Colleges Near Wakefield
There are no colleges in Wakefield, but 83 are within 50 miles, enrolling 608,975 students combined.
The closest option is Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Medford, 5.9 miles from Wakefield (about 7-10 minutes by car). Wakefield (pop. 24,932) 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 Wakefield. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Wakefield. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Wakefield.
College of the Holy Cross
- Private 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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- 42 miles from Wakefield
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
Southern New Hampshire University
- Private 4 Year
- Manchester, NH
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- 42 miles from Wakefield
SNHU is a private university known for undergraduate business and large online degree programs. Most undergraduates study online, with a smaller traditional campus in Manchester.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.18
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $36,501
Manchester Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Manchester, NH
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- 41 miles from Wakefield
Manchester Community College is a community college known for undergraduate nursing and business programs. Most students commute to the urban campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,209
Great Bay Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Portsmouth, NH
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- 41 miles from Wakefield
Great Bay is a community college known for undergraduate nursing and business programs. The Portsmouth campus serves New Hampshire's seacoast region.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,513
Worcester State University
- Public 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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- 43 miles from Wakefield
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
University of New Hampshire Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Durham, NH
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- 44 miles from Wakefield
UNH is a large public university known for undergraduate marine science, environmental studies, and business. Durham is a classic New England college town built around the campus near the seacoast.
- SAT Range 1090-1330
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $24,999
Anna Maria College
- Private 4 Year
- Paxton, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 45 miles from Wakefield
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
Mount Wachusett Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Gardner, MA
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- 47 miles from Wakefield
Mount Wachusett is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences programs. The main campus is in Gardner in north-central Massachusetts.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,592
Bryant University
- Private 4 Year
- Smithfield, RI
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 47 miles from Wakefield
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
Brown University
- Private 4 Year
- Providence, RI
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 50 miles from Wakefield
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
Providence College
- Private 4 Year
- Providence, RI
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 50 miles from Wakefield
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