Colleges Near Wilmington
1 college is in Wilmington, and 76 total within 50 miles enrolling 365,018 students.
The closest option is Wilmington University in New Castle, 4.8 miles from Wilmington (about 6-8 minutes by car). Wilmington (pop. 70,851) is in Delaware.
University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ranks #23 nationally. Goldey Beacom College enrolls the most students with 1,001. Camden County College in Blackwood has the lowest tuition at $4,416 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Wilmington. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Wilmington. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Wilmington.
Wilmington University
- Private 4 Year
- New Castle, DE
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 5 miles from Wilmington
Wilmington University is a private university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and education. The suburban main campus is in New Castle near Wilmington.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,385
Salem Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Carneys Point, NJ
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- 4 miles from Wilmington
Salem Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate scientific glass technology and studio glass. The small campus sits in Carneys Point in southwestern New Jersey.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,462
Goldey Beacom College
- Private 4 Year
- Wilmington, DE
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- Campus in Wilmington
Goldey-Beacom is a private college known for undergraduate business, accounting, and management. The suburban campus sits in the Pike Creek area of Wilmington.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.9
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $15,688
Neumann University
- Private 4 Year
- Aston, PA
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- 11 miles from Wilmington
Neumann is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and education. The suburban Aston campus follows a Franciscan tradition just outside Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 905-1085
- Avg GPA 3.23
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $28,469
University of Delaware
- Public 4 Year
- Newark, DE
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- 12 miles from Wilmington
Delaware is a large public university known for undergraduate chemical engineering, business, and fashion studies. The campus is set in the college town of Newark.
- SAT Range 1190-1370
- Avg GPA 3.94
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $19,139
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- Cheyney, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 14 miles from Wilmington
Cheyney is a small public university and the nation's oldest HBCU, with undergraduate programs rooted in teacher education and the liberal arts. The suburban campus sits in Chester County west of Philadelphia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.37
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,207
Widener University
- Private 4 Year
- Chester, PA
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- 13 miles from Wilmington
Widener is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and business. The Chester campus sits just south of Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1080-1290
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $26,778
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
- Private 2 Year
- Media, PA
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- 14 miles from Wilmington
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a private technical college known for undergraduate nursing, allied health, and business technology. The suburban campus is in Media, a Philadelphia-area town in Delaware County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $17,980
Penn State Brandywine
- Public 4 Year
- Media, PA
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- 14 miles from Wilmington
Penn State Brandywine is a public university campus known for undergraduate business, information sciences and technology, and biology. The suburban campus is located near Philadelphia in Media.
- SAT Range 1080-1310
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $22,710
Swarthmore College
- Private 4 Year
- Swarthmore, PA
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 15 miles from Wilmington
Swarthmore is a highly selective liberal arts college known for undergraduate engineering, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The suburban campus is a designated arboretum just outside Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1490-1560
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.9
- Acceptance Rate 7%
- Net Price $22,469
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- West Chester, PA
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- 16 miles from Wilmington
West Chester is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, music, and nursing. The campus sits in the historic borough of West Chester near Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1100-1270
- Avg GPA 3.43
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $22,546
Delaware County Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Media, PA
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- 18 miles from Wilmington
A public community college known for associate programs in nursing, health sciences, and business. Campuses serve commuting students across Delaware County in the Philadelphia suburbs.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,737
Immaculata University
- Private 4 Year
- Immaculata, PA
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3.0 | 4 reviews
- 20 miles from Wilmington
Immaculata is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The suburban Chester County campus was a women's college for most of its history before becoming coeducational.
- SAT Range 1156-1323
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $24,708
Rowan University
- Public 4 Year
- Glassboro, NJ
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2.7 | 6 reviews
- 22 miles from Wilmington
Rowan is a public university known for undergraduate engineering and education. Glassboro is a South Jersey college town built around the campus.
- SAT Range 1110-1310
- Avg GPA 3.44
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $23,761
Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus
- Public 2 Year
- Sewell, NJ
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- 22 miles from Wilmington
Rowan College of South Jersey is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, health sciences, and transfer pathways. The suburban Gloucester Campus serves students from across South Jersey.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,877
Lincoln University
- Public 4 Year
- Lincoln University, PA
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- 22 miles from Wilmington
Lincoln University is a public HBCU known for undergraduate programs in education, business, and the sciences. The rural campus is set in Chester County in southern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 820-960
- Avg GPA 3.06
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $14,473
Cecil College
- Public 2 Year
- North East, MD
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- 24 miles from Wilmington
Cecil College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and business programs. The campus is in the small town of North East near the Chesapeake Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,128
Bryn Mawr College
- Private 4 Year
- Bryn Mawr, PA
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- 23 miles from Wilmington
Bryn Mawr is a highly selective private women's liberal arts college known for undergraduate sciences, archaeology, and classics. The suburban Main Line campus outside Philadelphia shares courses and resources with nearby Haverford and Swarthmore.
- SAT Range 1280-1510
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.85
- Acceptance Rate 29%
- Net Price $33,221