Colleges Near Canaan
There are no colleges in Canaan, but 44 are within 50 miles, enrolling 216,996 students combined.
The closest option is Bard College at Simon's Rock in Great Barrington, 11.9 miles from Canaan (about 14-20 minutes by car). Canaan (pop. 1,212) is in Connecticut.
Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts ranks #13 nationally. Connecticut State Community College in New Britain has the lowest tuition at $5,338 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Canaan. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Canaan. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Canaan.
Springfield Technical Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Springfield, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 39 miles from Canaan
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
Marist University
- Private 4 Year
- Poughkeepsie, NY
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- 38 miles from Canaan
Marist is a private university known for undergraduate communications, media studies, and fashion. The campus sits along the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie.
- SAT Range 1190-1340
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Acceptance Rate 57%
- Net Price $42,508
Vassar College
- Private 4 Year
- Poughkeepsie, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 38 miles from Canaan
Vassar is a highly selective private liberal arts college known for undergraduate English, art history, and the sciences. Most students live on the historic residential campus in New York's Hudson Valley.
- SAT Range 1450-1550
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.86
- Acceptance Rate 19%
- Net Price $29,981
University of Connecticut Hartford Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Hartford, Connecticut
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- 39 miles from Canaan
UConn Hartford is a regional campus of a large public university known for undergraduate business and urban and community studies. The urban campus is located in downtown Hartford near state government offices.
- SAT Range 930-1220
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $14,176
American International College
- Private 4 Year
- Springfield, MA
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- 40 miles from Canaan
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
Goodwin University
- Private 4 Year
- East Hartford, CT
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- 41 miles from Canaan
Goodwin is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and manufacturing. The campus sits along the Connecticut River in East Hartford.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $28,062
Smith College
- Private 4 Year
- Northampton, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 40 miles from Canaan
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
Springfield College
- Private 4 Year
- Springfield, MA
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- 40 miles from Canaan
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
Mount Holyoke College
- Private 4 Year
- South Hadley, MA
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- 42 miles from Canaan
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
Western New England University
- Private 4 Year
- Springfield, MA
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- 42 miles from Canaan
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
Western Connecticut State University
- Public 4 Year
- Danbury, CT
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- 45 miles from Canaan
Western Connecticut State is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and the visual and performing arts. Students take classes across Midtown and Westside campuses in Danbury.
- SAT Range 1040-1170
- Avg GPA 3.38
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $17,185
State University of New York at New Paltz
- Public 4 Year
- New Paltz, NY
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- 44 miles from Canaan
SUNY New Paltz is a public university known for undergraduate fine arts, graphic design, and education. The campus sits in a Hudson Valley college town near the Shawangunk Mountains.
- SAT Range 1170-1340
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $18,051
Ulster County Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Stone Ridge, NY
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- 43 miles from Canaan
SUNY Ulster is a public community college known for associate degrees and transfer programs in nursing and the liberal arts. The rural campus is in the Hudson Valley town of Stone Ridge.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.55
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,521
Holy Apostles College and Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Cromwell, CT
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- 46 miles from Canaan
Holy Apostles is a private Catholic college and seminary known for undergraduate theology and philosophy. The Cromwell campus serves lay students alongside men in priestly formation.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.79
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,117
Hampshire College
- Private 4 Year
- Amherst, MA
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3.7 | 6 reviews
- 46 miles from Canaan
Hampshire is a private liberal arts college known for student-designed majors and narrative evaluations instead of letter grades. Students can also take courses through the Five College Consortium with nearby Amherst, Smith, Mount Holyoke, and UMass.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $27,895
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
- Public 4 Year
- North Adams, MA
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- 47 miles from Canaan
MCLA is a public liberal arts college known for undergraduate programs in the arts, education, and humanities. The campus is located in North Adams in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 960-1180
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $16,544
Williams College
- Private 4 Year
- Williamstown, MA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 47 miles from Canaan
Williams is a highly selective liberal arts college known for undergraduate economics and Oxford-style tutorials. Most students live on the rural campus in the Berkshires town of Williamstown.
- SAT Range 1490-1570
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.94
- Acceptance Rate 8%
- Net Price $15,894
Quinnipiac University
- Private 4 Year
- Hamden, CT
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3.8 | 5 reviews
- 49 miles from Canaan
Quinnipiac is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and communications. The suburban campus sits at the base of Sleeping Giant in Hamden.
- SAT Range 1150-1320
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $40,632