Colleges Near Los Altos
There are no colleges in Los Altos, but 49 are within 50 miles, enrolling 414,280 students combined.
The closest option is Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, 1.8 miles from Los Altos (about 2-3 minutes by car). Los Altos (pop. 28,976) 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 Los Altos. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Los Altos. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Los Altos.
California State University East Bay
- Public 4 Year
- Hayward, CA
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- 20 miles from Los Altos
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
University of California Santa Cruz
- Public 4 Year
- Santa Cruz, CA
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4.3 | 6 reviews
- 26 miles from Los Altos
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
Cabrillo College
- Public 2 Year
- Aptos, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 28 miles from Los Altos
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
Skyline College
- Public 2 Year
- San Bruno, CA
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- 27 miles from Los Altos
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
College of Alameda
- Public 2 Year
- Alameda, CA
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- 30 miles from Los Altos
College of Alameda is a public community college known for aviation maintenance technology and career technical programs. The campus is located on Alameda Island in the San Francisco Bay Area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,506
Merritt College
- Public 2 Year
- Oakland, CA
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- 29 miles from Los Altos
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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- 29 miles from Los Altos
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
Las Positas College
- Public 2 Year
- Livermore, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 29 miles from Los Altos
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
City College of San Francisco
- Public 2 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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- 31 miles from Los Altos
A large public community college known for undergraduate nursing, culinary arts, and transfer preparation. The main Ocean Avenue campus and additional centers serve students across San Francisco.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,616
Laney College
- Public 2 Year
- Oakland, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 31 miles from Los Altos
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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- 32 miles from Los Altos
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 -
California Institute of Integral Studies
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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- 33 miles from Los Altos
CIIS is a private university known for undergraduate psychology and interdisciplinary studies grounded in integral education. The urban campus sits in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
California College of the Arts
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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- 32 miles from Los Altos
CCA is a private art and design college known for undergraduate programs in fine arts, graphic design, and architecture. The urban campus is in San Francisco.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.34
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $46,823
Golden Gate University
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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- 33 miles from Los Altos
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 -
Samuel Merritt University
- Private 4 Year
- Oakland, CA
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- 33 miles from Los Altos
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 State University
- Public 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 32 miles from Los Altos
SF State is a large public university known for undergraduate ethnic studies, cinema, and creative writing. The urban campus borders Lake Merced in southwestern San Francisco.
- SAT Range 930-1130
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $13,168
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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- 33 miles from Los Altos
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
Saint Mary's College of California
- Private 4 Year
- Moraga, CA
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- 33 miles from Los Altos
Saint Mary's is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate business and a Great Books liberal arts program. The residential campus lies in the hills of Moraga in the East Bay.
- SAT Range 1070-1253
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $35,332