Colleges Near Columbia
There are no colleges in Columbia, but 56 are within 50 miles, enrolling 303,454 students combined.
The closest option is East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania in East Stroudsburg, 6.4 miles from Columbia (about 8-11 minutes by car). Columbia (pop. 229) is in New Jersey.
Princeton University in Princeton ranks #1 nationally. Warren County Community College in Washington has the lowest tuition at $5,760 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Columbia. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Columbia. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Columbia.
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- East Stroudsburg, PA
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 6 miles from Columbia
East Stroudsburg is a public university known for undergraduate education, athletic training, and exercise science. The campus sits in the Pocono Mountains near the Delaware Water Gap.
- SAT Range 1000-1180
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $18,610
Warren County Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Washington, NJ
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- 13 miles from Columbia
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing and business programs. Most students commute to its campus in Washington, a small town in northwestern New Jersey.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,331
Centenary University
- Private 4 Year
- Hackettstown, NJ
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- 15 miles from Columbia
Centenary is a private university known for undergraduate equine studies and education. The main campus is set in the residential town of Hackettstown in northwestern New Jersey.
- SAT Range 990-1170
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.23
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $22,640
Lafayette College
- Private 4 Year
- Easton, PA
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- 17 miles from Columbia
Lafayette is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate engineering alongside the liberal arts. The residential hillside campus in Easton overlooks the Delaware and Lehigh rivers.
- SAT Range 1350-1500
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Acceptance Rate 31%
- Net Price $38,442
Sussex County Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Newton, NJ
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- 20 miles from Columbia
Sussex County Community College is a public community college offering associate degrees and career certificate programs. Students attend a compact campus in the small town of Newton in northwestern New Jersey.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,403
Northampton County Area Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Bethlehem, PA
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- 21 miles from Columbia
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
Moravian University
- Private 4 Year
- Bethlehem, PA
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- 25 miles from Columbia
Moravian is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the liberal arts. The historic campus sits in downtown Bethlehem in the Lehigh Valley.
- SAT Range 1070-1285
- Avg GPA 3.55
- Acceptance Rate 54%
- Net Price $31,743
Triangle Tech Inc Bethlehem
- Private 2 Year
- Bethlehem, PA
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- 26 miles from Columbia
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $23,902
County College of Morris
- Public 2 Year
- Randolph, NJ
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- 27 miles from Columbia
County College of Morris is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and business programs. The suburban campus sits in Morris County in northern New Jersey.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,441
Lehigh University
- Private 4 Year
- Bethlehem, PA
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3.8 | 6 reviews
- 27 miles from Columbia
Lehigh is a private university known for undergraduate engineering and business. The hillside campus sits on South Mountain overlooking Bethlehem.
- SAT Range 1370-1500
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.81
- Acceptance Rate 26%
- Net Price $34,154
Raritan Valley Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Branchburg, NJ
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- 30 miles from Columbia
Raritan Valley is a community college known for undergraduate programs in nursing and business. The suburban campus is located in Branchburg in central New Jersey.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,008
DeSales University
- Private 4 Year
- Center Valley, PA
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 31 miles from Columbia
DeSales is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate theatre, nursing, and business. The suburban campus is in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.
- SAT Range 1090-1260
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $31,732
Penn State Lehigh Valley
- Public 4 Year
- Center Valley, PA
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2.0 | 1 reviews
- 30 miles from Columbia
Penn State Lehigh Valley is a small public commonwealth campus of Penn State known for undergraduate business and information sciences and technology. The suburban campus is set in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.
- SAT Range 1130-1320
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $19,066
Rabbinical College of America
- Private 4 Year
- Morristown, NJ
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- 32 miles from Columbia
Rabbinical College of America is a private Orthodox Jewish rabbinical college focused on undergraduate Talmudic and rabbinical studies. The Morristown campus is a Chabad-Lubavitch yeshiva for men preparing for the rabbinate.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $16,881
Cedar Crest College
- Private 4 Year
- Allentown, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 32 miles from Columbia
Cedar Crest is a private women's college known for undergraduate nursing and forensic science. The suburban campus sits in Allentown in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.
- SAT Range 1000-1230
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 84%
- Net Price $23,691
Muhlenberg College
- Private 4 Year
- Allentown, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 31 miles from Columbia
Muhlenberg is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate theater, biology, and media and communication. The residential campus sits in Allentown in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.
- SAT Range 1250-1410
- Avg GPA 3.44
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $34,739
Lehigh Carbon Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Schnecksville, PA
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- 32 miles from Columbia
Lehigh Carbon is a public community college offering associate degrees and technical career programs. The main campus sits in suburban Schnecksville in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,645
Saint Elizabeth University
- Private 4 Year
- Morristown, NJ
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- 36 miles from Columbia
Saint Elizabeth is a small private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and health sciences. The suburban campus sits near Morristown in northern New Jersey.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.12
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $23,437