Colleges Near San Carlos
There are no colleges in San Carlos, but 48 are within 50 miles, enrolling 408,197 students combined.
The closest option is Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, 1.8 miles from San Carlos (about 2-3 minutes by car). San Carlos (pop. 28,406) 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 San Carlos. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near San Carlos. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near San Carlos.
California Institute of Integral Studies
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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- 21 miles from San Carlos
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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- 20 miles from San Carlos
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
Golden Gate University
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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- 22 miles from San Carlos
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 -
Laney College
- Public 2 Year
- Oakland, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 21 miles from San Carlos
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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- 21 miles from San Carlos
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 -
Merritt College
- Public 2 Year
- Oakland, CA
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- 21 miles from San Carlos
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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- 20 miles from San Carlos
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
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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- 21 miles from San Carlos
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
Santa Clara University
- Private 4 Year
- Santa Clara, CA
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4.9 | 14 reviews
- 21 miles from San Carlos
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
West Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Saratoga, CA
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- 21 miles from San Carlos
West Valley is a public community college known for associate degrees and university transfer preparation. The suburban campus sits in Saratoga in Silicon Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,270
Minerva University
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, California
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- 21 miles from San Carlos
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
Samuel Merritt University
- Private 4 Year
- Oakland, CA
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- 22 miles from San Carlos
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 -
University of San Francisco
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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- 22 miles from San Carlos
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
San Jose City College
- Public 2 Year
- San Jose, CA
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- 22 miles from San Carlos
San Jose City College is a public community college known for transfer pathways and career technical programs. Most students commute to its urban campus in Silicon Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $19,585
San Jose State University
- Public 4 Year
- San Jose, CA
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 24 miles from San Carlos
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
Berkeley School of Theology
- Private 4 Year
- Berkeley, CA
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- 26 miles from San Carlos
- 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
- 26 miles from San Carlos
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
Saint Mary's College of California
- Private 4 Year
- Moraga, CA
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- 25 miles from San Carlos
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