Colleges Near Manchester
There are no colleges in Manchester, but 42 are within 50 miles, enrolling 255,215 students combined.
The closest option is Goodwin University in East Hartford, 6.8 miles from Manchester (about 8-12 minutes by car). Manchester (pop. 30,577) 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 Manchester. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Manchester. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Manchester.
Westfield State University
- Public 4 Year
- Westfield, MA
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- 28 miles from Manchester
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
Holyoke Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Holyoke, MA
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- 29 miles from Manchester
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
Quinnipiac University
- Private 4 Year
- Hamden, CT
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3.8 | 5 reviews
- 32 miles from Manchester
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
University of Connecticut Waterbury Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Waterbury, CT
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- 31 miles from Manchester
UConn Waterbury is a regional campus of Connecticut's public university known for undergraduate business, psychology, and human development. The urban campus is located in downtown Waterbury.
- SAT Range 910-1200
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $9,451
Post University
- Private 4 Year
- Waterbury, CT
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 34 miles from Manchester
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $21,229
Mount Holyoke College
- Private 4 Year
- South Hadley, MA
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- 33 miles from Manchester
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
Connecticut College
- Private 4 Year
- New London, CT
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 35 miles from Manchester
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
- 35 miles from Manchester
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 -
Nichols College
- Private 4 Year
- Dudley, MA
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- 35 miles from Manchester
Nichols is a private college known for undergraduate business, management, and sport management. The residential campus sits in the small town of Dudley in south-central Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 1028-1236
- Avg GPA 2.9
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $32,337
Albertus Magnus College
- Private 4 Year
- New Haven, CT
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 37 miles from Manchester
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
Mitchell College
- Private 4 Year
- New London, CT
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- 38 miles from Manchester
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
Southern Connecticut State University
- Public 4 Year
- New Haven, CT
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 38 miles from Manchester
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
Hampshire College
- Private 4 Year
- Amherst, MA
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3.7 | 6 reviews
- 38 miles from Manchester
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
Smith College
- Private 4 Year
- Northampton, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 38 miles from Manchester
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
Yale University
- Private 4 Year
- New Haven, CT
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4.5 | 4 reviews
- 39 miles from Manchester
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
University of Connecticut Avery Point
- Public 4 Year
- Groton, CT
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- 40 miles from Manchester
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
University of New Haven
- Private 4 Year
- West Haven, CT
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- 41 miles from Manchester
University of New Haven is a private university known for undergraduate criminal justice, forensic science, and fire science. The suburban campus sits near Long Island Sound in West Haven.
- SAT Range 1060-1265
- Avg GPA 3.47
- Acceptance Rate 60%
- Net Price $34,557
Amherst College
- Private 4 Year
- Amherst, MA
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- 41 miles from Manchester
Amherst is a highly selective private liberal arts college known for undergraduate economics, English, and political science. Students follow an open curriculum, and the campus sits in a classic New England college town.
- SAT Range 1490-1580
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.91
- Acceptance Rate 9%
- Net Price $19,049