Colleges Near Reading
There are no colleges in Reading, but 81 are within 50 miles, enrolling 592,353 students combined.
The closest option is Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Medford, 7.6 miles from Reading (about 9-13 minutes by car). Reading (pop. 24,747) 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 Reading. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Reading. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Reading.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Cambridge, MA
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 12 miles from Reading
MIT is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and the physical sciences. The compact urban campus sits along the Charles River in Cambridge.
- SAT Range 1520-1580
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.96
- Acceptance Rate 5%
- Net Price $20,996
Suffolk University
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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| 0 reviews
- 12 miles from Reading
Suffolk is a private university known for undergraduate business, government, and communications. The compact urban campus sits on Beacon Hill near Boston's government center.
- SAT Range 1090-1300
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $33,832
Boston College
- Private 4 Year
- Chestnut Hill, MA
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5.0 | 5 reviews
- 14 miles from Reading
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
Brandeis University
- Private 4 Year
- Waltham, MA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 14 miles from Reading
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
Emmanuel College
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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| 0 reviews
- 13 miles from Reading
Emmanuel is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and the sciences. The Fenway campus shares classes and facilities with neighboring schools through a consortium.
- SAT Range 1170-1340
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $31,121
Endicott College
- Private 4 Year
- Beverly, MA
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| 0 reviews
- 14 miles from Reading
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
Fisher College
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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| 0 reviews
- 13 miles from Reading
Fisher is a private college known for undergraduate business, criminal justice, and hospitality management. The compact urban campus sits in Boston's Back Bay.
- SAT Range 800-1070
- Avg GPA 2.72
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $28,596
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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| 0 reviews
- 13 miles from Reading
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology is a private technical college known for undergraduate automotive technology and engineering technology. The compact urban campus is in Boston's South End.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.32
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,841
University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Public 4 Year
- Lowell, MA
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3.5 | 2 reviews
- 14 miles from Reading
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
MCPHS University
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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| 0 reviews
- 14 miles from Reading
MCPHS is a private university known for undergraduate pharmacy, nursing, and health sciences. The urban campus sits in Boston's Longwood Medical Area.
- SAT Range 1160-1416
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $41,506
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
- Public 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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| 0 reviews
- 14 miles from Reading
MassArt is a public college of art and design known for undergraduate studio art, design, and architecture. The urban campus is in Boston's Fenway neighborhood.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $24,864
The New England Conservatory of Music
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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| 0 reviews
- 13 miles from Reading
NEC is a highly selective private music conservatory known for undergraduate performance, composition, and jazz. The urban campus sits in Boston's Fenway neighborhood near major concert halls.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 41%
- Net Price $50,367
Northeastern University
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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4.7 | 6 reviews
- 14 miles from Reading
Northeastern is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and health sciences. The urban campus sits in Boston's Fenway neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1440-1540
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.91
- Acceptance Rate 5%
- Net Price $34,207
Gordon College
- Private 4 Year
- Wenham, MA
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| 0 reviews
- 15 miles from Reading
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
Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
- Private 4 Year
- Brookline, MA
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| 0 reviews
- 15 miles from Reading
Hellenic College is a small private Greek Orthodox college known for undergraduate religious studies, classics, and Hellenic studies. The campus sits in Brookline, a residential suburb of Boston.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $23,870
Lasell University
- Private 4 Year
- Newton, MA
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4.8 | 18 reviews
- 15 miles from Reading
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
Roxbury Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Roxbury Crossing, MA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 14 miles from Reading
Roxbury Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate programs in nursing and health sciences. The urban campus is located in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,506
Saint John's Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Brighton, MA
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| 0 reviews
- 14 miles from Reading
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 -