Colleges near Santa Cruz, California

There are 3 colleges located in Santa Cruz, California. In addition, there are 30 schools near the city within 30 miles. By school types, there are 17 public and 16 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools are $9,782 for California residents and $19,426 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the tuition & fees are $18,526 for California residents and $25,967 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate of the schools is 70.50% and the yield (enrollment rate) is 13.25%. The average graduation rate is 55% and total 167,208 students enrolled in the schools. Among enrolled students, 44,271 students enrolled online exclusively in colleges near Santa Cruz, California.

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33 Colleges near Santa Cruz, California

The following table lists and compares 33 Colleges near Santa Cruz, 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 Santa Cruz, California
School Name	City (distance from city center)	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Graduate Tuition & Fees	Acceptance Rate	Graduation Rate	Student To faculty Ratio	Student Population
University of California-Santa Cruz public	Santa Cruz (1.8 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 (2.2 miles)	-	$19,675	-	-	-	335
Cabrillo College public	Aptos (6.1 miles)	$9,910 ($1,270)	-	-	33%	16 to 1	9,149
CET-Watsonville private (not-for-profit)	Watsonville (15.1 miles)	$15,249	-	-	70%	15 to 1	103
West Valley Mission Community College District Office public	Saratoga (19.8 miles)	-	-	-	-	-	-
West Valley College public	Saratoga (19.8 miles)	$9,320 ($1,490)	-	-	45%	17 to 1	6,513
The Salon Professional Academy-San Jose private (for-profit)	San Jose (21.8 miles)	$13,950	-	-	77%	22 to 1	233
Carrington College-San Jose private (for-profit)	San Jose (23.4 miles)	$21,799	-	-	54%	21 to 1	669
De Anza College public	Cupertino (23.6 miles)	$12,317 ($1,562)	-	-	66%	27 to 1	16,335
San Jose City College public	San Jose (24.1 miles)	$9,486 ($1,366)	-	-	33%	23 to 1	7,561
CET-San Jose private (not-for-profit)	San Jose (25.1 miles)	$16,375	-	-	48%	15 to 1	183
Gavilan College public	Gilroy (25.7 miles)	$12,246 ($1,506)	-	-	32%	21 to 1	4,561
San Jose-Evergreen Community College District public	San Jose (25.9 miles)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Santa Clara University private (not-for-profit)	Santa Clara (26.1 miles)	$59,241	$25,873	44.00%	88%	12 to 1	9,178
San Jose State University public	San Jose (26.2 miles)	$19,872 ($7,992)	$18,930 ($9,426)	80.00%	68%	22 to 1	35,751
California State University-Monterey Bay public	Seaside (26.2 miles)	$19,317 ($7,437)	$18,375 ($8,871)	95.00%	61%	20 to 1	7,045
Evergreen Valley College public	San Jose (26.8 miles)	$8,718 ($1,366)	-	-	35%	25 to 1	7,952
Paul Mitchell the School-San Jose private (for-profit)	San Jose (26.9 miles)	$13,250	-	-	-	13 to 1	77
Foothill College public	Los Altos Hills (27.0 miles)	$12,320 ($1,565)	-	-	56%	25 to 1	12,434
Foothill-De Anza Community College District public	Los Altos Hills (27.0 miles)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Institute for Business and Technology private (for-profit)	Santa Clara (27.2 miles)	$18,530	-	-	77%	34 to 1	614
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey private (not-for-profit)	Monterey (27.3 miles)	$47,026	$47,026	-	-	1 to 1	657
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts private (for-profit)	San Jose (27.5 miles)	$36,110	-	-	70%	15 to 1	2,668
Naval Postgraduate School public	Monterey (27.9 miles)	-	-	-	-	-	2,670
California University-Silicon Valley private (not-for-profit)	Sunnyvale (28.0 miles)	-	$6,980	-	-	-	22
Monterey Peninsula College public	Monterey (28.1 miles)	$9,924 ($1,188)	-	-	26%	18 to 1	6,514
University of East-West Medicine private (for-profit)	Sunnyvale (28.3 miles)	-	$17,688	-	-	-	93
CET-Salinas private (not-for-profit)	Salinas (28.3 miles)	$15,249	-	-	53%	26 to 1	157
Central Coast College private (for-profit)	Salinas (28.3 miles)	$18,560	-	-	84%	25 to 1	446
Waynes College of Beauty private (for-profit)	Salinas (28.6 miles)	$18,075	-	-	40%	15 to 1	42
Mission College public	Santa Clara (28.7 miles)	$10,798 ($1,438)	-	-	34%	15 to 1	5,747
Palo Alto University private (not-for-profit)	Palo Alto (29.1 miles)	$23,096	$49,200	-	-	12 to 1	1,129
Hartnell College public	Salinas (29.3 miles)	$8,994 ($1,404)	-	-	31%	22 to 1	8,892

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