Colleges Near San Mateo
1 college is in San Mateo, and 50 total within 50 miles enrolling 422,323 students.
College of San Mateo is the nearest college in San Mateo. San Mateo (pop. 97,207) 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 Mateo. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near San Mateo. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near San Mateo.
West Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Saratoga, CA
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- 26 miles from San Mateo
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
Contra Costa College
- Public 2 Year
- San Pablo, CA
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- 28 miles from San Mateo
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
San Jose State University
- Public 4 Year
- San Jose, CA
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 28 miles from San Mateo
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
College of Marin
- Public 2 Year
- Kentfield, CA
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- 30 miles from San Mateo
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
Las Positas College
- Public 2 Year
- Livermore, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 30 miles from San Mateo
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
Diablo Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Pleasant Hill, CA
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- 31 miles from San Mateo
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
Dominican University of California
- Private 4 Year
- San Rafael, CA
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2.5 | 2 reviews
- 31 miles from San Mateo
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
California State University Maritime Academy
- Public 4 Year
- Vallejo, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 35 miles from San Mateo
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
Evergreen Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- San Jose, CA
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- 35 miles from San Mateo
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
Los Medanos College
- Public 2 Year
- Pittsburg, CA
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- 39 miles from San Mateo
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
University of California Santa Cruz
- Public 4 Year
- Santa Cruz, CA
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4.3 | 6 reviews
- 41 miles from San Mateo
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
Cabrillo College
- Public 2 Year
- Aptos, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 45 miles from San Mateo
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
Solano Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Fairfield, CA
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- 48 miles from San Mateo
Solano is a public community college offering associate degrees, transfer preparation, and career technical programs. The main campus is in Fairfield on the I-80 corridor between Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,102
Napa Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Napa, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 49 miles from San Mateo
Napa Valley College is a public community college known for programs in viticulture and winery technology. The campus is set in California's Napa Valley wine region.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $19,587