Colleges Near Portland
There are no colleges in Portland, but 38 are within 50 miles, enrolling 222,388 students combined.
The closest option is Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell, 2.5 miles from Portland (about 3-4 minutes by car). Portland (pop. 5,862) 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 Portland. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Portland. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Portland.
Holy Apostles College and Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Cromwell, CT
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- 3 miles from Portland
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
Wesleyan University
- Private 4 Year
- Middletown, CT
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- 2 miles from Portland
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
Central Connecticut State University
- Public 4 Year
- New Britain, CT
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4.7 | 3 reviews
- 11 miles from Portland
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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- 10 miles from Portland
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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- 11 miles from Portland
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
Trinity College
- Private 4 Year
- Hartford, CT
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5.0 | 6 reviews
- 12 miles from Portland
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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- 13 miles from Portland
- 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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- 13 miles from Portland
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
University of Hartford
- Private 4 Year
- West Hartford, CT
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- 16 miles from Portland
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
University of Saint Joseph
- Private 4 Year
- West Hartford, CT
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- 15 miles from Portland
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
Quinnipiac University
- Private 4 Year
- Hamden, CT
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3.8 | 5 reviews
- 18 miles from Portland
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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- 22 miles from Portland
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
Albertus Magnus College
- Private 4 Year
- New Haven, CT
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 23 miles from Portland
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
Eastern Connecticut State University
- Public 4 Year
- Willimantic, CT
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- 23 miles from Portland
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 Connecticut
- Public 4 Year
- Storrs, CT
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 25 miles from Portland
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
Post University
- Private 4 Year
- Waterbury, CT
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 24 miles from Portland
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $21,229
Southern Connecticut State University
- Public 4 Year
- New Haven, CT
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 24 miles from Portland
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
- 24 miles from Portland
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