Colleges Near Shirley
There are no colleges in Shirley, but 89 are within 50 miles, enrolling 626,430 students combined.
The closest option is Fitchburg State University in Fitchburg, 7.2 miles from Shirley (about 9-12 minutes by car). Shirley (pop. 1,441) 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 Shirley. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Shirley. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Shirley.
Bentley University
- Private 4 Year
- Waltham, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 25 miles from Shirley
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
Wellesley College
- Private 4 Year
- Wellesley, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 25 miles from Shirley
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
Babson College
- Private 4 Year
- Wellesley, MA
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 26 miles from Shirley
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
Lasell University
- Private 4 Year
- Newton, MA
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4.8 | 18 reviews
- 25 miles from Shirley
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
Massachusetts Bay Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Wellesley Hills, MA
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| 0 reviews
- 26 miles from Shirley
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
Franklin Pierce University
- Private 4 Year
- Rindge, NH
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- 26 miles from Shirley
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
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
- Private 4 Year
- Needham, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 27 miles from Shirley
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
- 29 miles from Shirley
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
Merrimack College
- Private 4 Year
- North Andover, MA
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| 0 reviews
- 29 miles from Shirley
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
Saint John's Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Brighton, MA
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| 0 reviews
- 29 miles from Shirley
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 -
Harvard University
- Private 4 Year
- Cambridge, MA
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 30 miles from Shirley
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
Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
- Private 2 Year
- Medford, MA
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| 0 reviews
- 29 miles from Shirley
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 -
William James College
- Private 4 Year
- Newton, MA
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| 0 reviews
- 29 miles from Shirley
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Lesley University
- Private 4 Year
- Cambridge, MA
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2.5 | 2 reviews
- 30 miles from Shirley
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
- 30 miles from Shirley
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
Tufts University
- Private 4 Year
- Medford, MA
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 29 miles from Shirley
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
Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
- Private 4 Year
- Brookline, MA
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| 0 reviews
- 31 miles from Shirley
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
Hult International Business School
- Private 4 Year
- Cambridge, MA
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| 0 reviews
- 33 miles from Shirley
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