Colleges Near Putnam
There are no colleges in Putnam, but 74 are within 50 miles, enrolling 362,531 students combined.
The closest option is Nichols College in Dudley, 8.7 miles from Putnam (about 10-15 minutes by car). Putnam (pop. 7,214) is in Connecticut.
Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island ranks #11 nationally. Connecticut State Community College in New Britain has the lowest tuition at $5,338 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Putnam. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Putnam. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Putnam.
Nichols College
- Private 4 Year
- Dudley, MA
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- 9 miles from Putnam
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
University of Connecticut
- Public 4 Year
- Storrs, CT
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 19 miles from Putnam
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
Bryant University
- Private 4 Year
- Smithfield, RI
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 19 miles from Putnam
Bryant is a private university known for undergraduate business. The suburban campus sits northwest of Providence.
- SAT Range 1190-1330
- Avg GPA 3.43
- Acceptance Rate 65%
- Net Price $42,139
Eastern Connecticut State University
- Public 4 Year
- Willimantic, CT
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- 21 miles from Putnam
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
Clark University
- Private 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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- 23 miles from Putnam
Clark is a private university known for undergraduate psychology and geography. The compact urban campus sits in Worcester, west of Boston.
- SAT Range 1288-1460
- Avg GPA 3.69
- Acceptance Rate 40%
- Net Price $33,865
College of the Holy Cross
- Private 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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- 23 miles from Putnam
Holy Cross is a highly selective Jesuit liberal arts college known for undergraduate economics, political science, and history. The hilltop campus overlooks the city of Worcester.
- SAT Range 1240-1410
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 18%
- Net Price $36,014
Rhode Island College
- Public 4 Year
- Providence, RI
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2.5 | 2 reviews
- 23 miles from Putnam
Rhode Island College is a public college known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and social work. The campus sits in a residential area on the north side of Providence.
- SAT Range 870-1120
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.08
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $10,346
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Private 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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- 25 miles from Putnam
WPI is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, robotics, and project-based learning. Most undergrads complete required major qualifying projects before graduation.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.9
- Acceptance Rate 60%
- Net Price $47,372
Worcester State University
- Public 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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- 24 miles from Putnam
Worcester State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The urban campus sits in Worcester, a mid-sized Massachusetts city west of Boston.
- SAT Range 1026-1283
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $12,778
Providence College
- Private 4 Year
- Providence, RI
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 25 miles from Putnam
Providence College is a private Dominican Catholic college known for undergraduate business and the liberal arts. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in a Providence neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1250-1390
- Avg GPA 3.47
- Acceptance Rate 51%
- Net Price $48,618
Assumption University
- Private 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 26 miles from Putnam
Assumption is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. Most students live on the residential campus in Worcester.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $29,748
Brown University
- Private 4 Year
- Providence, RI
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 27 miles from Putnam
Brown is an Ivy League university known for undergraduate economics, computer science, and the biological sciences. Most students design their own path under the Open Curriculum, which has no required core.
- SAT Range 1510-1580
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.94
- Acceptance Rate 5%
- Net Price $26,256
Johnson & Wales University Providence
- Private 4 Year
- Providence, RI
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- 26 miles from Putnam
Johnson & Wales is a private university known for undergraduate culinary arts, hospitality management, and business. The urban campus sits in downtown Providence.
- SAT Range 890-1160
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $32,057
Community College of Rhode Island
- Public 2 Year
- Warwick, RI
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- 26 miles from Putnam
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
Anna Maria College
- Private 4 Year
- Paxton, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 28 miles from Putnam
Anna Maria is a small private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing, criminal justice, and fire science. The suburban campus sits in a wooded setting outside Worcester.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.94
- Acceptance Rate 50%
- Net Price $29,094
Dean College
- Private 4 Year
- Franklin, MA
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 29 miles from Putnam
Dean is a small private college known for undergraduate dance, theater, and performing arts. The residential campus sits in suburban Franklin, southwest of Boston.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.88
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $32,085
Quinsigamond Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Worcester, MA
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 28 miles from Putnam
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The Worcester campus centers on associate degrees and career certificates.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,994
New England Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- East Greenwich, RI
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- 27 miles from Putnam
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