Colleges near Emeryville · College Scorecard

No college in Emeryville, but 51 within 30 miles

The closest is Samuel Merritt University in Oakland, 2.3 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college

2.3 mi

Samuel Merritt University

Within 30 miles

degree-granting colleges

Nearest community college

2.7 mi

Berkeley City College

Students nearby

217,873

on campus within 30 miles

Residents in college

CA 8%

College from Emeryville

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

College within reach51 colleges are within 30 miles. The closest, Samuel Merritt University, is 2.3 miles away.A community college nearbyBerkeley City College is 2.7 miles away, about $9,096 a year after aid.A top college nearbyUniversity of California-Berkeley (3.2 miles) admits 11% of applicants.

★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Emeryville

Every degree-granting college within 30 miles of the center of Emeryville.

University or collegeCommunity college

Samuel Merritt UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Oakland

2.3 mi1,516 students

Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-BerkeleyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Berkeley

2.5 mi119 students

Institute of Buddhist StudiesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Berkeley

2.7 mi16 students

Berkeley City CollegeCommunity college · Public · Berkeley

2.7 mi2,915 students

Academy of Chinese Culture and Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Oakland

2.9 mi122 students

California Jazz ConservatoryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Berkeley

2.9 mi20 students

Lincoln UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Oakland

3 mi474 students

Berkeley School of TheologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Berkeley

3.1 mi67 students

University of California-BerkeleyUniversity or college · Public · Berkeley

3.2 mi43,954 students

The Wright InstituteUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Berkeley

3.3 mi511 students

41 more within 30 miles.

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where Emeryville’s median household income ($117K) falls.

University of California-Berkeley3.2 mi · Berkeley · sticker $45,619 $34,529a year

Academy of Art University6.4 mi · San Francisco · sticker $48,036 $44,082a year

California College of the Arts7.3 mi · San Francisco · sticker $79,776 $56,394a year

Berkeley City College2.7 mi · Berkeley · sticker $18,845 —a year

Laney College3.6 mi · Oakland · sticker $25,335 —a year

College of Alameda4.2 mi · Alameda · sticker $18,185 —a year

Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college near Emeryville: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

Berkeley City College36% graduate$41k earnings— typical debt

Lincoln University100% graduate$54k earnings— typical debt

University of California-Berkeley93% graduate$92k earnings$13k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Emeryville. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.