Colleges Near San Rafael

Lincoln University

• Private 4 Year
• Oakland, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 18 miles from San Rafael

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
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• 18 miles from San Rafael

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

Northeastern University Oakland

• Private 4 Year
• Oakland, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 22 miles from San Rafael

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

Diablo Valley College

• Public 2 Year
• Pleasant Hill, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 24 miles from San Rafael

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

Merritt College

• Public 2 Year
• Oakland, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 23 miles from San Rafael

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

Napa Valley College

• Public 2 Year
• Napa, CA
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• 24 miles from San Rafael

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

Skyline College

• Public 2 Year
• San Bruno, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 24 miles from San Rafael

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

Saint Mary's College of California

• Private 4 Year
• Moraga, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 24 miles from San Rafael

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

Solano Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Fairfield, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 27 miles from San Rafael

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

Sonoma State University

• Public 4 Year
• Rohnert Park, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 26 miles from San Rafael

Sonoma State is a public university known for undergraduate wine business and environmental studies. The campus sits in Rohnert Park in Sonoma County wine country.

• SAT Range 950-1150
• Avg GPA 3.4
• Acceptance Rate 93%
• Net Price $14,614

Chabot College

• Public 2 Year
• Hayward, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 32 miles from San Rafael

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

College of San Mateo

• Public 2 Year
• San Mateo, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 32 miles from San Rafael

College of San Mateo is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and astronomy. The hilltop campus overlooks San Francisco Bay on the Peninsula.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $5,831

California State University East Bay

• Public 4 Year
• Hayward, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 33 miles from San Rafael

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

Los Medanos College

• Public 2 Year
• Pittsburg, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 35 miles from San Rafael

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

Notre Dame de Namur University

• Private 4 Year
• Belmont, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 34 miles from San Rafael

• SAT Range -
• Predicted Avg GPA 3.1
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price -

Santa Rosa Junior College

• Public 2 Year
• Santa Rosa, CA
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• 35 miles from San Rafael

A public community college known for undergraduate viticulture, wine studies, and nursing. The main campus sits in Santa Rosa in Sonoma County wine country.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $8,690

Canada College

• Public 2 Year
• Redwood City, CA
• | 0 reviews

• 39 miles from San Rafael

Canada College is a public community college known for transfer pathways and career programs in nursing, radiologic technology, and design. The hillside campus sits above Redwood City on the San Francisco Peninsula.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $4,276

Menlo College

• Private 4 Year
• Atherton, CA
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• 40 miles from San Rafael

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