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.
Drew University
- Private 4 Year
- Madison, NJ
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- 37 miles from Columbia
Drew is a private liberal arts university known for undergraduate theater, political science, and the humanities. The forested campus sits in suburban Madison near New York City.
- SAT Range 1103-1338
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $28,425
Fairleigh Dickinson University Florham Campus
- Private 4 Year
- Madison, NJ
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- 36 miles from Columbia
Fairleigh Dickinson Florham is a private university known for undergraduate business, psychology, and communications. The residential campus occupies a historic estate in suburban Madison.
- SAT Range 1040-1310
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $25,585
Caldwell University
- Private 4 Year
- Caldwell, NJ
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- 43 miles from Columbia
Caldwell is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The suburban campus in northern New Jersey has Dominican roots and a primarily residential feel.
- SAT Range 1130-1370
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $21,875
Delaware Valley University
- Private 4 Year
- Doylestown, PA
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- 43 miles from Columbia
Delaware Valley is a private university known for undergraduate agriculture, animal science, and equine studies. The suburban Doylestown campus includes extensive working farmland used in hands-on programs.
- SAT Range 1090-1303
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $28,975
Lackawanna College
- Private 2 Year
- Scranton, PA
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- 45 miles from Columbia
Lackawanna is a private college known for undergraduate culinary arts, hospitality, and criminal justice. The urban campus sits in downtown Scranton.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $19,682
Princeton University
- Private 4 Year
- Princeton, NJ
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 46 miles from Columbia
Princeton is an Ivy League university known for undergraduate economics, public policy, and engineering. Most undergraduates complete a required senior thesis and live in residential colleges.
- SAT Range 1510-1580
- Avg GPA 3.93
- Acceptance Rate 5%
- Net Price $15,313
Rutgers University New Brunswick
- Public 4 Year
- New Brunswick, NJ
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 45 miles from Columbia
Rutgers is a large public university known for undergraduate pharmacy, engineering, and life sciences. Students take classes across multiple campuses in New Brunswick and Piscataway linked by campus buses.
- SAT Range 1310-1500
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 58%
- Net Price $20,522
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey
- Public 2 Year
- Cranford, NJ
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- 44 miles from Columbia
UCNJ is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The main campus is in suburban Cranford, with additional sites across Union County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,798
Marywood University
- Private 4 Year
- Scranton, PA
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- 45 miles from Columbia
Marywood is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate architecture, art and design, and social work. The residential campus sits in Scranton in northeastern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 1060-1250
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 61%
- Net Price $26,217
Penn State Scranton
- Public 4 Year
- Dunmore, PA
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- 45 miles from Columbia
Penn State Scranton is a public regional campus of Penn State known for undergraduate nursing, business, and information sciences and technology. The suburban campus is located in Dunmore near Scranton in northeastern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 1100-1270
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $17,536
University of Scranton
- Private 4 Year
- Scranton, PA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 44 miles from Columbia
Scranton is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate health sciences, physical therapy, and business. The compact urban campus sits in downtown Scranton.
- SAT Range 1160-1318
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $34,234
Yeshivath Beth Moshe
- Private 4 Year
- Scranton, PA
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- 44 miles from Columbia
Yeshivath Beth Moshe is a private Orthodox Jewish yeshiva focused on undergraduate Talmudic and rabbinical studies. The small Scranton campus centers on full-time traditional yeshiva study in a residential setting.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,564
Fortis Institute Scranton
- Private 2 Year
- Scranton, PA
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- 45 miles from Columbia
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $20,176
Seton Hall University
- Private 4 Year
- South Orange, NJ
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 46 miles from Columbia
Seton Hall is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate business and diplomacy. The suburban campus in South Orange sits a short train ride from New York City.
- SAT Range 1220-1390
- Avg GPA 3.64
- Acceptance Rate 73%
- Net Price $33,896
Johnson College
- Private 2 Year
- Scranton, PA
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- 46 miles from Columbia
Johnson College is a private technical college known for undergraduate programs in automotive technology, veterinary technology, and other career-focused trades. The compact campus sits in Scranton in northeastern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 950-1140
- Avg GPA 2.95
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $17,826
Berkeley College Woodland Park
- Private 4 Year
- Woodland Park, NJ
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- 47 miles from Columbia
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.92
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $27,815
William Paterson University of New Jersey
- Public 4 Year
- Wayne, NJ
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- 47 miles from Columbia
William Paterson is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and music. The suburban Wayne campus sits in northern New Jersey within reach of New York City.
- SAT Range 990-1345
- Avg GPA 2.97
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $13,509
King's College
- Private 4 Year
- Wilkes-Barre, PA
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- 47 miles from Columbia
King's is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate business and physician assistant studies. The urban campus occupies several blocks in downtown Wilkes-Barre.
- SAT Range 1070-1270
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $23,689