Colleges Near Chester
1 college is in Chester, and 152 total within 50 miles enrolling 858,074 students.
The closest option is County College of Morris in Randolph, 7.5 miles from Chester (about 9-13 minutes by car). Chester (pop. 1,649) is in New Jersey.
Princeton University in Princeton ranks #1 nationally. Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical College enrolls the most students with 264. United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point has the lowest tuition at $895 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Chester. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Chester. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Chester.
Saint Peter's University
- Private 4 Year
- Jersey City, NJ
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- 33 miles from Chester
Saint Peter's is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and education. The urban Jersey City campus sits across the Hudson River from Manhattan.
- SAT Range 970-1150
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $13,775
Wagner College
- Private 4 Year
- Staten Island, NY
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- 34 miles from Chester
Wagner is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, theater, and business. The hilltop campus on Staten Island overlooks New York Harbor.
- SAT Range 1190-1290
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $28,033
Northampton County Area Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Bethlehem, PA
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- 34 miles from Chester
Northampton Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied-health programs. The main campus is in Bethlehem in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,682
Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus
- Private 4 Year
- Teaneck, NJ
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- 35 miles from Chester
FDU is a private university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and international studies. The suburban Metropolitan Campus in Teaneck sits close to New York City.
- SAT Range 908-1180
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $16,920
Eastwick College Ramsey
- Private 2 Year
- Ramsey, NJ
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- 35 miles from Chester
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $27,454
Rider University
- Private 4 Year
- Lawrenceville, NJ
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- 35 miles from Chester
Rider is a private university known for undergraduate business, accounting, and music through Westminster Choir College. The suburban campus is in Lawrenceville near Princeton.
- SAT Range 1100-1320
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $26,506
Stevens Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Hoboken, NJ
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- 35 miles from Chester
Stevens is a private technological university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and systems engineering. The compact Hoboken campus sits on the Hudson River waterfront facing the Manhattan skyline.
- SAT Range 1380-1505
- Avg GPA 3.88
- Acceptance Rate 48%
- Net Price $46,165
Metropolitan College of New York
- Private 4 Year
- New York, NY
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- 36 miles from Chester
MCNY is a private college known for purpose-centered undergraduate programs in business, human services, and public affairs. The urban campus is located in Manhattan.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.1
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $26,091
Mercer County Community College
- Public 2 Year
- West Windsor, NJ
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- 37 miles from Chester
A public community college known for associate programs in nursing, business, and liberal arts transfer. Most students commute to the suburban West Windsor campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,475
The College of New Jersey
- Public 4 Year
- Ewing, NJ
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 36 miles from Chester
TCNJ is a public college known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and business. The suburban Ewing campus is primarily residential.
- SAT Range 1140-1340
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.29
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $25,580
American Academy of Dramatic Arts New York
- Private 2 Year
- New York, NY
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- 37 miles from Chester
AADA is a private drama conservatory known for undergraduate acting training. The urban campus is in Midtown Manhattan.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $50,395
American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service
- Private 2 Year
- New York, NY
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- 37 miles from Chester
American Academy McAllister Institute is a private specialized college known for undergraduate funeral service and mortuary science. The urban New York City campus centers training for funeral directing and embalming careers.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $23,362
American Musical and Dramatic Academy
- Private 4 Year
- New York, NY
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- 37 miles from Chester
AMDA is a private performing arts college known for undergraduate musical theatre, acting, and dance. The urban campus sits on Manhattan's Upper West Side.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 24%
- Net Price $48,524
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
- Private 4 Year
- New York, NY
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- 37 miles from Chester
Cooper Union is a highly selective private college known for undergraduate architecture, fine arts, and engineering. The urban campus is centered in Manhattan's East Village.
- SAT Range 1295-1501
- Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 21%
- Net Price $26,283
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
- Public 2 Year
- New York, NY
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 36 miles from Chester
BMCC is a large public community college known for undergraduate programs in business, nursing, and media arts. The urban campus is in Lower Manhattan's Tribeca neighborhood.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,571
Mandl School The College of Allied Health
- Private 2 Year
- New York, NY
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- 37 miles from Chester
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $35,578
Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America
- Private 4 Year
- New York, NY
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- 37 miles from Chester
Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem is a private Orthodox Jewish yeshiva known for undergraduate Talmudic study and Jewish law. The historic campus is on Manhattan's Lower East Side.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 60%
- Net Price $8,290
The New School
- Private 4 Year
- New York, NY
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3.3 | 3 reviews
- 36 miles from Chester
The New School is a private university known for undergraduate fashion, design, and the performing arts. Students attend classes on an urban campus in Manhattan's Greenwich Village.
- SAT Range 1140-1360
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.59
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $67,224