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.
Rhode Island School of Design
- Private 4 Year
- Providence, RI
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- 26 miles from Putnam
RISD is a highly selective private art and design college known for undergraduate fine arts, industrial design, and architecture. The urban Providence campus borders Brown University and offers a dual-degree program with it.
- SAT Range 1396-1530
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.71
- Acceptance Rate 19%
- Net Price $43,492
College Unbound
- Private 4 Year
- Providence, Rhode Island
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- 27 miles from Putnam
College Unbound is a private college known for undergraduate programs built for working adults through competency-based, project-centered learning. Most students design personalized bachelor's plans around their jobs and complete degrees while remaining employed.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $20,645
Western New England University
- Private 4 Year
- Springfield, MA
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- 34 miles from Putnam
Western New England is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and pharmacy. The residential campus sits in Springfield in western Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 1090-1300
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $27,056
American International College
- Private 4 Year
- Springfield, MA
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- 36 miles from Putnam
AIC is a private college known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The urban campus sits in a residential section of Springfield.
- SAT Range 940-1110
- Avg GPA 2.91
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $23,086
Bay Path University
- Private 4 Year
- Longmeadow, MA
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- 36 miles from Putnam
Bay Path is a private university known for educating undergraduate women in business, health sciences, and cybersecurity. The residential campus sits in suburban Longmeadow near Springfield.
- SAT Range 1010-1210
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $15,463
Framingham State University
- Public 4 Year
- Framingham, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 36 miles from Putnam
Framingham State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nutrition, and fashion design. The suburban campus sits in the MetroWest area west of Boston.
- SAT Range 1100-1280
- Avg GPA 3.07
- Acceptance Rate 84%
- Net Price $16,114
Springfield College
- Private 4 Year
- Springfield, MA
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- 36 miles from Putnam
Springfield College is a private college known for undergraduate physical education, exercise science, and health sciences. Basketball was invented on its campus, and the school keeps a long focus on sport and human services.
- SAT Range 1080-1330
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $30,039
Springfield Technical Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Springfield, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 37 miles from Putnam
STCC is a public community college known for undergraduate health sciences, engineering technology, and information technology. The campus occupies part of the historic Springfield Armory National Historic Site.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,957
University of Rhode Island
- Public 4 Year
- Kingston, RI
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4.0 | 7 reviews
- 36 miles from Putnam
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
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
- Private 4 Year
- Norton, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 37 miles from Putnam
Wheaton is a private liberal arts college known for its interdisciplinary Connections curriculum and frequent dual majors. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in the small town of Norton southeast of Boston.
- SAT Range 1220-1390
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $30,701
Connecticut College
- Private 4 Year
- New London, CT
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 39 miles from Putnam
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
Goodwin University
- Private 4 Year
- East Hartford, CT
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- 40 miles from Putnam
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
United States Coast Guard Academy
- Public 4 Year
- New London, Connecticut
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 39 miles from Putnam
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 -
College of Our Lady of the Elms
- Private 4 Year
- Chicopee, MA
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3.5 | 4 reviews
- 39 miles from Putnam
Elms College is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and education. The small campus is in Chicopee in western Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 1150-1320
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $19,870
Roger Williams University
- Private 4 Year
- Bristol, RI
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4.3 | 3 reviews
- 38 miles from Putnam
Roger Williams is a private university known for undergraduate architecture and marine biology. The waterfront campus sits on Mount Hope Bay in Bristol.
- SAT Range 1140-1310
- Avg GPA 3.43
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $38,779
Connecticut State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- New Britain, CT
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- 41 miles from Putnam
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,605
Wellesley College
- Private 4 Year
- Wellesley, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 40 miles from Putnam
Wellesley is a highly selective private women's liberal arts college known for undergraduate economics, political science, and the sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in a Boston suburb about twelve miles west of the city.
- SAT Range 1460-1560
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.86
- Acceptance Rate 14%
- Net Price $22,174
Mount Holyoke College
- Private 4 Year
- South Hadley, MA
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- 41 miles from Putnam
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