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.
Saint Mary's College of California
- Private 4 Year
- Moraga, CA
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- 31 miles from Palo Alto
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
Minerva University
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, California
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- 30 miles from Palo Alto
Minerva is a highly selective private university known for an interdisciplinary undergraduate curriculum taught through small, seminar-style classes. Students live in successive residence halls across a rotation of global cities rather than on one traditional campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 3%
- Net Price $13,324
Berkeley School of Theology
- Private 4 Year
- Berkeley, CA
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- 33 miles from Palo Alto
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price -
University of California Berkeley
- Public 4 Year
- Berkeley, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 33 miles from Palo Alto
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
Berkeley City College
- Public 2 Year
- Berkeley, CA
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- 33 miles from Palo Alto
Berkeley City College is a public community college known for transfer preparation and programs in the liberal arts and sciences. The urban campus sits in downtown Berkeley near UC Berkeley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,695
California Jazz Conservatory
- Private 4 Year
- Berkeley, CA
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- 33 miles from Palo Alto
California Jazz Conservatory is a private music conservatory known for undergraduate jazz studies and performance. The urban campus is in downtown Berkeley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 67%
- Net Price -
Diablo Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Pleasant Hill, CA
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- 39 miles from Palo Alto
Diablo Valley College is a community college known for transfer pathways to UC Berkeley and other University of California campuses. The suburban campus sits in Pleasant Hill in the San Francisco East Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,001
Contra Costa College
- Public 2 Year
- San Pablo, CA
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- 41 miles from Palo Alto
Contra Costa College is a public community college known for nursing and university-transfer programs. The campus is in San Pablo in California's East Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,384
Gavilan College
- Public 2 Year
- Gilroy, CA
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- 43 miles from Palo Alto
Gavilan is a public community college offering associate degrees in nursing and career technical fields. Most students attend the main campus in Gilroy in southern Santa Clara County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,753
Dominican University of California
- Private 4 Year
- San Rafael, CA
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2.5 | 2 reviews
- 45 miles from Palo Alto
A private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The San Rafael campus sits in Marin County north of San Francisco.
- SAT Range 1210-1300
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $37,456
Los Medanos College
- Public 2 Year
- Pittsburg, CA
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- 45 miles from Palo Alto
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
College of Marin
- Public 2 Year
- Kentfield, CA
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- 44 miles from Palo Alto
College of Marin is a public community college known for nursing, performing arts, and transfer preparation. The suburban Kentfield campus sits in Marin County north of San Francisco.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,662
California State University Maritime Academy
- Public 4 Year
- Vallejo, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 46 miles from Palo Alto
Cal Maritime is a small public maritime academy known for undergraduate marine transportation, marine engineering, and international business and logistics. The waterfront campus sits on San Pablo Bay in Vallejo.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.43
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $19,040