Best San Jose Colleges
4 ranked colleges are in San Jose, and 49 within 50 miles enrolling 426,924 students combined.
Stanford University in Stanford ranks #3 nationally and leads the San Jose area. San Jose State University enrolls the most students with 37,661 currently taking classes. Chabot College has the lowest tuition at $1,150 per year.
Filter by type: public, private, 4-year, public 4-year, community, and junior colleges near San Jose.
University of Silicon Valley
- Private 4 Year
- San Jose, CA
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- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.77
- Acceptance Rate 51%
- Net Price $31,594
De Anza College
- Public 2 Year
- Cupertino, CA
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De Anza is a public community college known for undergraduate business, computer science, and nursing. The suburban campus sits in Cupertino in Silicon Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,693
Diablo Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Pleasant Hill, CA
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Diablo Valley College is a community college known for transfer pathways to UC Berkeley and other University of California campuses. The suburban campus sits in Pleasant Hill in the San Francisco East Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,001
Evergreen Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- San Jose, CA
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Evergreen Valley is a public community college offering associate degrees and transfer preparation for four-year universities. The campus is in the Evergreen area of southeast San Jose.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,186
Foothill College
- Public 2 Year
- Los Altos Hills, CA
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Foothill is a public community college known for undergraduate dental hygiene and science transfer pathways. The hillside campus sits in Los Altos Hills overlooking Silicon Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,805
Gavilan College
- Public 2 Year
- Gilroy, CA
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Gavilan is a public community college offering associate degrees in nursing and career technical fields. Most students attend the main campus in Gilroy in southern Santa Clara County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,753
Golden Gate University
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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Golden Gate is a private university known for undergraduate business and accounting. The urban campus sits in downtown San Francisco's financial district.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Hartnell College
- Public 2 Year
- Salinas, CA
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Hartnell is a public community college known for undergraduate agriculture and nursing programs. The campus is located in California's agricultural Salinas Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,246
Laney College
- Public 2 Year
- Oakland, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
Laney is a public community college known for undergraduate culinary arts and career technical programs. The urban campus sits near Lake Merritt in downtown Oakland.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $17,741
Lincoln University
- Private 4 Year
- Oakland, CA
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- Jul 13 application deadline
Lincoln is a private university known for undergraduate business administration. Its campus occupies an urban site near downtown Oakland.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.6
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Los Medanos College
- Public 2 Year
- Pittsburg, CA
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- Aug 9 application deadline
Los Medanos is a public community college known for transfer pathways and career programs in nursing and process technology. The campus is in Pittsburg in eastern Contra Costa County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,860
Menlo College
- Private 4 Year
- Atherton, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- Apr 1 application deadline
Menlo College is a small private college known for undergraduate business and management. The residential campus sits in Atherton on the San Francisco Peninsula near Silicon Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $32,563
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
Mission College
- Public 2 Year
- Santa Clara, CA
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Mission College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and fire protection technology. The suburban campus is located in Santa Clara in Silicon Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,646
Monterey Peninsula College
- Public 2 Year
- Monterey, CA
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- Aug 29 application deadline
Monterey Peninsula College is a public community college known for undergraduate marine science and hospitality programs. The campus sits near Monterey Bay on California's central coast.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,483
San Francisco Bay University
- Private 4 Year
- Fremont, California
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- Aug 5 application deadline
San Francisco Bay University is a private university known for undergraduate computer science, engineering, and business. The campus is located in Fremont in California's San Francisco Bay Area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.72
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $10,294
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 -