Colleges Near Atwater
There are no colleges in Atwater, but 68 are within 100 miles, enrolling 642,951 students combined.
The closest option is Merced College in Merced, 6.8 miles from Atwater (about 8-12 minutes by car). Atwater (pop. 28,168) 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 Atwater. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Atwater. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Atwater.
Fresno Pacific University
- Private 4 Year
- Fresno, CA
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- 64 miles from Atwater
Fresno Pacific is a private Christian university known for undergraduate teacher education and nursing. The campus is located in Fresno in California's Central Valley.
- SAT Range 970-1240
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Acceptance Rate 64%
- Net Price $15,261
San Jose State University
- Public 4 Year
- San Jose, CA
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 71 miles from Atwater
San Jose State is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and business. The urban campus sits in downtown San Jose in the heart of Silicon Valley.
- SAT Range 1010-1240
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.35
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $13,892
Las Positas College
- Public 2 Year
- Livermore, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 70 miles from Atwater
Las Positas is a public community college known for undergraduate transfer pathways and career technical programs. The campus is in Livermore in California's East Bay Tri-Valley region.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,669
University of Silicon Valley
- Private 4 Year
- San Jose, CA
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- 74 miles from Atwater
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.77
- Acceptance Rate 51%
- Net Price $31,594
San Francisco Bay University
- Private 4 Year
- Fremont, California
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- 74 miles from Atwater
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
Ohlone College
- Public 2 Year
- Fremont, CA
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- 73 miles from Atwater
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
San Jose City College
- Public 2 Year
- San Jose, CA
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- 73 miles from Atwater
San Jose City College is a public community college known for transfer pathways and career technical programs. Most students commute to its urban campus in Silicon Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $19,585
Santa Clara University
- Private 4 Year
- Santa Clara, CA
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4.9 | 14 reviews
- 74 miles from Atwater
Santa Clara is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business and engineering. The historic campus sits in the heart of Silicon Valley.
- SAT Range 1350-1490
- Avg GPA 3.67
- Acceptance Rate 48%
- Net Price $53,883
Hartnell College
- Public 2 Year
- Salinas, CA
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- 75 miles from Atwater
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
Mission College
- Public 2 Year
- Santa Clara, CA
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- 76 miles from Atwater
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
Cabrillo College
- Public 2 Year
- Aptos, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 77 miles from Atwater
Cabrillo is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and dental hygiene. The hillside campus in Aptos overlooks Monterey Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $20,716
West Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Saratoga, CA
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- 78 miles from Atwater
West Valley is a public community college known for associate degrees and university transfer preparation. The suburban campus sits in Saratoga in Silicon Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,270
De Anza College
- Public 2 Year
- Cupertino, CA
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- 80 miles from Atwater
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
Reedley College
- Public 2 Year
- Reedley, CA
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- 81 miles from Atwater
Reedley College is a community college known for undergraduate agriculture and natural resources. The campus includes a working farm in California's San Joaquin Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,012
California State University East Bay
- Public 4 Year
- Hayward, CA
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- 83 miles from Atwater
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
Los Medanos College
- Public 2 Year
- Pittsburg, CA
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- 83 miles from Atwater
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
California State University Monterey Bay
- Public 4 Year
- Seaside, CA
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- 82 miles from Atwater
CSUMB is a public university known for undergraduate marine science and environmental studies. The campus sits on the former Fort Ord site overlooking Monterey Bay.
- SAT Range 960-1160
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $14,493
University of California Santa Cruz
- Public 4 Year
- Santa Cruz, CA
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4.3 | 6 reviews
- 84 miles from Atwater
UC Santa Cruz is a public university known for undergraduate marine science, environmental studies, and astronomy. The residential-college campus sits among redwood forests overlooking Monterey Bay.
- SAT Range 1160-1360
- Avg GPA 3.63
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $18,059