Colleges Near Bristol
There are no colleges in Bristol, but 40 are within 50 miles, enrolling 233,160 students combined.
The closest option is Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, 9 miles from Bristol (about 11-16 minutes by car). Bristol (pop. 60,477) is in Connecticut.
Yale University in New Haven ranks #5 nationally. Connecticut State Community College in New Britain has the lowest tuition at $5,338 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Bristol. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Bristol. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Bristol.
Bay Path University
- Private 4 Year
- Longmeadow, MA
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- 32 miles from Bristol
Bay Path is a private university known for educating undergraduate women in business, health sciences, and cybersecurity. The residential campus sits in suburban Longmeadow near Springfield.
- SAT Range 1010-1210
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $15,463
Westfield State University
- Public 4 Year
- Westfield, MA
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- 32 miles from Bristol
Westfield State is a public university known for undergraduate education and criminal justice. The campus sits in the small city of Westfield in western Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 980-1190
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $17,406
Sacred Heart University
- Private 4 Year
- Fairfield, CT
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3.0 | 6 reviews
- 35 miles from Bristol
Sacred Heart is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The suburban campus sits in Fairfield near Connecticut's shoreline.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.55
- Acceptance Rate 65%
- Net Price $47,848
American International College
- Private 4 Year
- Springfield, MA
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- 36 miles from Bristol
AIC is a private college known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The urban campus sits in a residential section of Springfield.
- SAT Range 940-1110
- Avg GPA 2.91
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $23,086
Springfield College
- Private 4 Year
- Springfield, MA
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- 35 miles from Bristol
Springfield College is a private college known for undergraduate physical education, exercise science, and health sciences. Basketball was invented on its campus, and the school keeps a long focus on sport and human services.
- SAT Range 1080-1330
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $30,039
Springfield Technical Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Springfield, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 35 miles from Bristol
STCC is a public community college known for undergraduate health sciences, engineering technology, and information technology. The campus occupies part of the historic Springfield Armory National Historic Site.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,957
University of Connecticut
- Public 4 Year
- Storrs, CT
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 37 miles from Bristol
UConn is a large public university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and engineering. Most students live on the residential campus in the college town of Storrs.
- SAT Range 1210-1440
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.74
- Acceptance Rate 52%
- Net Price $25,310
College of Our Lady of the Elms
- Private 4 Year
- Chicopee, MA
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3.5 | 4 reviews
- 36 miles from Bristol
Elms College is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and education. The small campus is in Chicopee in western Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 1150-1320
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $19,870
Western New England University
- Private 4 Year
- Springfield, MA
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- 37 miles from Bristol
Western New England is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and pharmacy. The residential campus sits in Springfield in western Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 1090-1300
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $27,056
University of Bridgeport
- Private 4 Year
- Bridgeport, CT
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- 38 miles from Bristol
University of Bridgeport is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and dental hygiene. The campus sits along Long Island Sound in the city of Bridgeport.
- SAT Range 880-1115
- Avg GPA 3.04
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $28,498
Eastern Connecticut State University
- Public 4 Year
- Willimantic, CT
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- 37 miles from Bristol
Eastern is a public liberal arts university known for undergraduate education and environmental earth science. The residential campus sits in the small town of Willimantic in eastern Connecticut.
- SAT Range 1070-1260
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $21,512
Paier College
- Private 4 Year
- Bridgeport, CT
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- 38 miles from Bristol
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Holyoke Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Holyoke, MA
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- 38 miles from Bristol
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing and liberal arts transfer programs. The campus is located in Holyoke in western Massachusetts' Pioneer Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,253
Fairfield University
- Private 4 Year
- Fairfield, CT
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- 40 miles from Bristol
Fairfield is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business and nursing. The suburban campus is in coastal Connecticut near Long Island Sound.
- SAT Range 1260-1390
- Avg GPA 3.67
- Acceptance Rate 33%
- Net Price $49,958
Bard College at Simon's Rock
- Private 4 Year
- Great Barrington, MA
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4.0 | 3 reviews
- 43 miles from Bristol
Simon's Rock is a private liberal arts college known for its early-entrance model that lets students begin undergraduate study after tenth or eleventh grade. The residential campus sits in the Berkshires near Great Barrington.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $41,013
Mount Holyoke College
- Private 4 Year
- South Hadley, MA
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- 44 miles from Bristol
Mount Holyoke is a private women's liberal arts college known for undergraduate sciences, international relations, and economics. The South Hadley campus is part of the Five College Consortium with Amherst, Smith, Hampshire, and UMass Amherst.
- SAT Range 1380-1530
- Avg GPA 3.87
- Acceptance Rate 36%
- Net Price $32,526
Smith College
- Private 4 Year
- Northampton, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 47 miles from Bristol
Smith is a highly selective private women's liberal arts college known for undergraduate engineering, government, and the arts. Students live on a historic campus in Northampton and can cross-register through the Five College Consortium.
- SAT Range 1420-1540
- Avg GPA 4.0
- Acceptance Rate 21%
- Net Price $27,305
Connecticut College
- Private 4 Year
- New London, CT
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 48 miles from Bristol
Connecticut College is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental studies and international relations. Much of the campus sits within a large arboretum overlooking the Thames River.
- SAT Range 1350-1500
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 37%
- Net Price $45,700