Colleges Near Waterford
There are no colleges in Waterford, but 34 are within 50 miles, enrolling 211,743 students combined.
The closest option is Connecticut College in New London, 2.6 miles from Waterford (about 3-4 minutes by car). Waterford (pop. 2,887) 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 Waterford. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Waterford. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Waterford.
Connecticut College
- Private 4 Year
- New London, CT
-
4.8 | 4 reviews
- 3 miles from Waterford
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
Mitchell College
- Private 4 Year
- New London, CT
-
| 0 reviews
- 2 miles from Waterford
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
United States Coast Guard Academy
- Public 4 Year
- New London, Connecticut
-
5.0 | 1 reviews
- 2 miles from Waterford
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 -
University of Connecticut Avery Point
- Public 4 Year
- Groton, CT
-
| 0 reviews
- 4 miles from Waterford
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
Eastern Connecticut State University
- Public 4 Year
- Willimantic, CT
-
| 0 reviews
- 26 miles from Waterford
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
Wesleyan University
- Private 4 Year
- Middletown, CT
-
| 0 reviews
- 31 miles from Waterford
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
University of Connecticut
- Public 4 Year
- Storrs, CT
-
4.0 | 2 reviews
- 33 miles from Waterford
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
Holy Apostles College and Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Cromwell, CT
-
| 0 reviews
- 32 miles from Waterford
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
University of Rhode Island
- Public 4 Year
- Kingston, RI
-
4.0 | 7 reviews
- 33 miles from Waterford
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
Goodwin University
- Private 4 Year
- East Hartford, CT
-
| 0 reviews
- 38 miles from Waterford
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
-
3.8 | 5 reviews
- 40 miles from Waterford
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
New England Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- East Greenwich, RI
-
| 0 reviews
- 39 miles from Waterford
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
Trinity College
- Private 4 Year
- Hartford, CT
-
5.0 | 6 reviews
- 40 miles from Waterford
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
University of Connecticut Hartford Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Hartford, Connecticut
-
| 0 reviews
- 40 miles from Waterford
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
-
3.0 | 1 reviews
- 41 miles from Waterford
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
Central Connecticut State University
- Public 4 Year
- New Britain, CT
-
4.7 | 3 reviews
- 41 miles from Waterford
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
-
| 0 reviews
- 40 miles from Waterford
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
Connecticut State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- New Britain, CT
-
| 0 reviews
- 40 miles from Waterford
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,605