Match #1
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
Needham, MA
Profile closeness31/100
Admit rate25%
- 377 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
The colleges most similar to San Francisco Bay University are Franklin W Olin College of Engineering, Clarkson University-New York, and Rochester Institute of Technology. San Francisco Bay University admits 96% of applicants; 0 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with San Francisco Bay University. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to San Francisco Bay University
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Match #2
Clarkson University-New York
Potsdam, NY
Profile closeness19/100
Admit rate77%
- 2,196 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Remote
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #3
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
Profile closeness16/100
Admit rate67%
- 13,215 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #4
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute RPI
Troy, NY
Profile closeness15/100
Admit rate63%
- 5,714 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #5
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA
Profile closeness14/100
Admit rate60%
- 5,447 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Midsize
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #6
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA
Profile closeness11/100
Admit rate13%
- 921 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #7
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Profile closeness10/100
Admit rate12%
- 7,304 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #8
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
Profile closeness10/100
Admit rate26%
- 5,898 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #9
Webb Institute
Glen Cove, NY
Profile closeness42/100
Admit rate14%
- 106 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 106 students, close to 126
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #10
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Terre Haute, IN
Profile closeness29/100
Admit rate77%
- 2,081 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Questions about San Francisco Bay University alternatives
What colleges are similar to San Francisco Bay University?
The closest matches to San Francisco Bay University are Franklin W Olin College of Engineering, Clarkson University-New York, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute RPI, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is San Francisco Bay University hard to get into?
San Francisco Bay University admitted 96% of its 20 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 0 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
