Colleges Near Dayton
There are no colleges in Dayton, but 173 are within 50 miles, enrolling 987,964 students combined.
The closest option is Princeton University in Princeton, 8 miles from Dayton (about 10-14 minutes by car). Dayton (pop. 7,063) is in New Jersey.
United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point has the lowest tuition at $895 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Dayton. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Dayton. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Dayton.
Princeton University
- Private 4 Year
- Princeton, NJ
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 8 miles from Dayton
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
- 9 miles from Dayton
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
Rabbi Jacob Joseph School
- Private 4 Year
- Edison, NJ
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- 10 miles from Dayton
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $12,093
Mercer County Community College
- Public 2 Year
- West Windsor, NJ
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- 11 miles from Dayton
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
Middlesex College
- Public 2 Year
- Edison, NJ
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- 12 miles from Dayton
Middlesex College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and business programs. Most students commute to the suburban campus in Edison.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $2,314
Rider University
- Private 4 Year
- Lawrenceville, NJ
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- 14 miles from Dayton
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
The College of New Jersey
- Public 4 Year
- Ewing, NJ
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 16 miles from Dayton
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
Raritan Valley Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Branchburg, NJ
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- 18 miles from Dayton
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
Talmudical Academy New Jersey
- Private 4 Year
- Adelphia, NJ
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- 18 miles from Dayton
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 43%
- Net Price $10,524
Thomas Edison State University
- Public 4 Year
- Trenton, NJ
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- 17 miles from Dayton
Thomas Edison State is a public university known for online undergraduate degree programs and flexible study for adult learners. Most students complete coursework at a distance rather than on a traditional residential campus in Trenton.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Brookdale Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Lincroft, NJ
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- 20 miles from Dayton
Brookdale is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and transfer-oriented liberal arts programs. Most students commute to the suburban main campus in Lincroft.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,100
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey
- Public 2 Year
- Cranford, NJ
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- 22 miles from Dayton
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
Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Staten Island, NY
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- 22 miles from Dayton
Torah Temimah is a private talmudical seminary known for undergraduate Talmud and Torah studies. Most students follow a traditional yeshiva curriculum on the Staten Island campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 56%
- Net Price $25,556
St Paul's School of Nursing Staten Island
- Private 2 Year
- Staten Island, NY
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- 23 miles from Dayton
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $34,808
Georgian Court University
- Private 4 Year
- Lakewood, NJ
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- 25 miles from Dayton
Georgian Court is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The historic Lakewood campus occupies a former Gilded Age estate with formal gardens.
- SAT Range 1043-1251
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $20,457
Kean University
- Public 4 Year
- Union, NJ
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4.1 | 7 reviews
- 25 miles from Dayton
Kean is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and design. The suburban campus in Union sits near New York City.
- SAT Range 930-1150
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $12,708
College of Staten Island CUNY
- Public 4 Year
- Staten Island, NY
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- 25 miles from Dayton
College of Staten Island is a public CUNY college known for undergraduate nursing, teacher education, and business. Its large Staten Island campus is one of New York City's most spacious college grounds.
- SAT Range 890-1250
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $6,525
Drew University
- Private 4 Year
- Madison, NJ
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- 27 miles from Dayton
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