Colleges Near Groton
1 college is in Groton, and 33 total within 50 miles enrolling 221,562 students.
The closest option is Mitchell College in New London, 1.5 miles from Groton (about 2-3 minutes by car). Groton (pop. 10,389) is in Connecticut.
Yale University in New Haven ranks #5 nationally. University of Connecticut Avery Point enrolls the most students with 477. Connecticut State Community College in New Britain has the lowest tuition at $5,338 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Groton. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Groton. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Groton.
Mitchell College
- Private 4 Year
- New London, CT
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- 1 miles from Groton
Mitchell College is a small private college known for specialized undergraduate support for students with learning differences, plus programs in marine biology and business. The waterfront campus sits along the Thames River in New London.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $31,536
University of Connecticut Avery Point
- Public 4 Year
- Groton, CT
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- Campus in Groton
UConn Avery Point is a regional campus of Connecticut's public university known for undergraduate marine sciences and maritime studies. The waterfront campus sits on a peninsula overlooking Long Island Sound.
- SAT Range 960-1190
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $12,850
Connecticut College
- Private 4 Year
- New London, CT
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 4 miles from Groton
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
United States Coast Guard Academy
- Public 4 Year
- New London, Connecticut
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 4 miles from Groton
Coast Guard Academy is a highly selective federal service academy known for undergraduate engineering, naval architecture, and maritime studies. Cadets live on a Thames River campus in New London and commission as Coast Guard officers after graduation.
- SAT Range 1240-1400
- Avg GPA 3.79
- Acceptance Rate 22%
- Net Price -
Eastern Connecticut State University
- Public 4 Year
- Willimantic, CT
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- 29 miles from Groton
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
University of Rhode Island
- Public 4 Year
- Kingston, RI
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4.0 | 7 reviews
- 30 miles from Groton
URI is a public university known for undergraduate oceanography, marine science, and pharmacy. The main campus sits in the college town of Kingston in southern Rhode Island.
- SAT Range 1020-1280
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $24,118
University of Connecticut
- Public 4 Year
- Storrs, CT
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 35 miles from Groton
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
Wesleyan University
- Private 4 Year
- Middletown, CT
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- 34 miles from Groton
Wesleyan is a highly selective liberal arts college known for undergraduate film studies, creative writing, and music. Students live on a residential Middletown campus and follow an open curriculum with no required core courses.
- SAT Range 1415-1540
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 16%
- Net Price $23,025
Holy Apostles College and Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Cromwell, CT
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- 36 miles from Groton
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
New England Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- East Greenwich, RI
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- 37 miles from Groton
New England Tech is a private technical university known for undergraduate engineering technology, nursing, and information technology. The suburban campus sits in East Greenwich south of Providence.
- SAT Range 920-1140
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 67%
- Net Price $36,947
Goodwin University
- Private 4 Year
- East Hartford, CT
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- 41 miles from Groton
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
Community College of Rhode Island
- Public 2 Year
- Warwick, RI
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- 40 miles from Groton
CCRI is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The Warwick campus is one of several sites serving students across Rhode Island.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,475
Salve Regina University
- Private 4 Year
- Newport, RI
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 41 miles from Groton
Salve Regina is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and historic preservation. The Newport campus overlooks the Atlantic and incorporates several Gilded Age mansions.
- SAT Range 1160-1330
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $38,307
Quinnipiac University
- Private 4 Year
- Hamden, CT
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3.8 | 5 reviews
- 43 miles from Groton
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
Albertus Magnus College
- Private 4 Year
- New Haven, CT
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 44 miles from Groton
Albertus Magnus is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate business and psychology. The residential campus sits in a neighborhood of New Haven.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.11
- Acceptance Rate 59%
- Net Price $30,732
Central Connecticut State University
- Public 4 Year
- New Britain, CT
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4.7 | 3 reviews
- 44 miles from Groton
CCSU is a public university known for undergraduate education, business, and nursing. The New Britain campus sits in central Connecticut.
- SAT Range 960-1190
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 73%
- Net Price $17,528
Charter Oak State College
- Public 4 Year
- New Britain, CT
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- 44 miles from Groton
Charter Oak is a public online college known for undergraduate degree-completion programs for adult and nontraditional students. Nearly all coursework is delivered at a distance, with administrative offices in New Britain.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,815
Connecticut State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- New Britain, CT
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- 44 miles from Groton
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,605