Milpitas Grammar School · Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is 4.9 miles from Milpitas
No college sits inside Milpitas’ boundary, but Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts’s campus in San Jose, with 2,372 students on campus, is 4.9 miles from the center of town, and Mission College is 5.7 miles away in Santa Clara. About 7% of Milpitas’ 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 Milpitas. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Milpitas
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Milpitas
Nine private colleges within 14.2 miles, one public college within 6.7 miles, and seven 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 Milpitas’ median household income ($178,798) 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 Milpitas: 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: Institute for Business and Technology (3); Carrington College-San Jose (5).
Questions about college near Milpitas
Is Milpitas a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Milpitas residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below California (8). The nearest campus, the University of Silicon Valley, is 3 miles away in San Jose.
What colleges are near Milpitas?
17 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: San Jose State University (6.7 miles, 30,704 students on campus), De Anza College (11.6 miles, 10,013) and Santa Clara University (6.4 miles, 8,955).
What is the closest community college to Milpitas, and what does it cost?
Mission College in Santa Clara, 5.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,438 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $5,080, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does San Jose State University cost if we live in California?
Tuition and fees are $8,410 a year in-state and $21,010 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,730 (under $30,000 income) to $22,862 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Milpitas. 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 →