| School Name | City (distance from city center) | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Graduation Rate | Student To faculty Ratio | Student Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of San Mateo public |
San Mateo (1.7 miles) |
$11,384 ($1,332) |
- | - | 47% | 21 to 1 | 7,512 |
| San Mateo County Community College District Office public |
San Mateo (2.0 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| Notre Dame de Namur University private (not-for-profit) |
Belmont (2.8 miles) |
$15,792 | $15,300 | - | 47% | - | 201 |
| Alder Graduate School of Education private (not-for-profit) |
Redwood City (6.1 miles) |
- | $21,895 | - | - | - | 322 |
| Canada College public |
Redwood City (7.6 miles) |
$9,508 ($1,332) |
- | - | 35% | 22 to 1 | 5,388 |
| Menlo College private (not-for-profit) |
Atherton (9.5 miles) |
$51,070 | $22,000 | 68.00% | 56% | 15 to 1 | 800 |
| Skyline College public |
San Bruno (10.1 miles) |
$11,384 ($1,332) |
- | - | 40% | 27 to 1 | 8,523 |
| Unitek College private (for-profit) |
South San Francisco (10.7 miles) |
$37,659 | - | - | 78% | 22 to 1 | 327 |
| Stanford University private (not-for-profit) |
Stanford (11.6 miles) |
$62,484 | $59,499 | 4.00% | 95% | 5 to 1 | 18,283 |
| Life Chiropractic College West private (not-for-profit) |
Hayward (12.2 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | 587 |
| Chabot College public |
Hayward (12.9 miles) |
$8,686 ($1,150) |
- | - | 34% | 21 to 1 | 10,736 |
| Unitek College private (for-profit) |
Hayward (13.1 miles) |
$37,659 | - | - | 72% | 24 to 1 | 289 |
| Hilltop Beauty School private (for-profit) |
Daly City (13.4 miles) |
$14,245 | - | - | 50% | 15 to 1 | 102 |
| Palo Alto University private (not-for-profit) |
Palo Alto (13.6 miles) |
$23,096 | $49,200 | - | - | 12 to 1 | 1,129 |
| Sofia University private (for-profit) |
Palo Alto (14.0 miles) |
$18,575 | $14,195 | - | - | 11 to 1 | 948 |
| City College of San Francisco public |
San Francisco (14.2 miles) |
$14,656 ($1,696) |
- | - | 37% | 20 to 1 | 16,134 |
| Carrington College-San Leandro Campus private (for-profit) |
San Leandro (14.4 miles) |
$21,799 | - | - | 51% | 34 to 1 | 403 |
| San Francisco State University public |
San Francisco (14.8 miles) |
$19,304 ($7,424) |
$18,362 ($8,858) | 96.00% | 54% | 19 to 1 | 25,282 |
| California College of the Arts private (not-for-profit) |
San Francisco (15.6 miles) |
$57,946 | $61,030 | 73.01% | 72% | 7 to 1 | 1,501 |
| California State University-East Bay public |
Hayward (15.9 miles) |
$18,935 ($7,055) |
$17,993 ($8,489) | 97.00% | 45% | 22 to 1 | 13,673 |
| San Francisco School of Massage & Bodywork private (for-profit) |
San Francisco (15.9 miles) |
$10,250 | - | - | - | 20 to 1 | 127 |
| College of Alameda public |
Alameda (15.9 miles) |
$8,684 ($1,148) |
- | - | 35% | 30 to 1 | 5,673 |
| International College of Cosmetology private (for-profit) |
Oakland (16.2 miles) |
$3,075 | - | - | 52% | 11 to 1 | 200 |
| San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology Inc private (for-profit) |
San Francisco (16.4 miles) |
$12,040 | - | - | 24% | 23 to 1 | 213 |
| California Institute of Integral Studies private (not-for-profit) |
San Francisco (16.4 miles) |
$22,334 | $23,610 | - | - | 13 to 1 | 2,145 |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music private (not-for-profit) |
San Francisco (16.5 miles) |
$54,550 | $54,550 | 51.94% | 62% | 3 to 1 | 437 |
| Foothill College public |
Los Altos Hills (16.6 miles) |
$12,320 ($1,565) |
- | - | 56% | 25 to 1 | 12,434 |
| Foothill-De Anza Community College District public |
Los Altos Hills (16.6 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| University of California-San Francisco public |
San Francisco (16.7 miles) |
- | $29,294 ($14,192) | - | - | - | 3,140 |
| Minerva University private (not-for-profit) |
San Francisco (16.8 miles) |
$18,700 | $19,500 | 4.00% | 83% | 13 to 1 | 660 |
| University of California College of the Law-San Francisco public |
San Francisco (16.8 miles) |
- | $46,753 ($46,753) | - | - | - | 1,193 |
| Peralta Community College System Office public |
Oakland (16.9 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| Presidio Graduate School private (not-for-profit) |
San Francisco (16.9 miles) |
- | $33,990 | - | - | - | 159 |
| Academy of Art University private (for-profit) |
San Francisco (17.0 miles) |
$28,024 | $31,696 | - | 43% | 15 to 1 | 6,786 |
| Golden Gate University private (not-for-profit) |
San Francisco (17.1 miles) |
$11,343 | $17,070 | - | - | 13 to 1 | 2,661 |
| Laney College public |
Oakland (17.2 miles) |
$8,684 ($1,148) |
- | - | 26% | 26 to 1 | 9,653 |
| San Francisco Film School private (for-profit) |
San Francisco (17.3 miles) |
$48,650 | - | - | 32% | 8 to 1 | 105 |
| Cinta Aveda Institute private (for-profit) |
San Francisco (17.3 miles) |
$11,600 | - | - | 68% | 10 to 1 | 94 |
| University of San Francisco private (not-for-profit) |
San Francisco (17.3 miles) |
$58,222 | $29,140 | 51.00% | 74% | 13 to 1 | 9,688 |
| Bay Area Medical Academy private (for-profit) |
San Francisco (17.3 miles) |
$16,184 | - | - | 30% | 42 to 1 | 211 |
| Northeastern University Oakland private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (17.4 miles) |
$63,949 | $28,100 | - | 64% | 8 to 1 | 817 |
| University of California-System Administration Central Office public |
Oakland (17.4 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| Miami Ad School-San Francisco private (for-profit) |
San Francisco (17.5 miles) |
$19,400 | - | - | - | 5 to 1 | 12 |
| Starr King School for the Ministry private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (17.5 miles) |
- | $27,790 | - | - | - | 85 |
| Lincoln University private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (17.6 miles) |
$11,900 | $10,310 | - | 81% | 16 to 1 | 377 |
| Reach University private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (17.6 miles) |
$12,374 | - | 99.15% | - | 37 to 1 | 896 |
| Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (17.7 miles) |
- | $20,479 | - | - | - | 111 |
| Merritt College public |
Oakland (18.2 miles) |
$8,703 ($1,167) |
- | - | 20% | 26 to 1 | 6,514 |
| Holy Names University private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (18.6 miles) |
$42,115 | $18,590 | - | 53% | 9 to 1 | 959 |
| Samuel Merritt University private (not-for-profit) |
Oakland (18.7 miles) |
$50,934 | $58,126 | - | - | 6 to 1 | 1,911 |