The Best Oakland Colleges

There are 8 ranked colleges within the Oakland city limits and 57 colleges within a 50 mile radius. Area colleges collectively enroll a total of 381,519 students. If you're looking for a large school, University of California Berkeley enrolls the most students with 23 currently taking classes. In terms of affordability, College of Alameda offers the lowest tuition for colleges in the Oakland area at $1,104 per year.

The top rated college in the area is Stanford University in Stanford which is ranked #2 in the nation by CollegeSimply.

Also explore Oakland area public, private, four year, public four year, community and junior colleges.

The Oakland area is home to popular nationally ranked institutions like Stanford University, Santa Clara University, University of California Berkeley and University of San Francisco.