Colleges Near Higganum
There are no colleges in Higganum, but 37 are within 50 miles, enrolling 245,410 students combined.
The closest option is Wesleyan University in Middletown, 7.6 miles from Higganum (about 9-13 minutes by car). Higganum (pop. 1,698) 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 Higganum. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Higganum. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Higganum.
Wesleyan University
- Private 4 Year
- Middletown, CT
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- 8 miles from Higganum
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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- 10 miles from Higganum
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
Central Connecticut State University
- Public 4 Year
- New Britain, CT
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4.7 | 3 reviews
- 18 miles from Higganum
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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- 18 miles from Higganum
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
Goodwin University
- Private 4 Year
- East Hartford, CT
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- 19 miles from Higganum
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
Quinnipiac University
- Private 4 Year
- Hamden, CT
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3.8 | 5 reviews
- 18 miles from Higganum
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
Trinity College
- Private 4 Year
- Hartford, CT
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5.0 | 6 reviews
- 20 miles from Higganum
Trinity is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate engineering, political science, and economics. The historic campus occupies a compact urban site in Hartford.
- SAT Range 1298-1470
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.8
- Acceptance Rate 29%
- Net Price $36,071
Connecticut State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- New Britain, CT
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- 21 miles from Higganum
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,605
University of Connecticut Hartford Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Hartford, Connecticut
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- 20 miles from Higganum
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
Albertus Magnus College
- Private 4 Year
- New Haven, CT
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 22 miles from Higganum
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
University of Saint Joseph
- Private 4 Year
- West Hartford, CT
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- 23 miles from Higganum
University of Saint Joseph is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and pharmacy. Founded as a women's college by the Sisters of Mercy, the West Hartford campus is now fully coeducational.
- SAT Range 850-1170
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $29,300
Connecticut College
- Private 4 Year
- New London, CT
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 24 miles from Higganum
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
Eastern Connecticut State University
- Public 4 Year
- Willimantic, CT
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- 24 miles from Higganum
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 Hartford
- Private 4 Year
- West Hartford, CT
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- 24 miles from Higganum
University of Hartford is a private university known for undergraduate music, dance, and theater at the Hartt School. The suburban campus sits in West Hartford next to the state capital.
- SAT Range 1120-1310
- Avg GPA 3.26
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $31,261
Southern Connecticut State University
- Public 4 Year
- New Haven, CT
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 23 miles from Higganum
Southern Connecticut State is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and social work. The campus sits in a residential section of New Haven.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $19,827
Yale University
- Private 4 Year
- New Haven, CT
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4.5 | 4 reviews
- 23 miles from Higganum
Yale is an Ivy League university known for undergraduate programs in history, political science, and drama. Most undergraduates live in residential colleges that organize dining and social life.
- SAT Range 1470-1570
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.95
- Acceptance Rate 4%
- Net Price $22,408
United States Coast Guard Academy
- Public 4 Year
- New London, Connecticut
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 24 miles from Higganum
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 -
Mitchell College
- Private 4 Year
- New London, CT
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- 26 miles from Higganum
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