Colleges Near Ayer
There are no colleges in Ayer, but 85 are within 50 miles, enrolling 613,076 students combined.
The closest option is Fitchburg State University in Fitchburg, 10.6 miles from Ayer (about 13-18 minutes by car). Ayer (pop. 2,868) is in Massachusetts.
Harvard University in Cambridge ranks #4 nationally. North Shore Community College in Danvers has the lowest tuition at $5,352 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Ayer. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Ayer. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Ayer.
Fitchburg State University
- Public 4 Year
- Fitchburg, MA
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- 11 miles from Ayer
Fitchburg State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and business. The campus is located in the small city of Fitchburg in north-central Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 1060-1230
- Avg GPA 3.29
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $15,340
University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Public 4 Year
- Lowell, MA
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3.5 | 2 reviews
- 15 miles from Ayer
UMass Lowell is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and sciences. The urban campus sits along the Merrimack River in Lowell.
- SAT Range 1180-1370
- Avg GPA 3.67
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $16,530
Rivier University
- Private 4 Year
- Nashua, NH
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- 14 miles from Ayer
Rivier is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus is in Nashua in southern New Hampshire.
- SAT Range 1055-1175
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $28,584
St Joseph School of Nursing
- Private 2 Year
- Nashua, NH
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- 14 miles from Ayer
St. Joseph School of Nursing is a private nursing school known for its undergraduate registered nursing diploma program. Clinical training is closely tied to St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.25
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Middlesex Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Bedford, MA
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- 16 miles from Ayer
Middlesex Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The college operates suburban campuses in Bedford and Lowell northwest of Boston.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $2,430
Nashua Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Nashua, NH
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- 16 miles from Ayer
Nashua Community College is a public community college offering associate degrees and career-focused certificate programs. The campus sits in Nashua, a small city in southern New Hampshire near the Massachusetts border.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $19,200
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts
- Private 4 Year
- Merrimack, NH
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 18 miles from Ayer
Thomas More is a small private Catholic liberal arts college known for a classical Great Books curriculum. Most undergraduates complete a required semester of study in Rome as part of the core program.
- SAT Range 1120-1300
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.28
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $18,140
Framingham State University
- Public 4 Year
- Framingham, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 20 miles from Ayer
Framingham State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nutrition, and fashion design. The suburban campus sits in the MetroWest area west of Boston.
- SAT Range 1100-1280
- Avg GPA 3.07
- Acceptance Rate 84%
- Net Price $16,114
Mount Wachusett Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Gardner, MA
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- 20 miles from Ayer
Mount Wachusett is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences programs. The main campus is in Gardner in north-central Massachusetts.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,592
Quinsigamond Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Worcester, MA
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 20 miles from Ayer
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The Worcester campus centers on associate degrees and career certificates.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,994
Regis College
- Private 4 Year
- Weston, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 20 miles from Ayer
Regis College is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The suburban campus is located in Weston, west of Boston.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.38
- Acceptance Rate 70%
- Net Price $28,575
Assumption University
- Private 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 22 miles from Ayer
Assumption is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. Most students live on the residential campus in Worcester.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $29,748
Bentley University
- Private 4 Year
- Waltham, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 22 miles from Ayer
Bentley is a private university known for undergraduate business, accounting, and finance. The suburban campus sits in Waltham just west of Boston.
- SAT Range 1280-1430
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 45%
- Net Price $45,802
Brandeis University
- Private 4 Year
- Waltham, MA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 21 miles from Ayer
Brandeis is a private university known for undergraduate neuroscience, biology, and the social sciences. The suburban campus in Waltham sits just west of Boston.
- SAT Range 1390-1520
- Avg GPA 3.84
- Acceptance Rate 40%
- Net Price $43,550
Anna Maria College
- Private 4 Year
- Paxton, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 23 miles from Ayer
Anna Maria is a small private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing, criminal justice, and fire science. The suburban campus sits in a wooded setting outside Worcester.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.94
- Acceptance Rate 50%
- Net Price $29,094
Lasell University
- Private 4 Year
- Newton, MA
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4.8 | 18 reviews
- 23 miles from Ayer
Lasell is a private university known for undergraduate fashion design, merchandising, and business. The suburban Newton campus sits just outside Boston.
- SAT Range 1030-1158
- Avg GPA 3.12
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $27,773
Wellesley College
- Private 4 Year
- Wellesley, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 23 miles from Ayer
Wellesley is a highly selective private women's liberal arts college known for undergraduate economics, political science, and the sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in a Boston suburb about twelve miles west of the city.
- SAT Range 1460-1560
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.86
- Acceptance Rate 14%
- Net Price $22,174
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Private 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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- 23 miles from Ayer
WPI is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, robotics, and project-based learning. Most undergrads complete required major qualifying projects before graduation.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.9
- Acceptance Rate 60%
- Net Price $47,372