Colleges Near Needham
1 college is in Needham, and 87 total within 50 miles enrolling 447,912 students.
The closest option is Babson College in Wellesley, 1.6 miles from Needham (about 2-3 minutes by car). Needham (pop. 28,886) is in Massachusetts.
Harvard University in Cambridge ranks #4 nationally. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering enrolls the most students with 405. North Shore Community College in Danvers has the lowest tuition at $5,352 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Needham. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Needham. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Needham.
North Shore Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Danvers, MA
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- 25 miles from Needham
North Shore Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. Students primarily commute to its Danvers and Lynn campuses north of Boston.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,875
Endicott College
- Private 4 Year
- Beverly, MA
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- 28 miles from Needham
Endicott is a private college known for undergraduate hospitality management, nursing, and business. The oceanfront campus sits along the North Shore coastline in Beverly.
- SAT Range 1193-1340
- Avg GPA 3.55
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $41,394
Merrimack College
- Private 4 Year
- North Andover, MA
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- 27 miles from Needham
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
Quinsigamond Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Worcester, MA
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 28 miles from Needham
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
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Private 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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- 29 miles from Needham
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
Assumption University
- Private 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 30 miles from Needham
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
Clark University
- Private 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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- 30 miles from Needham
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
College of the Holy Cross
- Private 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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- 29 miles from Needham
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
Gordon College
- Private 4 Year
- Wenham, MA
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- 30 miles from Needham
Gordon is a private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate music, education, and psychology. Most students live on a wooded residential campus in the small North Shore town of Wenham.
- SAT Range 1130-1355
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $25,299
Bryant University
- Private 4 Year
- Smithfield, RI
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 29 miles from Needham
Bryant is a private university known for undergraduate business. The suburban campus sits northwest of Providence.
- SAT Range 1190-1330
- Avg GPA 3.43
- Acceptance Rate 65%
- Net Price $42,139
Worcester State University
- Public 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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- 31 miles from Needham
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
Providence College
- Private 4 Year
- Providence, RI
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 32 miles from Needham
Providence College is a private Dominican Catholic college known for undergraduate business and the liberal arts. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in a Providence neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1250-1390
- Avg GPA 3.47
- Acceptance Rate 51%
- Net Price $48,618
Rivier University
- Private 4 Year
- Nashua, NH
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- 33 miles from Needham
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
Brown University
- Private 4 Year
- Providence, RI
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 33 miles from Needham
Brown is an Ivy League university known for undergraduate economics, computer science, and the biological sciences. Most students design their own path under the Open Curriculum, which has no required core.
- SAT Range 1510-1580
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.94
- Acceptance Rate 5%
- Net Price $26,256
Johnson & Wales University Providence
- Private 4 Year
- Providence, RI
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- 33 miles from Needham
Johnson & Wales is a private university known for undergraduate culinary arts, hospitality management, and business. The urban campus sits in downtown Providence.
- SAT Range 890-1160
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $32,057
Rhode Island College
- Public 4 Year
- Providence, RI
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2.5 | 2 reviews
- 32 miles from Needham
Rhode Island College is a public college known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and social work. The campus sits in a residential area on the north side of Providence.
- SAT Range 870-1120
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.08
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $10,346
Rhode Island School of Design
- Private 4 Year
- Providence, RI
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- 33 miles from Needham
RISD is a highly selective private art and design college known for undergraduate fine arts, industrial design, and architecture. The urban Providence campus borders Brown University and offers a dual-degree program with it.
- SAT Range 1396-1530
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.71
- Acceptance Rate 19%
- Net Price $43,492
Anna Maria College
- Private 4 Year
- Paxton, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 35 miles from Needham
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