Colleges Near Pleasanton
There are no colleges in Pleasanton, but 55 are within 50 miles, enrolling 469,791 students combined.
The closest option is Las Positas College in Livermore, 5.3 miles from Pleasanton (about 6-9 minutes by car). Pleasanton (pop. 70,285) 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 Pleasanton. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Pleasanton. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Pleasanton.
Las Positas College
- Public 2 Year
- Livermore, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 5 miles from Pleasanton
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 State University East Bay
- Public 4 Year
- Hayward, CA
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- 10 miles from Pleasanton
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
Ohlone College
- Public 2 Year
- Fremont, CA
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- 10 miles from Pleasanton
Ohlone is a public community college known for undergraduate deaf studies, ASL interpreting, and nursing. The main campus is in Fremont in California's East Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $18,639
Chabot College
- Public 2 Year
- Hayward, CA
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- 13 miles from Pleasanton
Chabot is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, dental hygiene, and automotive technology. The campus sits in Hayward in California's East Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,043
San Francisco Bay University
- Private 4 Year
- Fremont, California
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- 13 miles from Pleasanton
San Francisco Bay University is a private university known for undergraduate computer science, engineering, and business. The campus is located in Fremont in California's San Francisco Bay Area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.72
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $10,294
University of Silicon Valley
- Private 4 Year
- San Jose, CA
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- 18 miles from Pleasanton
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.77
- Acceptance Rate 51%
- Net Price $31,594
Merritt College
- Public 2 Year
- Oakland, CA
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- 18 miles from Pleasanton
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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- 18 miles from Pleasanton
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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- 17 miles from Pleasanton
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
Mission College
- Public 2 Year
- Santa Clara, CA
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- 20 miles from Pleasanton
Mission College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and fire protection technology. The suburban campus is located in Santa Clara in Silicon Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,646
College of Alameda
- Public 2 Year
- Alameda, CA
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- 23 miles from Pleasanton
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
Diablo Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Pleasant Hill, CA
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- 23 miles from Pleasanton
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
Laney College
- Public 2 Year
- Oakland, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 23 miles from Pleasanton
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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- 23 miles from Pleasanton
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 -
Los Medanos College
- Public 2 Year
- Pittsburg, CA
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- 24 miles from Pleasanton
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
Menlo College
- Private 4 Year
- Atherton, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 23 miles from Pleasanton
Menlo College is a small private college known for undergraduate business and management. The residential campus sits in Atherton on the San Francisco Peninsula near Silicon Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $32,563
San Jose State University
- Public 4 Year
- San Jose, CA
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 23 miles from Pleasanton
San Jose State is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and business. The urban campus sits in downtown San Jose in the heart of Silicon Valley.
- SAT Range 1010-1240
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.35
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $13,892
Santa Clara University
- Private 4 Year
- Santa Clara, CA
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4.9 | 14 reviews
- 22 miles from Pleasanton
Santa Clara is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business and engineering. The historic campus sits in the heart of Silicon Valley.
- SAT Range 1350-1490
- Avg GPA 3.67
- Acceptance Rate 48%
- Net Price $53,883