Colleges Near Darien
There are no colleges in Darien, but 154 are within 50 miles, enrolling 898,293 students combined.
The closest option is University of Connecticut Stamford in Stamford, 3.3 miles from Darien (about 4-6 minutes by car). Darien (pop. 20,732) is in Connecticut.
Yale University in New Haven ranks #5 nationally. United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point has the lowest tuition at $895 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Darien. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Darien. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Darien.
Sarah Lawrence College
- Private 4 Year
- Bronxville, NY
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 21 miles from Darien
Sarah Lawrence is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate creative writing, the arts, and conference-based individualized study. The suburban Bronxville campus sits just north of New York City.
- SAT Range 1240-1430
- Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $43,629
Farmingdale State College
- Public 4 Year
- Farmingdale, NY
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- 21 miles from Darien
Farmingdale State is a public college of technology known for undergraduate aviation, engineering technology, and applied sciences. The suburban campus sits on Long Island.
- SAT Range 1040-1240
- Avg GPA 3.26
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $9,655
Stony Brook University
- Public 4 Year
- Stony Brook, NY
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 21 miles from Darien
Stony Brook is a large public university known for undergraduate physics, mathematics, and marine science. The suburban campus sits on Long Island's North Shore.
- SAT Range 1330-1500
- Avg GPA 3.94
- Acceptance Rate 49%
- Net Price $20,992
Western Connecticut State University
- Public 4 Year
- Danbury, CT
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- 24 miles from Darien
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
Nassau Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Garden City, NY
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- 23 miles from Darien
Nassau is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, business, and the liberal arts. Most students commute to the suburban campus in Garden City on Long Island.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,908
United States Merchant Marine Academy
- Public 4 Year
- Kings Point, NY
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- 22 miles from Darien
USMMA is a highly selective federal service academy known for undergraduate marine engineering and maritime transportation. Midshipmen train on a waterfront campus on Long Island Sound and complete a required Sea Year at sea.
- SAT Range 1110-1300
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 34%
- Net Price $4,101
Adelphi University
- Private 4 Year
- Garden City, NY
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3.0 | 3 reviews
- 25 miles from Darien
Adelphi is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, psychology, and the performing arts. The suburban Garden City campus sits on Long Island outside New York City.
- SAT Range 1120-1340
- Avg GPA 3.69
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $31,303
SUNY Maritime College
- Public 4 Year
- Throggs Neck, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 24 miles from Darien
SUNY Maritime is a public maritime college known for undergraduate marine transportation, marine engineering, and naval architecture. The waterfront campus occupies historic Fort Schuyler on the Throggs Neck peninsula in the Bronx.
- SAT Range 1123-1288
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $20,312
CUNY Lehman College
- Public 4 Year
- Bronx, NY
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- 25 miles from Darien
Lehman is a public CUNY college known for undergraduate nursing, teacher education, and health sciences. Students attend a tree-lined campus in the northwest Bronx.
- SAT Range 850-1150
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 57%
- Net Price $3,961
CUNY Queensborough Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Bayside, NY
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- 25 miles from Darien
Queensborough is a public CUNY community college known for associate programs in nursing, business, and the liberal arts. The campus sits in a residential neighborhood in Bayside, Queens.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,436
Dominican University New York
- Private 4 Year
- Orangeburg, NY
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- 25 miles from Darien
Dominican University New York is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The suburban campus in Orangeburg sits in Rockland County north of New York City.
- SAT Range 1095-1235
- Avg GPA 3.09
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $33,972
Fordham University
- Private 4 Year
- Bronx, NY
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4.2 | 5 reviews
- 25 miles from Darien
Fordham is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business, communications, and the liberal arts. The main Rose Hill campus in the Bronx borders the New York Botanical Garden.
- SAT Range 1320-1480
- Avg GPA 3.67
- Acceptance Rate 59%
- Net Price $48,190
Hofstra University
- Private 4 Year
- Hempstead, NY
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4.0 | 3 reviews
- 24 miles from Darien
Hofstra is a private university known for undergraduate communications, journalism, and business. The suburban Long Island campus sits in Hempstead near New York City.
- SAT Range 1230-1400
- Avg GPA 3.74
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $35,792
Manhattan University
- Private 4 Year
- Riverdale, NY
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 25 miles from Darien
Manhattan University is a private Lasallian Catholic university known for undergraduate engineering. The residential campus is in the Riverdale section of the Bronx.
- SAT Range 1180-1358
- Avg GPA 3.63
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $29,717
University of Mount Saint Vincent
- Private 4 Year
- Bronx, NY
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- 24 miles from Darien
Mount Saint Vincent is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The Riverdale campus overlooks the Hudson River in the Bronx.
- SAT Range 1011-1178
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.14
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $22,808
St. Thomas Aquinas College
- Private 4 Year
- Sparkill, NY
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- 24 miles from Darien
St. Thomas Aquinas is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The suburban campus sits in Sparkill just north of New York City.
- SAT Range 880-1085
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $21,187
Yeshiva of the Telshe Alumni
- Private 4 Year
- Riverdale, NY
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- 25 miles from Darien
Yeshiva of the Telshe Alumni is a private Orthodox Jewish yeshiva focused on intensive undergraduate Talmud and Torah study. Most students live and learn in a traditional residential yeshiva setting in Riverdale.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
CUNY Bronx Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Bronx, NY
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- 26 miles from Darien
Bronx Community College is a public CUNY community college known for undergraduate nursing, allied health, and liberal arts. The historic University Heights campus holds the Hall of Fame for Great Americans and Beaux-Arts buildings.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,304