Photo: Mliu92 · CC BY-SA 3.0San Bruno is home to Skyline College
Skyline College (5,706 students on campus) is inside the city. About 7% of San Bruno’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as 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 San Bruno. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college in San Bruno
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of San Bruno
10 private colleges within 14.3 miles, three public colleges within 10.8 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 San Bruno’s median household income ($141,272) 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 San Bruno: 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.
What students study in San Bruno
Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Skyline College, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.
College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.
Questions about college in San Bruno
Is San Bruno a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 San Bruno residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The largest campus in the city, Skyline College, has 5,706 students on campus.
What colleges are in San Bruno?
Skyline College is inside the city.
What is the closest community college to San Bruno, and what does it cost?
Skyline College in San Bruno, 2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,272 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $1,738, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Skyline College cost if we live in California?
Tuition and fees are $1,272 a year in-state and $9,956 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $842 (under $30,000 income) to $5,974 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
Neighbors talk college
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 San Bruno. 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 →