1 | 16,134 |
| University of California-Hastings College of Law public |
San Francisco (2.3 miles) |
- | $46,753 ($49,696) | - | - | - | 1,193 |
| San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology Inc private (for-profit) |
San Francisco (2.4 miles) |
$12,040 | - | - | - | 23 to 1 | 213 |
| California College of the Arts private (not-for-profit) |
San Francisco (2.5 miles) |
$57,946 | $61,030 | 75.69% | 72% | 7 to 1 | 1,501 |
| Minerva University private (not-for-profit) |
San Francisco (2.6 miles) |
$18,700 | $19,500 | 1.00% | 83% | 13 to 1 | 660 |
| American Conservatory Theater private (not-for-profit) |
San Francisco (2.8 miles) |
$30,285 | $30,285 | - | 100% | 6 to 1 | 24 |
| San Francisco State University public |
San Francisco (3.0 miles) |
$19,304 ($7,424) |
$18,362 ($8,858) | 94.20% | 54% | 19 to 1 | 25,282 |
| Bay Area Medical Academy private (for-profit) |
San Francisco (3.1 miles) |
$16,184 | - | - | - | 42 to 1 | 211 |
| Presidio Graduate School private (not-for-profit) |
San Francisco (3.1 miles) |
$33,240 | $32,880 | - | - | - | 159 |
| Academy of Art University private (for-profit) |
San Francisco (3.2 miles) |
$28,024 | $31,696 | - | 43% | 15 to 1 | 6,786 |
| Cinta Aveda Institute private (for-profit) |
San Francisco (3.2 miles) |
$11,600 | - | - | - | 10 to 1 | 94 |
| Golden Gate University private (not-for-profit) |
San Francisco (3.3 miles) |
$31,243 | $17,070 | - | - | 13 to 1 | 2,661 |
| San Francisco Film School private (for-profit) |
San Francisco (3.4 miles) |
$48,650 | - | - | 32% | 8 to 1 | 105 |
| Miami Ad School-San Francisco private (for-profit) |
San Francisco (3.5 miles) |
$19,400 | - | - | - | 5 to 1 | 12 |
| San Francisco Art Institute private (not-for-profit) |
San Francisco (3.6 miles) |
$46,064 | $48,250 | - | 32% | 4 to 1 | 70 |
| Hilltop Beauty School private (for-profit) |
Daly City (3.6 miles) |
$14,245 | - | - | - | 15 to 1 | 102 |
| Unitek College private (for-profit) |
South San Francisco (6.9 miles) |
$37,659 | - | - | - | 22 to 1 | 327 |
| Skyline College public |
San Bruno (8.8 miles) |
$11,384 ($1,332) |
- | - | 40% | 27 to 1 | 8,523 |
| College of Alameda public |
Alameda (9.1 miles) |
$8,684 ($1,148) |
- | - | 35% | 30 to 1 | 5,673 |
| Reach University private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (9.7 miles) |
$12,374 | - | 98.48% | - | 37 to 1 | 896 |
| University of California-System Administration Central Office public |
Oakland (9.9 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| Starr King School for the Ministry private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (10.0 miles) |
$27,750 | $26,290 | - | - | - | 85 |
| Lincoln University private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (10.0 miles) |
$11,420 | $10,310 | - | 81% | 16 to 1 | 377 |
| Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (10.1 miles) |
$19,879 | $17,991 | - | - | - | 111 |
| SAE Expression College private (for-profit) |
Emeryville (10.3 miles) |
$17,679 | - | - | 53% | 15 to 1 | 253 |
| Laney College public |
Oakland (10.3 miles) |
$8,684 ($1,148) |
- | - | 26% | 26 to 1 | 9,653 |
| Peralta Community College System Office public |
Oakland (10.3 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| National Holistic Institute private (for-profit) |
Emeryville (10.4 miles) |
$16,504 | - | - | - | 15 to 1 | 1,198 |
| Samuel Merritt University private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (10.6 miles) |
$50,934 | $58,126 | - | - | 6 to 1 | 1,911 |
| Moler Barber College private (for-profit) |
Oakland (10.9 miles) |
$15,000 | - | - | - | 18 to 1 | 398 |
| Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley private (not-for-profit) |
Berkeley (12.1 miles) |
$13,786 | $13,911 | - | - | - | 116 |
| International College of Cosmetology private (for-profit) |
Oakland (12.2 miles) |
$3,075 | - | - | - | 11 to 1 | 200 |
| Berkeley City College public |
Berkeley (12.3 miles) |
$8,684 ($1,148) |
- | - | 41% | 28 to 1 | 6,122 |
| Institute of Buddhist Studies private (not-for-profit) |
Berkeley (12.3 miles) |
$20,400 | $19,800 | - | - | - | 53 |
| California Jazz Conservatory private (not-for-profit) |
Berkeley (12.4 miles) |
$23,700 | - | - | 50% | 4 to 1 | 23 |
| Berkeley School of Theology private (not-for-profit) |
Berkeley (12.7 miles) |
$2,896 | $19,640 | 66.67% | - | 2 to 1 | 88 |
| University of California-Berkeley public |
Berkeley (12.8 miles) |
$45,627 ($14,850) |
$30,363 ($15,261) | 11.33% | 94% | 19 to 1 | 45,307 |
| Pacific School of Religion private (not-for-profit) |
Berkeley (12.9 miles) |
$18,960 | $17,175 | - | - | - | 109 |
| Graduate Theological Union private (not-for-profit) |
Berkeley (12.9 miles) |
$24,143 | $22,817 | - | - | - | 172 |
| Church Divinity School of the Pacific private (not-for-profit) |
Berkeley (12.9 miles) |
$16,800 | $17,660 | - | - | - | 64 |
| The Wright Institute private (not-for-profit) |
Berkeley (12.9 miles) |
$41,400 | $39,500 | - | - | - | 520 |
| Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology private (not-for-profit) |
Berkeley (13.0 miles) |
$21,480 | $20,550 | - | - | - | 62 |
| Holy Names University private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (14.3 miles) |
$42,115 | $18,590 | 100.00% | 53% | 9 to 1 | 959 |
| Mills College at Northeastern University private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (14.4 miles) |
$30,950 | $36,443 | - | 64% | 8 to 1 | 817 |
| College of Marin public |
Kentfield (14.7 miles) |
$10,828 ($1,558) |
- | - | 32% | 16 to 1 | 4,283 |
