Colleges Near Columbia
1 college is in Columbia, and 55 total within 50 miles enrolling 513,070 students.
Howard Community College is the nearest college in Columbia. Columbia (pop. 99,615) is in Maryland.
Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore ranks #10 nationally. Baltimore City Community College in Baltimore has the lowest tuition at $3,314 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Columbia. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Columbia. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Columbia.
Howard Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Columbia, MD
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- Campus in Columbia
Howard Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The suburban campus sits in Columbia, a planned community between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,468
University of Maryland Baltimore County
- Public 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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3.5 | 2 reviews
- 9 miles from Columbia
UMBC is a public university known for undergraduate computer science, information systems, and engineering. The suburban campus sits in Baltimore County just outside the city.
- SAT Range 1240-1420
- Avg GPA 3.97
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $18,770
Capitol Technology University
- Private 4 Year
- Laurel, MD
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- 11 miles from Columbia
Capitol Technology is a private university known for undergraduate cybersecurity, engineering, and computer science. The suburban Laurel campus sits between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.26
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $21,863
Baltimore City Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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- 13 miles from Columbia
BCCC is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, allied health, and business. The urban campus is located in Baltimore.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $17,816
Bowie State University
- Public 4 Year
- Bowie, MD
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 14 miles from Columbia
Bowie State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate education and nursing. The suburban campus sits between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range 796-1083
- Avg GPA 3.12
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $17,287
Coppin State University
- Public 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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- 13 miles from Columbia
Coppin State is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate nursing and teacher education. The urban campus sits in west Baltimore.
- SAT Range 880-1020
- Avg GPA 2.62
- Acceptance Rate 46%
- Net Price $9,831
University of Baltimore
- Public 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 15 miles from Columbia
University of Baltimore is a public university known for undergraduate business, criminal justice, and legal studies. The urban campus sits in Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood.
- SAT Range 740-1330
- Avg GPA 2.89
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $14,545
University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Public 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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- 14 miles from Columbia
UMB is a public university known for undergraduate nursing and social work. The urban campus is in downtown Baltimore.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Ner Israel Rabbinical College
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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- 14 miles from Columbia
Ner Israel is a private Orthodox Jewish rabbinical college known for undergraduate Talmudic studies and Jewish law. The residential campus in suburban Baltimore is organized around traditional yeshiva life for men.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $17,808
Johns Hopkins University
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 15 miles from Columbia
Johns Hopkins is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate biomedical engineering, public health, and international studies. Most undergraduates study on the Homewood campus in north Baltimore.
- SAT Range 1520-1570
- Avg GPA 3.92
- Acceptance Rate 6%
- Net Price $26,017
University of Maryland College Park
- Public 4 Year
- College Park, MD
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4.8 | 6 reviews
- 15 miles from Columbia
UMD is a large public university known for undergraduate computer science, engineering, and journalism. The College Park campus sits just outside Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range 1400-1530
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.84
- Acceptance Rate 45%
- Net Price $16,581
Maryland Institute College of Art
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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- 15 miles from Columbia
MICA is a private art and design college known for undergraduate illustration, graphic design, and fine arts. The urban campus lies in Baltimore's Station North Arts District.
- SAT Range 1078-1305
- Avg GPA 3.47
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $47,834
Washington Adventist University
- Private 4 Year
- Takoma Park, MD
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- 17 miles from Columbia
Washington Adventist is a private Seventh-day Adventist university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The small campus is in Takoma Park just outside Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range 860-1130
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 46%
- Net Price $18,154
Loyola University Maryland
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 16 miles from Columbia
Loyola Maryland is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business and communications. The wooded residential campus sits in a northern Baltimore neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1200-1370
- Avg GPA 3.65
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $32,846
Notre Dame of Maryland University
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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- 16 miles from Columbia
Notre Dame of Maryland is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The residential campus sits in a neighborhood of northern Baltimore.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $21,191
Stevenson University
- Private 4 Year
- Owings Mills, MD
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 16 miles from Columbia
Stevenson is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, forensic science, and business. The suburban Owings Mills campus sits northwest of Baltimore.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $27,162
Montgomery College
- Public 2 Year
- Rockville, MD
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 18 miles from Columbia
Montgomery College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and transfer pathways in STEM fields. The suburban Rockville campus sits in the Washington, D.C. metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,888
Morgan State University
- Public 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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4.2 | 5 reviews
- 18 miles from Columbia
Morgan State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate engineering, architecture, and business. The urban campus is in northeast Baltimore.
- SAT Range 840-1070
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $15,476