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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinton Barber and Beauty College private (for-profit) |
Vallejo (0.6 miles) |
$13,660 | - | - | - | 25 to 1 | 52 |
| Touro University California private (not-for-profit) |
Vallejo (2.5 miles) |
$31,865 | $31,545 | - | - | - | 1,144 |
| California State University Maritime Academy public |
Vallejo (3.1 miles) |
$19,552 ($7,672) |
$17,994 ($8,490) | 95.50% | 63% | 12 to 1 | 849 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Fairfield private (for-profit) |
Fairfield (8.3 miles) |
$22,500 | - | - | - | 15 to 1 | 172 |
| Contra Costa Community College District Office public |
Martinez (8.5 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| Solano Community College public |
Fairfield (10.5 miles) |
$8,900 ($1,172) |
- | - | 33% | 25 to 1 | 8,426 |
| Napa Valley College public |
Napa (11.3 miles) |
$11,908 ($1,156) |
- | - | 31% | 17 to 1 | 4,041 |
| Contra Costa College public |
San Pablo (11.4 miles) |
$9,012 ($1,312) |
- | - | 25% | 20 to 1 | 5,832 |
| Diablo Valley College public |
Pleasant Hill (13.4 miles) |
$9,012 ($1,312) |
- | - | 46% | 24 to 1 | 16,097 |
| Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus private (for-profit) |
Pleasant Hill (13.7 miles) |
$21,799 | - | - | 50% | 26 to 1 | 466 |
| Urban Barber College private (for-profit) |
Concord (14.4 miles) |
$14,950 | - | - | - | 13 to 1 | 99 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-East Bay private (for-profit) |
Pleasant Hill (15.0 miles) |
$16,628 | - | - | - | 21 to 1 | 209 |
| Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD public |
Concord (15.1 miles) |
$4,070 ($4,070) |
- | - | - | 8 to 1 | 142 |
| Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology private (not-for-profit) |
Berkeley (16.1 miles) |
$21,480 | $20,550 | - | - | - | 62 |
| Pacific School of Religion private (not-for-profit) |
Berkeley (16.4 miles) |
$18,960 | $17,175 | - | - | - | 109 |
| Church Divinity School of the Pacific private (not-for-profit) |
Berkeley (16.5 miles) |
$16,800 | $17,660 | - | - | - | 64 |
| Graduate Theological Union private (not-for-profit) |
Berkeley (16.5 miles) |
$24,143 | $22,817 | - | - | - | 172 |
| University of California-Berkeley public |
Berkeley (16.7 miles) |
$45,627 ($14,850) |
$30,363 ($15,261) | 11.33% | 94% | 19 to 1 | 45,307 |
| California Jazz Conservatory private (not-for-profit) |
Berkeley (16.8 miles) |
$23,700 | - | - | 50% | 4 to 1 | 23 |
| Berkeley City College public |
Berkeley (16.9 miles) |
$8,684 ($1,148) |
- | - | 41% | 28 to 1 | 6,122 |
| The Wright Institute private (not-for-profit) |
Berkeley (17.0 miles) |
$41,400 | $39,500 | - | - | - | 520 |
| Institute of Buddhist Studies private (not-for-profit) |
Berkeley (17.1 miles) |
$20,400 | $19,800 | - | - | - | 53 |
| Berkeley School of Theology private (not-for-profit) |
Berkeley (17.2 miles) |
$2,896 | $19,640 | 66.67% | - | 2 to 1 | 88 |
| Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley private (not-for-profit) |
Berkeley (17.4 miles) |
$13,786 | $13,911 | - | - | - | 116 |
| Dominican University of California private (not-for-profit) |
San Rafael (17.6 miles) |
$50,666 | $20,553 | 93.18% | 78% | 9 to 1 | 1,877 |
| SAE Expression College private (for-profit) |
Emeryville (18.7 miles) |
$17,679 | - | - | 53% | 15 to 1 | 253 |
| National Holistic Institute private (for-profit) |
Emeryville (19.0 miles) |
$16,504 | - | - | - | 15 to 1 | 1,198 |
| Moler Barber College private (for-profit) |
Oakland (19.9 miles) |
$15,000 | - | - | - | 18 to 1 | 398 |
| Saint Mary's College of California private (not-for-profit) |
Moraga (20.1 miles) |
$56,134 | $33,900 | 87.89% | 72% | 9 to 1 | 2,765 |
| Samuel Merritt University private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (20.3 miles) |
$50,934 | $58,126 | - | - | 6 to 1 | 1,911 |
| College of Marin public |
Kentfield (20.4 miles) |
$10,828 ($1,558) |
- | - | 32% | 16 to 1 | 4,283 |
| Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (21.3 miles) |
$19,879 | $17,991 | - | - | - | 111 |
| Reach University private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (21.4 miles) |
$12,374 | - | 98.48% | - | 37 to 1 | 896 |
| Lincoln University private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (21.4 miles) |
$11,420 | $10,310 | - | 81% | 16 to 1 | 377 |
| Starr King School for the Ministry private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (21.5 miles) |
$27,750 | $26,290 | - | - | - | 85 |
| University of California-System Administration Central Office public |
Oakland (21.6 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holy Names University private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (21.7 miles) |
$42,115 | $18,590 | 100.00% | 53% | 9 to 1 | 959 |
| Los Medanos College public |
Pittsburg (21.7 miles) |
$9,012 ($1,312) |
- | - | 38% | 22 to 1 | 7,791 |
| Laney College public |
Oakland (21.9 miles) |
$8,684 ($1,148) |
- | - | 26% | 26 to 1 | 9,653 |
| Peralta Community College System Office public |
Oakland (22.2 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| Merritt College public |
Oakland (22.7 miles) |
$8,703 ($1,167) |
- | - | 20% | 26 to 1 | 6,514 |
| College of Alameda public |
Alameda (23.1 miles) |
$8,684 ($1,148) |
- | - | 35% | 30 to 1 | 5,673 |
| Mills College at Northeastern University private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (23.1 miles) |
$30,950 | $36,443 | - | 64% | 8 to 1 | 817 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-Vacaville private (for-profit) |
Vacaville (23.2 miles) |
$16,227 | - | - | - | 21 to 1 | 169 |
| International College of Cosmetology private (for-profit) |
Oakland (23.4 miles) |
$3,075 | - | - | - | 11 to 1 | 200 |
| Meridian University private (for-profit) |
Petaluma (23.4 miles) |
$21,632 | $21,632 | - | - | - | 195 |
| San Francisco Art Institute private (not-for-profit) |
San Francisco (23.6 miles) |
$46,064 | $48,250 | - | 32% | 4 to 1 | 70 |
| Miami Ad School-San Francisco private (for-profit) |
San Francisco (23.8 miles) |
$19,400 | - | - | - | 5 to 1 | 12 |
| San Francisco Film School private (for-profit) |
San Francisco (24.0 miles) |
$48,650 | - | - | 32% | 8 to 1 | 105 |
| Golden Gate University private (not-for-profit) |
San Francisco (24.1 miles) |
$31,243 | $17,070 | - | - | 13 to 1 | 2,661 |
