Colleges Near Pennington
There are no colleges in Pennington, but 130 are within 50 miles, enrolling 670,704 students combined.
The closest option is Rider University in Lawrenceville, 4.2 miles from Pennington (about 5-7 minutes by car). Pennington (pop. 2,585) is in New Jersey.
Princeton University in Princeton ranks #1 nationally. Camden County College in Blackwood has the lowest tuition at $4,416 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Pennington. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Pennington. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Pennington.
Rider University
- Private 4 Year
- Lawrenceville, NJ
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- 4 miles from Pennington
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
- 4 miles from Pennington
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
Princeton University
- Private 4 Year
- Princeton, NJ
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 7 miles from Pennington
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
Thomas Edison State University
- Public 4 Year
- Trenton, NJ
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- 7 miles from Pennington
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 -
Mercer County Community College
- Public 2 Year
- West Windsor, NJ
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- 9 miles from Pennington
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
Bucks County Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Newtown, PA
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- 11 miles from Pennington
Bucks County Community College is a public community college known for associate degrees and transfer programs. The suburban main campus is located in Newtown in Bucks County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,176
Cairn University Langhorne
- Private 4 Year
- Langhorne, PA
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- 13 miles from Pennington
Cairn is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, ministry, and education. The suburban campus sits in Langhorne near Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1000-1160
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $23,273
Raritan Valley Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Branchburg, NJ
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- 20 miles from Pennington
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
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
- Private 4 Year
- Bryn Athyn, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 19 miles from Pennington
Bryn Athyn is a small private liberal arts college affiliated with the Swedenborgian New Church. The suburban campus outside Philadelphia sits beside the Bryn Athyn Cathedral and the New Church community.
- SAT Range 1060-1298
- Avg GPA 2.87
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $20,728
Delaware Valley University
- Private 4 Year
- Doylestown, PA
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- 20 miles from Pennington
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
Rutgers University New Brunswick
- Public 4 Year
- New Brunswick, NJ
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 22 miles from Pennington
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
Holy Family University
- Private 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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3.2 | 4 reviews
- 21 miles from Pennington
Holy Family is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The urban campus is in Northeast Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 910-1150
- Avg GPA 3.13
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $14,072
Penn State Abington
- Public 4 Year
- Abington, PA
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- 22 miles from Pennington
Penn State Abington is a public regional campus of Penn State known for undergraduate business, nursing, and information sciences. The suburban campus sits just north of Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1070-1265
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $19,232
Manor College
- Private 2 Year
- Jenkintown, PA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 23 miles from Pennington
Manor is a small private Catholic college known for undergraduate veterinary technology and health sciences. The suburban campus sits in Jenkintown just north of Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 725-935
- Avg GPA 2.82
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $13,684
Rowan College at Burlington County
- Public 2 Year
- Mount Laurel, NJ
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- 25 miles from Pennington
Rowan College at Burlington County is a public community college known for associate degrees and transfer pathways to Rowan University. The suburban campus is in Mount Laurel in southern New Jersey.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,440
Middlesex College
- Public 2 Year
- Edison, NJ
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- 25 miles from Pennington
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
Arcadia University
- Private 4 Year
- Glenside, PA
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- 25 miles from Pennington
Arcadia is a private university known for undergraduate study abroad and international education. The suburban Glenside campus is anchored by Grey Towers Castle, a National Historic Landmark.
- SAT Range 1065-1265
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $30,037
Gratz College
- Private 4 Year
- Melrose Park, PA
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- 25 miles from Pennington
Gratz is a private Jewish college known for undergraduate programs in Jewish studies and education. The campus is in the Philadelphia suburb of Melrose Park.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -