Colleges Near Palo Alto
1 college is in Palo Alto, and 49 total within 50 miles enrolling 414,280 students.
The closest option is Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, 2.8 miles from Palo Alto (about 3-5 minutes by car). Palo Alto (pop. 64,403) is in California.
Stanford University in Stanford ranks #3 nationally. Palo Alto University enrolls the most students with 1,065. Chabot College in Hayward has the lowest tuition at $1,150 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Palo Alto. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Palo Alto. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Palo Alto.
Evergreen Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- San Jose, CA
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- 22 miles from Palo Alto
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
Skyline College
- Public 2 Year
- San Bruno, CA
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- 24 miles from Palo Alto
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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- 27 miles from Palo Alto
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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- 27 miles from Palo Alto
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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- 26 miles from Palo Alto
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
University of California Santa Cruz
- Public 4 Year
- Santa Cruz, CA
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4.3 | 6 reviews
- 28 miles from Palo Alto
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
City College of San Francisco
- Public 2 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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- 28 miles from Palo Alto
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
- 28 miles from Palo Alto
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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- 29 miles from Palo Alto
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 -
San Francisco State University
- Public 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 29 miles from Palo Alto
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
Las Positas College
- Public 2 Year
- Livermore, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 29 miles from Palo Alto
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
California Institute of Integral Studies
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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- 30 miles from Palo Alto
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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- 29 miles from Palo Alto
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
Cabrillo College
- Public 2 Year
- Aptos, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 31 miles from Palo Alto
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
Golden Gate University
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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- 30 miles from Palo Alto
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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- 30 miles from Palo Alto
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 Conservatory of Music
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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- 30 miles from Palo Alto
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
University of San Francisco
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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- 31 miles from Palo Alto
USF is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and international studies. The urban campus sits beside Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.
- SAT Range 1190-1390
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $45,443