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.
Babson College
- Private 4 Year
- Wellesley, MA
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 25 miles from Ayer
Babson is a private college known for undergraduate entrepreneurship and business. The suburban campus is in Wellesley near Boston.
- SAT Range 1390-1530
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.79
- Acceptance Rate 17%
- Net Price $32,019
Clark University
- Private 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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- 25 miles from Ayer
Clark is a private university known for undergraduate psychology and geography. The compact urban campus sits in Worcester, west of Boston.
- SAT Range 1288-1460
- Avg GPA 3.69
- Acceptance Rate 40%
- Net Price $33,865
Massachusetts Bay Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Wellesley Hills, MA
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- 24 miles from Ayer
MassBay is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, biotechnology, and health sciences. The suburban campus is in Wellesley Hills west of Boston.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,420
College of the Holy Cross
- Private 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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- 25 miles from Ayer
Holy Cross is a highly selective Jesuit liberal arts college known for undergraduate economics, political science, and history. The hilltop campus overlooks the city of Worcester.
- SAT Range 1240-1410
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 18%
- Net Price $36,014
Merrimack College
- Private 4 Year
- North Andover, MA
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- 25 miles from Ayer
Merrimack is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate business, health sciences, and engineering. The suburban campus sits in North Andover north of Boston.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 70%
- Net Price $38,504
Worcester State University
- Public 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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- 24 miles from Ayer
Worcester State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The urban campus sits in Worcester, a mid-sized Massachusetts city west of Boston.
- SAT Range 1026-1283
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $12,778
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
- Private 4 Year
- Needham, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 25 miles from Ayer
Olin is a highly selective private college devoted to undergraduate engineering, with a curriculum built around project-based design. The small residential campus is in suburban Needham near Boston.
- SAT Range 1493-1558
- Avg GPA 3.9
- Acceptance Rate 25%
- Net Price $43,184
Boston College
- Private 4 Year
- Chestnut Hill, MA
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5.0 | 5 reviews
- 26 miles from Ayer
Boston College is a highly selective private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and the liberal arts. The residential campus sits in suburban Chestnut Hill just outside Boston.
- SAT Range 1440-1540
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.86
- Acceptance Rate 16%
- Net Price $32,519
Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
- Private 2 Year
- Medford, MA
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- 26 miles from Ayer
A private hospital-based school of nursing known for undergraduate nursing programs. Students train on the affiliated hospital campus in the Boston suburb of Medford.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Harvard University
- Private 4 Year
- Cambridge, MA
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 27 miles from Ayer
Harvard is an Ivy League university known for undergraduate economics, government, and the sciences. Most upperclass students live in residential houses that organize dining and social life.
- SAT Range 1510-1580
- Avg GPA 4.0
- Acceptance Rate 4%
- Net Price $17,525
Lesley University
- Private 4 Year
- Cambridge, MA
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2.5 | 2 reviews
- 27 miles from Ayer
Lesley is a private university known for undergraduate education, psychology, and studio art. The urban Cambridge campus sits near Harvard Square.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $32,587
Longy School of Music of Bard College
- Private 4 Year
- Cambridge, MA
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2.0 | 1 reviews
- 27 miles from Ayer
Longy is a private music conservatory of Bard College known for undergraduate performance and composition. The urban campus is located in Cambridge near Harvard Square.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $49,815
William James College
- Private 4 Year
- Newton, MA
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- 27 miles from Ayer
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Saint John's Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Brighton, MA
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- 26 miles from Ayer
Saint John's Seminary is a private Roman Catholic seminary known for philosophy and theology programs that prepare men for the priesthood. The campus is located in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Tufts University
- Private 4 Year
- Medford, MA
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 26 miles from Ayer
Tufts is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate international relations and biology. Most undergrads live on a residential hilltop campus in the Boston suburbs of Medford and Somerville.
- SAT Range 1470-1560
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.91
- Acceptance Rate 11%
- Net Price $32,367
Boston University
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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3.4 | 11 reviews
- 28 miles from Ayer
Boston University is a private university known for undergraduate communications, business, and international relations. The urban campus stretches along Commonwealth Avenue beside the Charles River.
- SAT Range 1420-1530
- Avg GPA 3.79
- Acceptance Rate 11%
- Net Price $24,420
Franklin Pierce University
- Private 4 Year
- Rindge, NH
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- 28 miles from Ayer
Franklin Pierce is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and sports management. The rural campus sits near Mount Monadnock and Pearly Pond in southwestern New Hampshire.
- SAT Range 1057-1282
- Avg GPA 2.97
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $26,152
Hult International Business School
- Private 4 Year
- Cambridge, MA
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- 29 miles from Ayer
Hult is a private business school known for undergraduate international business and a multi-campus global study model. The Cambridge site sits in the Boston area, with additional campuses in cities such as London and San Francisco.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 60%
- Net Price $53,700