Colleges Near Oakland
There are no colleges in Oakland, but 23 are within 100 miles, enrolling 74,781 students combined.
The closest option is Colby College in Waterville, 2.3 miles from Oakland (about 3-4 minutes by car). Oakland (pop. 2,602) is in Maine.
Bowdoin College in Brunswick ranks #25 nationally. Central Maine Community College in Auburn has the lowest tuition at $4,140 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Oakland. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Oakland. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Oakland.
Colby College
- Private 4 Year
- Waterville, ME
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 2 miles from Oakland
Colby is a highly selective private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental studies, economics, and government. The residential campus sits on Mayflower Hill above Waterville.
- SAT Range 1460-1550
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.86
- Acceptance Rate 7%
- Net Price $16,219
Thomas College
- Private 4 Year
- Waterville, ME
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- 3 miles from Oakland
Thomas is a small private college known for undergraduate business, education, and criminal justice. The residential campus sits in Waterville in central Maine.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $19,126
Kennebec Valley Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Fairfield, ME
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- 6 miles from Oakland
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The main campus is in the small town of Fairfield in central Maine.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,229
University of Maine at Augusta
- Public 4 Year
- Augusta, ME
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- 15 miles from Oakland
UMA is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, architecture, and information technology. The campus is based in Maine's capital city.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,077
University of Maine at Farmington
- Public 4 Year
- Farmington, ME
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- 23 miles from Oakland
University of Maine at Farmington is a small public liberal arts college known for undergraduate teacher education and creative writing. The residential campus is set in the western Maine college town of Farmington.
- SAT Range 995-1245
- Avg GPA 3.15
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $17,451
Bates College
- Private 4 Year
- Lewiston, ME
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- 39 miles from Oakland
Bates is a highly selective private liberal arts college known for undergraduate political science, economics, and biology. Most students live on the residential campus in the small city of Lewiston.
- SAT Range 1420-1530
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 13%
- Net Price $24,723
Central Maine Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Auburn, ME
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- 39 miles from Oakland
Central Maine Community College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and advanced manufacturing. The campus is in Auburn in Maine's Lewiston-Auburn area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,153
Maine College of Health Professions
- Private 2 Year
- Lewiston, ME
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- 40 miles from Oakland
Maine College of Health Professions is a private college focused on undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The small campus is located in Lewiston in central Maine.
- SAT Range 850-970
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $25,282
Bowdoin College
- Private 4 Year
- Brunswick, ME
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 46 miles from Oakland
Bowdoin is a highly selective private liberal arts college known for undergraduate government, environmental studies, and the sciences. The historic campus sits in the coastal college town of Brunswick.
- SAT Range 1470-1550
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 7%
- Net Price $22,228
Maine Maritime Academy
- Public 4 Year
- Castine, ME
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- 46 miles from Oakland
Maine Maritime is a small public maritime academy known for undergraduate marine transportation, marine engineering, and ocean studies. The waterfront campus overlooks Penobscot Bay in the coastal town of Castine.
- SAT Range 1095-1260
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 54%
- Net Price $23,618
Husson University
- Private 4 Year
- Bangor, ME
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- 49 miles from Oakland
Husson is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and health sciences. The compact campus sits in Bangor in central Maine.
- SAT Range 1065-1275
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $21,005
Eastern Maine Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Bangor, ME
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- 51 miles from Oakland
Eastern Maine Community College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, automotive technology, and the building trades. Most undergrads pursue career-focused two-year degrees and certificates.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,720
Unity Environmental University
- Private 4 Year
- New Gloucester, ME
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- 52 miles from Oakland
Unity Environmental is a private university known for undergraduate environmental science, wildlife conservation, and sustainability. The rural Flagship Campus occupies the Pineland site in New Gloucester.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $18,454
University of Maine
- Public 4 Year
- Orono, ME
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- 56 miles from Oakland
UMaine is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, forestry, and marine sciences. The wooded campus sits along the Stillwater River in the college town of Orono.
- SAT Range 1070-1330
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $18,061
Saint Joseph's College of Maine
- Private 4 Year
- Standish, ME
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- 63 miles from Oakland
A private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The campus sits on the shores of Sebago Lake in a rural Maine setting.
- SAT Range 960-1150
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 84%
- Net Price $28,217
Maine College of Art & Design
- Private 4 Year
- Portland, ME
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- 68 miles from Oakland
Maine College of Art & Design is a private art and design college known for undergraduate studio art, illustration, and graphic design. The urban campus sits in Portland's Arts District.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $39,639
Southern Maine Community College
- Public 2 Year
- South Portland, ME
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- 68 miles from Oakland
A public community college known for undergraduate culinary arts, nursing, and marine science. The waterfront campus overlooks Casco Bay in South Portland.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,341
University of Southern Maine
- Public 4 Year
- Portland, ME
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- 68 miles from Oakland
USM is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. Students split time between an urban Portland campus and a residential campus in nearby Gorham.
- SAT Range 990-1250
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $14,028