Colleges Near Newark
There are no colleges in Newark, but 49 are within 50 miles, enrolling 414,280 students combined.
The closest option is San Francisco Bay University in Fremont, 5.9 miles from Newark (about 7-10 minutes by car). Newark (pop. 42,573) 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 Newark. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Newark. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Newark.
Las Positas College
- Public 2 Year
- Livermore, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 19 miles from Newark
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
Evergreen Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- San Jose, CA
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- 20 miles from Newark
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
Merritt College
- Public 2 Year
- Oakland, CA
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- 21 miles from Newark
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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- 21 miles from Newark
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
College of Alameda
- Public 2 Year
- Alameda, CA
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- 23 miles from Newark
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
Laney College
- Public 2 Year
- Oakland, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 24 miles from Newark
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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- 24 miles from Newark
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 -
Saint Mary's College of California
- Private 4 Year
- Moraga, CA
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- 24 miles from Newark
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
Samuel Merritt University
- Private 4 Year
- Oakland, CA
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- 25 miles from Newark
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 -
Skyline College
- Public 2 Year
- San Bruno, CA
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- 25 miles from Newark
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 School of Theology
- Private 4 Year
- Berkeley, CA
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- 28 miles from Newark
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price -
California College of the Arts
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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- 27 miles from Newark
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
California Institute of Integral Studies
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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- 28 miles from Newark
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 -
University of California Berkeley
- Public 4 Year
- Berkeley, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 28 miles from Newark
Berkeley is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate computer science, engineering, and chemistry. The hillside campus overlooks San Francisco Bay in the East Bay city of Berkeley.
- SAT Range 1310-1530
- Avg GPA 3.87
- Acceptance Rate 11%
- Net Price $16,538
City College of San Francisco
- Public 2 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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- 28 miles from Newark
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
Golden Gate University
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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- 28 miles from Newark
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 -
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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- 28 miles from Newark
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
San Francisco State University
- Public 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 29 miles from Newark
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