the Bay Area is home to 50 colleges and universities. The largest being University of California Berkeley with 39,393 full time students and most expensive, Santa Clara University, with in state tuition of $52,998.
On average, it costs $15,193 for in-state tuition to attend college in the Bay Area in 2013. Select a college from the list below for further pricing information and to learn more about each school.
California colleges can also be filtered by public, private, community colleges and four year schools.
All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2014-2015 IPEDS Survey
| School | City | Students | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Conservatory Theater | San Francisco | 46 | $30,235 |
| Berkeley City College | Berkeley | 1,648 | $1,104 |
| California College of the Arts | Oakland | 1,710 | $50,592 |
| California Maritime Academy | Vallejo | 975 | $5,742 |
| California State University East Bay | Hayward | 11,886 | $5,742 |
| Canada College | Redwood City | 999 | $1,288 |
| Chabot College | Hayward | 3,837 | $1,104 |
| City College of San Francisco | San Francisco | 8,088 | $0 |
| Cogswell College | Sunnyvale | 411 | $19,800 |
| College of Alameda | Alameda | 1,205 | $1,104 |
| College of Marin | Kentfield | 1,345 | $1,380 |
| College of San Mateo | San Mateo | 2,363 | $1,362 |
| Contra Costa College | San Pablo | 1,921 | $1,288 |
| De Anza College | Cupertino | 9,210 | $1,395 |
| Diablo Valley College | Pleasant Hill | 7,440 | $1,288 |
| Dominican University of California | San Rafael | 1,430 | $46,260 |
| Evergreen Valley College | San Jose | 3,138 | $1,288 |
| Expression College for Digital Arts | Emeryville | 603 | $22,000 |
| FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising San Francisco | San Francisco | 169 | $31,362 |
| Foothill College | Los Altos Hills | 4,372 | $1,395 |
| Holy Names University | Oakland | 724 | $39,576 |
| Laney College | Oakland | 2,613 | $1,104 |
| Las Positas College | Livermore | 2,959 | $1,104 |
| Lincoln University | Oakland | 548 | $10,800 |
| Los Medanos College | Pittsburg | 3,113 | $1,288 |
| Menlo College | Atherton | 720 | $43,525 |
| Merritt College | Oakland | 1,626 | $1,104 |
| Mills College | Oakland | 1,072 | $29,340 |
| Mission College | Santa Clara | 1,902 | $1,104 |
| Napa Valley College | Napa | 2,006 | $1,104 |
| Notre Dame de Namur University | Belmont | 822 | $36,306 |
| Ohlone Community College | Fremont | 3,404 | $1,104 |
| Patten University | Oakland | 404 | $8,036 |
| Saint Marys College of California | Moraga | 3,196 | $48,988 |
| San Francisco Art Institute | San Francisco | 350 | $45,664 |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music | San Francisco | 397 | $46,350 |
| San Francisco State University | San Francisco | 24,186 | $5,742 |
| San Jose City College | San Jose | 2,162 | $1,288 |
| San Jose State University | San Jose | 27,261 | $5,742 |
| Santa Clara University | Santa Clara | 7,569 | $52,998 |
| Skyline College | San Bruno | 2,357 | $1,380 |
| Solano Community College | Fairfield | 2,689 | $1,104 |
| Sonoma State University | Rohnert Park | 8,292 | $5,742 |
| Stanford University | Stanford | 16,332 | $52,857 |
| SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary | Oakland | 534 | $9,600 |
| The National Hispanic University | San Jose | 350 | $7,896 |
| University of California Berkeley | Berkeley | 39,393 | $11,442 |
| University of Phoenix Bay Area Campus | San Jose | 1,880 | $10,548 |
| University of San Francisco | San Francisco | 9,788 | $49,740 |
| West Valley College | Saratoga | 2,614 | $1,380 |