California offers a wide range of Colleges choices for international students thinking of studying there. International students may not know what each state is like and how many Colleges may be located there. Therefore, in order to make your California research easier, we’ve sorted some key city data below.
On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Oakland. Clicking on the Colleges's name will take you to a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, admission requirements, information on student enrollment, and much more. Being able to see all the college options in a city can help you decide whether college or university study in Oakland is right for you.
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA QUICK STATSCounty: Alameda
Elevation: 42 feet
Land Area: 56.1 square miles
Population Density: 7210 people per square mile
Population: 404,155
Population change since 2000: 1.20%
Races (City): Black (35.7%), White Non-Hispanic (23.5%), Hispanic (21.9%), Other race (11.7%), Chinese (8.0%), Two or more races (5.0%), Vietnamese (2.2%), Other Asian (2.1%), American Indian (1.7%), Filipino (1.6%), Japanese (0.5%), Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): German (4.9%), Irish (4.3%), English (4.0%), Subsaharan African (2.7%), Italian (2.2%), French (1.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (335.1 miles , pop. 3,694,820)
Nearest cities: Piedmont, CA (1.4 miles ), Alameda, CA (1.6 miles ), Emeryville, CA (2.1 miles ), Berkeley, CA (2.4 miles ), Moraga, CA (2.6 miles ), Orinda, CA (2.6 miles ), San Leandro, CA (2.7 miles ), Albany, CA (2.8 miles )
Oakland Compared to State Average: Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage above state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average. Renting percentage above state average. Length of stay since moving in below state average. Number of rooms per house below state average.
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA EDUCATION FACTS
Educational Attainment
School Enrollment
Educational Attainment
Grad Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
14
Educational Attainment
Bachelor's Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
20
Educational Attainment
Associate's Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
7
Educational Attainment
Some College/No Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
18
Educational Attainment
High School Graduate
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
20
Educational Attainment
Not a High School Graduate
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
21
Population 25 and Older:250,941
Pre kindergarten through grade 8
52,048
Grades 9 through 12
18,060
College or graduate school
28,060
Total Enrolled:98,168
High school or higher: 73.90%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 30.90%
Graduate or professional degree: 12.90%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Oakland:
COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA about 3 miles, ALAMEDA, CA, Full-time enrollment: 2,450 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY about 6 miles, BERKELEY, CA, FT enrollment: 29,690 ACADEMY OF ART COLLEGE about 10 miles, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, FT enrollment: 4,548 GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY-SAN FRANCISCO about 10 miles, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, FT enrollment: 3,092 UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO about 12 miles, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, FT enrollment: 7,199 CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO about 13 miles, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, FT enrollment: 17,819 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN FRANCISCO about 13 miles, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, FT enrollment: 3,517
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