Colleges near Petaluma, California

Meridian University is the only college located in Petaluma, California. In addition, there are 15 schools near the city within 30 miles. By school types, there are 7 public and 9 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools are $10,645 for California residents and $18,721 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the tuition & fees are $18,389 for California residents and $22,313 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate of the schools is 83.03% and the yield (enrollment rate) is 15.50%. The average graduation rate is 49% and total 50,149 students enrolled in the schools. Among enrolled students, 16,745 students enrolled online exclusively in colleges near Petaluma, California.

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16 Colleges near Petaluma, California

The following table lists and compares 16 Colleges near Petaluma, California with tuition and important academic facts. You can sort the table by touching/clicking a column title that you want to sort.

Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between Colleges near Petaluma, California
School Name	City (distance from city center)	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Graduate Tuition & Fees	Acceptance Rate	Graduation Rate	Student To faculty Ratio	Student Population
Meridian University private (for-profit)	Petaluma (1.1 miles)	-	$21,632	-	-	-	195
Bergin University of Canine Studies private (not-for-profit)	Penngrove (5.1 miles)	$10,440	$13,850	-	-	5 to 1	24
Sonoma State University public	Rohnert Park (7.3 miles)	$20,070 ($8,190)	$19,128 ($9,624)	95.00%	59%	18 to 1	6,637
Santa Rosa Junior College public	Santa Rosa (15.7 miles)	$9,310 ($1,318)	-	-	30%	17 to 1	15,552
Empire College private (for-profit)	Santa Rosa (16.6 miles)	-	$17,866	-	50%	-	78
Dominican University of California private (not-for-profit)	San Rafael (19.1 miles)	$50,666	$20,553	96.02%	78%	9 to 1	1,877
Napa Valley College public	Napa (19.3 miles)	$11,908 ($1,156)	-	-	31%	17 to 1	4,041
Lytles Redwood Empire Beauty College private (for-profit)	Santa Rosa (19.7 miles)	$24,836	-	-	73%	10 to 1	117
College of Marin public	Kentfield (20.5 miles)	$9,864 ($1,494)	-	-	32%	16 to 1	4,283
Touro University California private (not-for-profit)	Vallejo (22.5 miles)	-	$32,265	-	-	-	1,144
Hinton Barber and Beauty College private (for-profit)	Vallejo (22.7 miles)	$13,660	-	-	38%	25 to 1	52
Contra Costa College public	San Pablo (24.6 miles)	$8,328 ($1,312)	-	-	25%	20 to 1	5,832
California State University Maritime Academy public	Vallejo (24.6 miles)	$19,552 ($7,672)	$17,994 ($8,490)	99.05%	63%	12 to 1	849
Pacific Union College private (not-for-profit)	Angwin (24.9 miles)	$35,214	$35,214	42.03%	46%	13 to 1	870
InterCoast Colleges-Fairfield private (for-profit)	Fairfield (26.1 miles)	$22,500	-	-	80%	15 to 1	172
Solano Community College public	Fairfield (27.4 miles)	$7,028 ($1,172)	-	-	33%	25 to 1	8,426

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