| School Name | City (distance from city center) | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Graduation Rate | Student To faculty Ratio | Student Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Mitchell the School-San Jose private (for-profit) |
San Jose (2.5 miles) |
$13,250 | - | - | - | 13 to 1 | 77 |
| CET-San Jose private (not-for-profit) |
San Jose (2.6 miles) |
$16,375 | - | - | 48% | 15 to 1 | 183 |
| San Jose State University public |
San Jose (3.0 miles) |
$19,872 ($7,992) |
$18,930 ($9,426) | 80.00% | 68% | 22 to 1 | 35,751 |
| San Jose-Evergreen Community College District public |
San Jose (3.3 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Jose City College public |
San Jose (4.4 miles) |
$9,486 ($1,366) |
- | - | 33% | 23 to 1 | 7,561 |
| Evergreen Valley College public |
San Jose (4.6 miles) |
$8,718 ($1,366) |
- | - | 35% | 25 to 1 | 7,952 |
| Carrington College-San Jose private (for-profit) |
San Jose (5.4 miles) |
$21,799 | - | - | 54% | 21 to 1 | 669 |
| Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts private (for-profit) |
San Jose (5.6 miles) |
$36,110 | - | - | 70% | 15 to 1 | 2,668 |
| Santa Clara University private (not-for-profit) |
Santa Clara (5.9 miles) |
$59,241 | $25,873 | 44.00% | 88% | 12 to 1 | 9,178 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-San Jose private (for-profit) |
San Jose (7.8 miles) |
$13,950 | - | - | 77% | 22 to 1 | 233 |
| Institute for Business and Technology private (for-profit) |
Santa Clara (8.1 miles) |
$18,530 | - | - | 77% | 34 to 1 | 614 |
| West Valley Mission Community College District Office public |
Saratoga (9.2 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Valley College public |
Saratoga (9.2 miles) |
$9,320 ($1,490) |
- | - | 45% | 17 to 1 | 6,513 |
| University of Silicon Valley private (for-profit) |
San Jose (9.3 miles) |
$22,480 | $10,579 | 50.98% | 43% | 11 to 1 | 390 |
| Mission College public |
Santa Clara (9.6 miles) |
$10,798 ($1,438) |
- | - | 34% | 15 to 1 | 5,747 |
| University of East-West Medicine private (for-profit) |
Sunnyvale (10.0 miles) |
- | $17,688 | - | - | - | 93 |
| California University-Silicon Valley private (not-for-profit) |
Sunnyvale (10.4 miles) |
- | $6,980 | - | - | - | 22 |
| De Anza College public |
Cupertino (10.9 miles) |
$12,317 ($1,562) |
- | - | 66% | 27 to 1 | 16,335 |
| University of Silicon Andhra private (not-for-profit) |
Milpitas (11.1 miles) |
$27,000 | $27,100 | 95.45% | - | 12 to 1 | 228 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont private (for-profit) |
Fremont (12.2 miles) |
$16,757 | - | - | 37% | 10 to 1 | 240 |
| San Francisco Bay University private (not-for-profit) |
Fremont (13.4 miles) |
$8,775 | $8,955 | 69.39% | - | 3 to 1 | 164 |
| Unitek College private (for-profit) |
Fremont (15.6 miles) |
$37,659 | - | - | 77% | 82 to 1 | 4,857 |
| Foothill College public |
Los Altos Hills (15.9 miles) |
$12,320 ($1,565) |
- | - | 56% | 25 to 1 | 12,434 |
| Foothill-De Anza Community College District public |
Los Altos Hills (15.9 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ohlone College public |
Fremont (16.1 miles) |
$8,714 ($1,202) |
- | - | 55% | 25 to 1 | 8,358 |
| Sofia University private (for-profit) |
Palo Alto (16.8 miles) |
$18,575 | $14,195 | - | - | 11 to 1 | 948 |
| Palo Alto University private (not-for-profit) |
Palo Alto (19.4 miles) |
$23,096 | $49,200 | - | - | 12 to 1 | 1,129 |
| Stanford University private (not-for-profit) |
Stanford (19.6 miles) |
$62,484 | $59,499 | 4.00% | 95% | 5 to 1 | 18,283 |
| Menlo College private (not-for-profit) |
Atherton (21.5 miles) |
$51,070 | $22,000 | 68.00% | 56% | 15 to 1 | 800 |
| Cabrillo College public |
Aptos (22.0 miles) |
$9,910 ($1,270) |
- | - | 33% | 16 to 1 | 9,149 |
| University of California-Santa Cruz public |
Santa Cruz (24.1 miles) |
$45,337 ($14,560) |
$29,957 ($14,855) | 63.00% | 76% | 23 to 1 | 19,478 |
| Five Branches University private (for-profit) |
Santa Cruz (24.8 miles) |
- | $19,675 | - | - | - | 335 |
| Alder Graduate School of Education private (not-for-profit) |
Redwood City (25.0 miles) |
- | $21,895 | - | - | - | 322 |
| Canada College public |
Redwood City (25.1 miles) |
$9,508 ($1,332) |
- | - | 35% | 22 to 1 | 5,388 |
| CET-Watsonville private (not-for-profit) |
Watsonville (26.0 miles) |
$15,249 | - | - | 70% | 15 to 1 | 103 |
| California State University-East Bay public |
Hayward (27.1 miles) |
$18,935 ($7,055) |
$17,993 ($8,489) | 97.00% | 45% | 22 to 1 | 13,673 |
| Chabot College public |
Hayward (27.5 miles) |
$8,686 ($1,150) |
- | - | 34% | 21 to 1 | 10,736 |
| Gavilan College public |
Gilroy (27.5 miles) |
$12,246 ($1,506) |
- | - | 32% | 21 to 1 | 4,561 |
| Life Chiropractic College West private (not-for-profit) |
Hayward (27.5 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | 587 |
| Notre Dame de Namur University private (not-for-profit) |
Belmont (28.2 miles) |
$15,792 | $15,300 | - | 47% | - | 201 |
| Las Positas College public |
Livermore (28.4 miles) |
$8,176 ($1,168) |
- | - | 46% | 20 to 1 | 6,724 |
| Unitek College private (for-profit) |
Hayward (28.9 miles) |
$37,659 | - | - | 72% | 24 to 1 | 289 |