Colleges Near Worcester
6 colleges are in Worcester, and 94 total within 50 miles enrolling 513,547 students.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute is the nearest college in Worcester. Worcester (pop. 181,045) is in Massachusetts.
Harvard University in Cambridge ranks #4 nationally. Quinsigamond Community College enrolls the most students with 7,811. North Shore Community College in Danvers has the lowest tuition at $5,352 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Worcester. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Worcester. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Worcester.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Private 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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- Campus in Worcester
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
- Campus in Worcester
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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- Campus in Worcester
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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- Campus in Worcester
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
Worcester State University
- Public 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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- Campus in Worcester
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
Quinsigamond Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Worcester, MA
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- Campus in Worcester
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
Anna Maria College
- Private 4 Year
- Paxton, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 7 miles from Worcester
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
Nichols College
- Private 4 Year
- Dudley, MA
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- 17 miles from Worcester
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
Framingham State University
- Public 4 Year
- Framingham, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 19 miles from Worcester
Framingham State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nutrition, and fashion design. The suburban campus sits in the MetroWest area west of Boston.
- SAT Range 1100-1280
- Avg GPA 3.07
- Acceptance Rate 84%
- Net Price $16,114
Fitchburg State University
- Public 4 Year
- Fitchburg, MA
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- 22 miles from Worcester
Fitchburg State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and business. The campus is located in the small city of Fitchburg in north-central Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 1060-1230
- Avg GPA 3.29
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $15,340
Dean College
- Private 4 Year
- Franklin, MA
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 25 miles from Worcester
Dean is a small private college known for undergraduate dance, theater, and performing arts. The residential campus sits in suburban Franklin, southwest of Boston.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.88
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $32,085
Mount Wachusett Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Gardner, MA
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- 24 miles from Worcester
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
Regis College
- Private 4 Year
- Weston, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 26 miles from Worcester
Regis College is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The suburban campus is located in Weston, west of Boston.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.38
- Acceptance Rate 70%
- Net Price $28,575
Wellesley College
- Private 4 Year
- Wellesley, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 26 miles from Worcester
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
- 28 miles from Worcester
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
Brandeis University
- Private 4 Year
- Waltham, MA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 29 miles from Worcester
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
Massachusetts Bay Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Wellesley Hills, MA
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- 28 miles from Worcester
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
Bryant University
- Private 4 Year
- Smithfield, RI
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 28 miles from Worcester
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