Colleges Near Petaluma
There are no colleges in Petaluma, but 31 are within 50 miles, enrolling 226,845 students combined.
The closest option is Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, 7.2 miles from Petaluma (about 9-12 minutes by car). Petaluma (pop. 57,941) is in California.
University of California Berkeley in Berkeley ranks #65 nationally. Napa Valley College in Napa has the lowest tuition at $1,156 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Petaluma. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Petaluma. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Petaluma.
Minerva University
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, California
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- 34 miles from Petaluma
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
Diablo Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Pleasant Hill, CA
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- 36 miles from Petaluma
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
Samuel Merritt University
- Private 4 Year
- Oakland, CA
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- 35 miles from Petaluma
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 -
College of Alameda
- Public 2 Year
- Alameda, CA
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- 37 miles from Petaluma
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
City College of San Francisco
- Public 2 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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- 37 miles from Petaluma
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
- 37 miles from Petaluma
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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- 36 miles from Petaluma
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
- 37 miles from Petaluma
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
Merritt College
- Public 2 Year
- Oakland, CA
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- 40 miles from Petaluma
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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- 40 miles from Petaluma
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
Saint Mary's College of California
- Private 4 Year
- Moraga, CA
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- 40 miles from Petaluma
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
Skyline College
- Public 2 Year
- San Bruno, CA
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- 43 miles from Petaluma
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
Los Medanos College
- Public 2 Year
- Pittsburg, CA
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- 45 miles from Petaluma
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