Colleges Near Columbia

Towson University

• Public 4 Year
• Towson, MD
• 3.8 | 4 reviews

• 19 miles from Columbia

Towson is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and communications. The suburban campus sits just north of Baltimore.

• SAT Range 950-1235
• Avg GPA 3.69
• Acceptance Rate 82%
• Net Price $16,653

The Catholic University of America

• Private 4 Year
• Washington, DC
• | 0 reviews

• 20 miles from Columbia

Catholic University is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate architecture, theology, and music. The urban Brookland campus in Northeast Washington adjoins the Basilica of the National Shrine.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 3.52
• Acceptance Rate 83%
• Net Price $32,705

University of the District of Columbia

• Public 4 Year
• Washington, DC
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• 21 miles from Columbia

UDC is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate business, education, and engineering. The urban campus is the District of Columbia's only public four-year university.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $12,895

Goucher College

• Private 4 Year
• Baltimore, MD
• | 0 reviews

• 20 miles from Columbia

Goucher is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate creative writing, dance, and international studies. Every undergraduate completes a required study abroad experience.

• SAT Range 1090-1325
• Avg GPA 3.23
• Acceptance Rate 78%
• Net Price $26,913

University of Maryland Global Campus

• Public 4 Year
• Adelphi, MD
• | 0 reviews

• 20 miles from Columbia

UMGC is a public university known for online undergraduate programs serving adult and military students. Most students study remotely rather than on a traditional residential campus.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $19,241

American University

• Private 4 Year
• Washington, DC
• | 0 reviews

• 22 miles from Columbia

American University is a private university known for undergraduate international relations, political science, and communications. The residential campus sits in northwest Washington, D.C., near the city's diplomatic quarter.

• SAT Range 1280-1460
• Predicted Avg GPA 3.7
• Acceptance Rate 62%
• Net Price $39,676

Gallaudet University

• Private 4 Year
• Washington, DC
• | 0 reviews

• 22 miles from Columbia

Gallaudet is a private university designed for deaf and hard of hearing students, known for undergraduate deaf education, American Sign Language, and interpreting. Students communicate primarily in ASL on the urban Washington, D.C. campus.

• SAT Range 780-1022
• Avg GPA 3.3
• Acceptance Rate 58%
• Net Price $15,944

Howard University

• Private 4 Year
• Washington, DC
• 4.8 | 4 reviews

• 21 miles from Columbia

Howard is a private historically Black university known for undergraduate communications, political science, and business. The urban campus sits in Washington's Shaw neighborhood.

• SAT Range 1090-1320
• Avg GPA 3.66
• Acceptance Rate 41%
• Net Price $33,368

Trinity Washington University

• Private 4 Year
• Washington, DC
• | 0 reviews

• 20 miles from Columbia

Trinity Washington is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. Most traditional undergraduates are women on an urban campus in Northeast Washington, D.C.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $11,755

Anne Arundel Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Arnold, MD
• | 0 reviews

• 21 miles from Columbia

Anne Arundel Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, health professions, and transfer programs. Most students commute to the suburban campus near Annapolis.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $14,961

Prince George's Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Largo, MD
• | 0 reviews

• 22 miles from Columbia

Prince George's Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The suburban Largo campus serves mainly commuting students from Prince George's County.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $8,800

George Washington University

• Private 4 Year
• Washington, DC
• | 0 reviews

• 23 miles from Columbia

George Washington is a private university known for undergraduate international affairs, political science, and public policy. The urban Foggy Bottom campus sits near the White House and major federal agencies.

• SAT Range 1350-1500
• Predicted Avg GPA 3.81
• Acceptance Rate 47%
• Net Price $46,485

Georgetown University

• Private 4 Year
• Washington, DC
• 4.6 | 5 reviews

• 23 miles from Columbia

Georgetown is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate international relations, government, and business. Students attend a Jesuit campus in a historic hillside neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

• SAT Range 1390-1550
• Predicted Avg GPA 3.89
• Acceptance Rate 13%
• Net Price $39,083

University of the Potomac Washington DC Campus

• Private 4 Year
• Washington, DC
• | 0 reviews

• 23 miles from Columbia

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price -

Community College of Baltimore County

• Public 2 Year
• Baltimore, MD
• 4.0 | 2 reviews

• 23 miles from Columbia

CCBC is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, health professions, and technical career programs. Students attend classes across multiple campuses in Baltimore County.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $9,978

NewU University

• Private 4 Year
• Washington, District Of Columbia
• | 0 reviews

• 22 miles from Columbia

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price -

St. John's College

• Private 4 Year
• Annapolis, MD
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• 25 miles from Columbia

St. John's is a private liberal arts college known for its required Great Books curriculum and seminar study of classic texts across disciplines. The historic campus sits in downtown Annapolis near the U.S. Naval Academy.

• SAT Range 1270-1440
• Avg GPA 3.81
• Acceptance Rate 55%
• Net Price $30,930

Carroll Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Westminster, MD
• 1.0 | 1 reviews

• 24 miles from Columbia

Carroll Community College is a public community college offering associate degrees with strengths in nursing and business. The suburban campus sits in the town of Westminster in central Maryland.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $3,886