Colleges Near Santa Cruz
1 college is in Santa Cruz, and 25 total within 50 miles enrolling 244,336 students.
University of California Santa Cruz is the nearest college in Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz (pop. 59,946) is in California.
Stanford University in Stanford ranks #3 nationally. Chabot College in Hayward has the lowest tuition at $1,150 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Santa Cruz. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Santa Cruz. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Santa Cruz.
Menlo College
- Private 4 Year
- Atherton, CA
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- 34 miles from Santa Cruz
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
San Francisco Bay University
- Private 4 Year
- Fremont, California
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- 36 miles from Santa Cruz
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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- 40 miles from Santa Cruz
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Ohlone College
- Public 2 Year
- Fremont, CA
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- 39 miles from Santa Cruz
Ohlone is a public community college known for undergraduate deaf studies, ASL interpreting, and nursing. The main campus is in Fremont in California's East Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $18,639
College of San Mateo
- Public 2 Year
- San Mateo, CA
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- 42 miles from Santa Cruz
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
California State University East Bay
- Public 4 Year
- Hayward, CA
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- 47 miles from Santa Cruz
Cal State East Bay is a public university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and education. The hillside campus in Hayward overlooks the San Francisco Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $9,850
Chabot College
- Public 2 Year
- Hayward, CA
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- 46 miles from Santa Cruz
Chabot is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, dental hygiene, and automotive technology. The campus sits in Hayward in California's East Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,043