Colleges Near Kearny
There are no colleges in Kearny, but 164 are within 50 miles, enrolling 905,891 students combined.
The closest option is Essex County College in Newark, 3.2 miles from Kearny (about 4-5 minutes by car). Kearny (pop. 40,684) is in New Jersey.
Princeton University in Princeton ranks #1 nationally. United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point has the lowest tuition at $895 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Kearny. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Kearny. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Kearny.
Hofstra University
- Private 4 Year
- Hempstead, NY
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4.0 | 3 reviews
- 27 miles from Kearny
Hofstra is a private university known for undergraduate communications, journalism, and business. The suburban Long Island campus sits in Hempstead near New York City.
- SAT Range 1230-1400
- Avg GPA 3.74
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $35,792
Webb Institute
- Private 4 Year
- Glen Cove, NY
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- 26 miles from Kearny
Webb Institute is a highly selective private college known for undergraduate naval architecture and marine engineering. The waterfront campus overlooks Long Island Sound.
- SAT Range 1430-1530
- Avg GPA 4.0
- Acceptance Rate 14%
- Net Price $21,966
The College of Westchester
- Private 4 Year
- White Plains, NY
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- 26 miles from Kearny
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 94%
- Net Price $15,871
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland
- Private 4 Year
- Suffern, NY
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- 26 miles from Kearny
A private Orthodox Jewish yeshiva known for undergraduate Talmud and Torah studies. The campus is in suburban Suffern in Rockland County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 37%
- Net Price $15,255
Long Island University
- Private 4 Year
- Brookville, NY
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- 28 miles from Kearny
LIU is a private university known for undergraduate business, education, and nursing. The suburban Brookville campus occupies a former Gilded Age estate on Long Island's North Shore.
- SAT Range 1110-1350
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $24,867
Nassau Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Garden City, NY
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- 28 miles from Kearny
Nassau is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, business, and the liberal arts. Most students commute to the suburban campus in Garden City on Long Island.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,908
New York Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Old Westbury, NY
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 27 miles from Kearny
NYIT is a private university known for undergraduate architecture, engineering, and computer science. The suburban Old Westbury campus sits on Long Island.
- SAT Range 1190-1420
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $24,688
Manhattanville University
- Private 4 Year
- Purchase, NY
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4.4 | 25 reviews
- 29 miles from Kearny
Manhattanville is a private university known for undergraduate education and the liberal arts. The suburban campus occupies a historic estate in Purchase.
- SAT Range 1020-1230
- Avg GPA 3.19
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $21,690
SUNY Westchester Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Valhalla, NY
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- 28 miles from Kearny
Westchester Community College is a public SUNY community college offering associate degrees in nursing, business, and the liberal arts. The suburban campus is in Valhalla in Westchester County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,156
Brookdale Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Lincroft, NJ
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- 30 miles from Kearny
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
SUNY at Purchase College
- Public 4 Year
- Purchase, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 30 miles from Kearny
Purchase is a public college known for undergraduate performing arts, visual arts, and film. The suburban Westchester campus sits near New York City.
- SAT Range 1185-1380
- Avg GPA 3.37
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $18,211
SUNY Old Westbury
- Public 4 Year
- Old Westbury, NY
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- 29 miles from Kearny
SUNY Old Westbury is a public university known for undergraduate business, teacher education, and the biological sciences. The suburban Long Island campus occupies wooded grounds of a former estate in Nassau County.
- SAT Range 1010-1206
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 84%
- Net Price $10,944
Raritan Valley Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Branchburg, NJ
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- 31 miles from Kearny
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
New York College of Health Professions
- Private 4 Year
- Syosset, NY
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- 32 miles from Kearny
A private college focused on undergraduate health professions, including acupuncture, Oriental medicine, and massage therapy. The suburban campus is located in Syosset on Long Island.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.73
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Monmouth University
- Private 4 Year
- West Long Branch, NJ
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- 33 miles from Kearny
Monmouth is a private university known for undergraduate business, communication, and education. The suburban campus sits a short drive from the Atlantic beaches on the New Jersey shore.
- SAT Range 1140-1310
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $34,072
Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Ossining, NY
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- 36 miles from Kearny
Kehilath Yakov is a private rabbinical seminary known for undergraduate Talmudic studies and Jewish religious training. The campus is located in Ossining along the Hudson River in New York.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,026
Farmingdale State College
- Public 4 Year
- Farmingdale, NY
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- 36 miles from Kearny
Farmingdale State is a public college of technology known for undergraduate aviation, engineering technology, and applied sciences. The suburban campus sits on Long Island.
- SAT Range 1040-1240
- Avg GPA 3.26
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $9,655
Centenary University
- Private 4 Year
- Hackettstown, NJ
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- 38 miles from Kearny
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