Colleges Near Townsend
There are no colleges in Townsend, but 84 are within 50 miles, enrolling 602,612 students combined.
The closest option is Fitchburg State University in Fitchburg, 7.4 miles from Townsend (about 9-13 minutes by car). Townsend (pop. 1,128) 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 Townsend. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Townsend. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Townsend.
Salem State University
- Public 4 Year
- Salem, MA
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- 43 miles from Townsend
Salem State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and social work. The campus sits in the historic coastal city of Salem north of Boston.
- SAT Range 990-1160
- Avg GPA 3.17
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $17,541
FINE Mortuary College
- Private 2 Year
- Norwood, MA
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- 43 miles from Townsend
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Eastern Nazarene College
- Private 4 Year
- Quincy, MA
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- 45 miles from Townsend
Eastern Nazarene is a small private Christian college known for undergraduate education, religion, and the liberal arts. The residential campus sits in Quincy, a Boston suburb on Massachusetts Bay.
- SAT Range 883-1180
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.21
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $21,894
Endicott College
- Private 4 Year
- Beverly, MA
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- 45 miles from Townsend
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
Nichols College
- Private 4 Year
- Dudley, MA
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- 45 miles from Townsend
Nichols is a private college known for undergraduate business, management, and sport management. The residential campus sits in the small town of Dudley in south-central Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 1028-1236
- Avg GPA 2.9
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $32,337
Amherst College
- Private 4 Year
- Amherst, MA
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- 46 miles from Townsend
Amherst is a highly selective private liberal arts college known for undergraduate economics, English, and political science. Students follow an open curriculum, and the campus sits in a classic New England college town.
- SAT Range 1490-1580
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.91
- Acceptance Rate 9%
- Net Price $19,049
Gordon College
- Private 4 Year
- Wenham, MA
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- 45 miles from Townsend
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
Greenfield Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Greenfield, MA
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- 47 miles from Townsend
Greenfield Community College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and outdoor leadership. The campus is in the small town of Greenfield in western Massachusetts.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,859
University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Public 4 Year
- Amherst, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 46 miles from Townsend
UMass Amherst is a large public university known for undergraduate computer science, business, and engineering. Students can cross-register at nearby colleges through the Five College Consortium in the Pioneer Valley.
- SAT Range 1310-1500
- Avg GPA 3.99
- Acceptance Rate 60%
- Net Price $22,948
Quincy College
- Public 2 Year
- Quincy, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 46 miles from Townsend
Quincy College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and business programs. The urban campus lies a few miles south of Boston in downtown Quincy.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,704
Landmark College
- Private 2 Year
- Putney, VT
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2.2 | 4 reviews
- 46 miles from Townsend
Landmark is a private college known for undergraduate programs designed for students with learning disabilities, ADHD, and autism. The small campus sits in the rural village of Putney in southern Vermont.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 49%
- Net Price $60,895
Hampshire College
- Private 4 Year
- Amherst, MA
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3.7 | 6 reviews
- 48 miles from Townsend
Hampshire is a private liberal arts college known for student-designed majors and narrative evaluations instead of letter grades. Students can also take courses through the Five College Consortium with nearby Amherst, Smith, Mount Holyoke, and UMass.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $27,895