Laney College Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Large city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
6,842 students
Larger than 84% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 19.2%
- TypePublic
- ClassCommunity college
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Alameda1.4 mi
- Berkeley5 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Laney College, the largest reported group is Hispanic (24.9%), followed by Black (21.6%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | 0% |
| Asian | 21.5% | 18% |
| Black | 21.6% | 19.7% |
| Hispanic | 24.9% | 14.5% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.6% | 0% |
| White | 18.6% | 41.9% |
| Two or more races | 6.7% | 1.7% |
| Non-resident | 0.8% | 0% |
| Unknown | 5.2% | 4.3% |
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- $9,315average net price after grants for aided students, against $10,138 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $42,812median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 24%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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