Photo: Agwatkin · CC BY-SA 4.0Saint Mary's College of California is 7.8 miles from Danville
No college sits inside Danville’s boundary, but Saint Mary's College of California’s campus in Moraga, with 2,642 students on campus, is 7.8 miles from the center of town, and Merritt College is 10.9 miles away in Oakland. About 6% of Danville’s residents are enrolled in college, below California (8%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Danville. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Danville
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Danville
Six private colleges within 14.6 miles, one public college within 11.6 miles, and five community colleges.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Danville’s median household income ($232,216) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Danville: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Carrington College-San Leandro Campus (5); Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus (5).
Questions about college near Danville
Is Danville a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Danville residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below California (8). The nearest campus, Saint Mary's College of California, is 7.8 miles away in Moraga.
What colleges are near Danville?
12 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Diablo Valley College (12.2 miles, 10,850 students on campus), California State University-East Bay (11.6 miles, 8,951) and Chabot College (13.9 miles, 7,625).
What is the closest community college to Danville, and what does it cost?
Merritt College in Oakland, 10.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,258 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $14,021, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does California State University-East Bay cost if we live in California?
Tuition and fees are $7,583 a year in-state and $20,183 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $6,360 (under $30,000 income) to $19,397 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Danville. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →