Best San Francisco Colleges
8 ranked colleges are in San Francisco, and 28 within 50 miles enrolling 183,116 students combined.
University of California Berkeley in Berkeley ranks #65 nationally and leads the San Francisco area. San Francisco State University enrolls the most students with 22,563 currently taking classes. College of Alameda has the lowest tuition at $1,258 per year.
Filter by type: public, private, 4-year, public 4-year, community, and junior colleges near San Francisco.
Merritt College
- Public 2 Year
- Oakland, CA
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Merritt is a public community college known for nursing and landscape horticulture. The campus sits in the Oakland hills overlooking San Francisco Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,581
Northeastern University Oakland
- Private 4 Year
- Oakland, CA
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Northeastern Oakland is a private university campus, formerly Mills College, known for undergraduate liberal arts. The historic campus sits in a residential area of Oakland.
- SAT Range 1420-1520
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Acceptance Rate 17%
- Net Price $27,473
Notre Dame de Namur University
- Private 4 Year
- Belmont, CA
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- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Samuel Merritt University
- Private 4 Year
- Oakland, CA
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Samuel Merritt is a private health sciences university known for undergraduate nursing. The urban campus in Oakland focuses on clinical training for health professions.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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- Dec 7 application deadline
A private music conservatory known for undergraduate classical performance and composition. The urban campus sits in San Francisco's Civic Center near major symphony, opera, and ballet venues.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 55%
- Net Price $43,746
College of San Mateo
- Public 2 Year
- San Mateo, CA
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College of San Mateo is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and astronomy. The hilltop campus overlooks San Francisco Bay on the Peninsula.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,831
Skyline College
- Public 2 Year
- San Bruno, CA
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Skyline is a public community college known for automotive technology and respiratory care programs. The campus sits in San Bruno on the San Francisco Peninsula.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,639
Berkeley City College
- Public 2 Year
- Berkeley, CA
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Berkeley City College is a public community college known for transfer preparation and programs in the liberal arts and sciences. The urban campus sits in downtown Berkeley near UC Berkeley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,695
Minerva University
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, California
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Minerva is a highly selective private university known for an interdisciplinary undergraduate curriculum taught through small, seminar-style classes. Students live in successive residence halls across a rotation of global cities rather than on one traditional campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 3%
- Net Price $13,324
California Jazz Conservatory
- Private 4 Year
- Berkeley, CA
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California Jazz Conservatory is a private music conservatory known for undergraduate jazz studies and performance. The urban campus is in downtown Berkeley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 67%
- Net Price -