Colleges Near Plainfield
There are no colleges in Plainfield, but 164 are within 50 miles, enrolling 923,528 students combined.
The closest option is UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey in Cranford, 6.3 miles from Plainfield (about 8-11 minutes by car). Plainfield (pop. 49,808) 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 Plainfield. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Plainfield. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Plainfield.
Rider University
- Private 4 Year
- Lawrenceville, NJ
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- 29 miles from Plainfield
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
Talmudical Academy New Jersey
- Private 4 Year
- Adelphia, NJ
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- 29 miles from Plainfield
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 43%
- Net Price $10,524
Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing
- Private 2 Year
- New York, NY
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- 28 miles from Plainfield
Mount Sinai Phillips is a private nursing school known for undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs. The urban New York City campus is affiliated with the Mount Sinai Health System.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.9
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
- Private 4 Year
- New York, NY
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- 27 miles from Plainfield
JTS is a private Jewish institution known for undergraduate Jewish studies through dual-degree programs with Columbia and Barnard. The urban campus sits in Morningside Heights beside Columbia University.
- SAT Range 1440-1580
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 49%
- Net Price $58,152
Boricua College
- Private 4 Year
- New York, NY
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- 29 miles from Plainfield
Boricua College is a private college known for bilingual undergraduate programs in education, human services, and business. Its urban New York City campuses primarily serve Latino and working-adult students.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,245
CUNY City College
- Public 4 Year
- New York, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 28 miles from Plainfield
CCNY is a public college in the CUNY system known for undergraduate engineering, architecture, and the sciences. The urban campus is located in Harlem in northern Manhattan.
- SAT Range 1070-1430
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 60%
- Net Price $4,664
CUNY Hostos Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Bronx, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 29 miles from Plainfield
Hostos is a CUNY community college known for undergraduate nursing, dental hygiene, and allied health. The urban campus is in the South Bronx.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,556
St Paul's School of Nursing Queens
- Private 2 Year
- Rego Park, NY
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- 30 miles from Plainfield
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $25,602
Monmouth University
- Private 4 Year
- West Long Branch, NJ
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- 32 miles from Plainfield
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
The College of New Jersey
- Public 4 Year
- Ewing, NJ
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 31 miles from Plainfield
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
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Flushing, NY
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- 30 miles from Plainfield
Vaughn is a private college known for undergraduate aviation, aerospace engineering, and airport management. The Flushing campus sits near LaGuardia Airport in Queens.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $40,301
CUNY Bronx Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Bronx, NY
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- 31 miles from Plainfield
Bronx Community College is a public CUNY community college known for undergraduate nursing, allied health, and liberal arts. The historic University Heights campus holds the Hall of Fame for Great Americans and Beaux-Arts buildings.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,304
Plaza College
- Private 4 Year
- Forest Hills, NY
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 31 miles from Plainfield
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 30%
- Net Price $19,860
Yeshivath Shaar Hatorah
- Private 4 Year
- Kew Gardens, NY
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- 31 miles from Plainfield
Yeshivath Shaar Hatorah is a private Orthodox Jewish men's college known for undergraduate Talmudic studies. The small urban campus in Kew Gardens, Queens, runs on a traditional yeshiva model of intensive Torah learning.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $15,288
Yeshiva University
- Private 4 Year
- New York, NY
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- 30 miles from Plainfield
Yeshiva is a private Jewish university known for combining Jewish studies with undergraduate business, sciences, and liberal arts. Men and women study on separate urban campuses in Manhattan.
- SAT Range 1340-1510
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Acceptance Rate 56%
- Net Price $39,681
CUNY Lehman College
- Public 4 Year
- Bronx, NY
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- 33 miles from Plainfield
Lehman is a public CUNY college known for undergraduate nursing, teacher education, and health sciences. Students attend a tree-lined campus in the northwest Bronx.
- SAT Range 850-1150
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 57%
- Net Price $3,961
CUNY Queens College
- Public 4 Year
- Queens, NY
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 32 miles from Plainfield
Queens College is a public CUNY college known for undergraduate music through the Aaron Copland School of Music and for education. The tree-lined campus is in Flushing, Queens.
- SAT Range 1010-1290
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 64%
- Net Price $5,728
Manhattan University
- Private 4 Year
- Riverdale, NY
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 33 miles from Plainfield
Manhattan University is a private Lasallian Catholic university known for undergraduate engineering. The residential campus is in the Riverdale section of the Bronx.
- SAT Range 1180-1358
- Avg GPA 3.63
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $29,717