Colleges Near Chester
There are no colleges in Chester, but 40 are within 50 miles, enrolling 194,968 students combined.
The closest option is Westfield State University in Westfield, 13.9 miles from Chester (about 17-24 minutes by car). Chester (pop. 627) is in Massachusetts.
Amherst College in Amherst ranks #13 nationally. Connecticut State Community College in New Britain has the lowest tuition at $5,338 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Chester. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Chester. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Chester.
University of Hartford
- Private 4 Year
- West Hartford, CT
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- 36 miles from Chester
University of Hartford is a private university known for undergraduate music, dance, and theater at the Hartt School. The suburban campus sits in West Hartford next to the state capital.
- SAT Range 1120-1310
- Avg GPA 3.26
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $31,261
University of Saint Joseph
- Private 4 Year
- West Hartford, CT
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- 37 miles from Chester
University of Saint Joseph is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and pharmacy. Founded as a women's college by the Sisters of Mercy, the West Hartford campus is now fully coeducational.
- SAT Range 850-1170
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $29,300
Connecticut State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- New Britain, CT
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- 39 miles from Chester
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,605
Trinity College
- Private 4 Year
- Hartford, CT
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5.0 | 6 reviews
- 40 miles from Chester
Trinity is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate engineering, political science, and economics. The historic campus occupies a compact urban site in Hartford.
- SAT Range 1298-1470
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.8
- Acceptance Rate 29%
- Net Price $36,071
University of Connecticut Hartford Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Hartford, Connecticut
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- 39 miles from Chester
UConn Hartford is a regional campus of a large public university known for undergraduate business and urban and community studies. The urban campus is located in downtown Hartford near state government offices.
- SAT Range 930-1220
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $14,176
Goodwin University
- Private 4 Year
- East Hartford, CT
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- 41 miles from Chester
Goodwin is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and manufacturing. The campus sits along the Connecticut River in East Hartford.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $28,062
Central Connecticut State University
- Public 4 Year
- New Britain, CT
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4.7 | 3 reviews
- 42 miles from Chester
CCSU is a public university known for undergraduate education, business, and nursing. The New Britain campus sits in central Connecticut.
- SAT Range 960-1190
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 73%
- Net Price $17,528
Charter Oak State College
- Public 4 Year
- New Britain, CT
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- 44 miles from Chester
Charter Oak is a public online college known for undergraduate degree-completion programs for adult and nontraditional students. Nearly all coursework is delivered at a distance, with administrative offices in New Britain.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,815
Columbia Greene Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Hudson, NY
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- 43 miles from Chester
Columbia-Greene is a public community college offering undergraduate associate programs in nursing, business, and liberal arts. The campus is in the small Hudson River city of Hudson.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,948
Hudson Valley Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Troy, NY
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- 46 miles from Chester
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing, dental hygiene, and automotive technology programs. Most students commute to the campus in Troy in New York's Capital Region.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,197
Bennington College
- Private 4 Year
- Bennington, VT
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 46 miles from Chester
Bennington is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate visual and performing arts, writing, and student-designed academic plans. Students complete a required winter Field Work Term of off-campus work on its rural Vermont campus.
- SAT Range 1291-1403
- Avg GPA 3.51
- Acceptance Rate 45%
- Net Price $34,220
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Private 4 Year
- Albany, NY
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 48 miles from Chester
Albany College of Pharmacy is a private college known for undergraduate pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, and health sciences. Students attend a compact urban campus in New York's capital city.
- SAT Range 1110-1380
- Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 53%
- Net Price $30,232
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Private 4 Year
- Troy, NY
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4.3 | 3 reviews
- 47 miles from Chester
RPI is a private technological university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and architecture. The hillside campus overlooks the Hudson River in Troy.
- SAT Range 1375-1510
- Avg GPA 3.88
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $38,887
Russell Sage College
- Private 4 Year
- Troy, NY
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- 48 miles from Chester
Russell Sage is a private college known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and education. The urban campus occupies historic buildings in downtown Troy.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 53%
- Net Price $21,046
Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing
- Private 2 Year
- Troy, NY
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- 48 miles from Chester
A private hospital-based nursing school focused on undergraduate nursing. Students train on site at Samaritan Hospital in Troy.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
University of Connecticut
- Public 4 Year
- Storrs, CT
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 50 miles from Chester
UConn is a large public university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and engineering. Most students live on the residential campus in the college town of Storrs.
- SAT Range 1210-1440
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.74
- Acceptance Rate 52%
- Net Price $25,310
Holy Apostles College and Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Cromwell, CT
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- 50 miles from Chester
Holy Apostles is a private Catholic college and seminary known for undergraduate theology and philosophy. The Cromwell campus serves lay students alongside men in priestly formation.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.79
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,117
Maria College of Albany
- Private 4 Year
- Albany, NY
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- 50 miles from Chester
Maria College is a private college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The Albany campus was founded by the Sisters of Mercy and retains a Catholic identity.
- SAT Range 965-1095
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Acceptance Rate 44%
- Net Price $16,254