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.
Monroe University
- Private 4 Year
- Bronx, NY
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- 32 miles from Plainfield
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $13,291
Rabbinical Seminary of America
- Private 4 Year
- Flushing, NY
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- 32 miles from Plainfield
Rabbinical Seminary of America is a private Orthodox Jewish yeshiva known for undergraduate Talmudic studies and rabbinical training. The campus is in the Flushing section of Queens in New York City.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $8,125
Eastwick College Ramsey
- Private 2 Year
- Ramsey, NJ
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- 34 miles from Plainfield
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $27,454
Thomas Edison State University
- Public 4 Year
- Trenton, NJ
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- 33 miles from Plainfield
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 -
CUNY York College
- Public 4 Year
- Jamaica, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 33 miles from Plainfield
York College is a public CUNY college known for undergraduate nursing, health professions, and aviation. The urban campus sits in Jamaica, Queens.
- SAT Range 790-960
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.15
- Acceptance Rate 64%
- Net Price $5,131
Fordham University
- Private 4 Year
- Bronx, NY
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4.2 | 5 reviews
- 33 miles from Plainfield
Fordham is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business, communications, and the liberal arts. The main Rose Hill campus in the Bronx borders the New York Botanical Garden.
- SAT Range 1320-1480
- Avg GPA 3.67
- Acceptance Rate 59%
- Net Price $48,190
Ramapo College of New Jersey
- Public 4 Year
- Mahwah, NJ
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- 35 miles from Plainfield
Ramapo is a public liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and communication arts. The wooded suburban campus sits in the Ramapo Mountains foothills near the New York border.
- SAT Range 1130-1300
- Avg GPA 3.47
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $17,566
University of Mount Saint Vincent
- Private 4 Year
- Bronx, NY
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- 34 miles from Plainfield
Mount Saint Vincent is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The Riverdale campus overlooks the Hudson River in the Bronx.
- SAT Range 1011-1178
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.14
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $22,808
St. John's University New York
- Private 4 Year
- Queens, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 33 miles from Plainfield
St. John's is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate pharmacy, business, and communications. The urban campus is in Queens in New York City.
- SAT Range 1150-1340
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $29,656
Warren County Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Washington, NJ
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- 33 miles from Plainfield
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing and business programs. Most students commute to its campus in Washington, a small town in northwestern New Jersey.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,331
Yeshiva of the Telshe Alumni
- Private 4 Year
- Riverdale, NY
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- 33 miles from Plainfield
Yeshiva of the Telshe Alumni is a private Orthodox Jewish yeshiva focused on intensive undergraduate Talmud and Torah study. Most students live and learn in a traditional residential yeshiva setting in Riverdale.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
CUNY Queensborough Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Bayside, NY
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- 36 miles from Plainfield
Queensborough is a public CUNY community college known for associate programs in nursing, business, and the liberal arts. The campus sits in a residential neighborhood in Bayside, Queens.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,436
Sh'or Yoshuv Rabbinical College
- Private 4 Year
- Lawrence, NY
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- 35 miles from Plainfield
Sh'or Yoshuv is a private rabbinical college known for undergraduate Talmudic and Torah studies. The suburban campus is located in Lawrence on Long Island.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
SUNY Maritime College
- Public 4 Year
- Throggs Neck, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 35 miles from Plainfield
SUNY Maritime is a public maritime college known for undergraduate marine transportation, marine engineering, and naval architecture. The waterfront campus occupies historic Fort Schuyler on the Throggs Neck peninsula in the Bronx.
- SAT Range 1123-1288
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $20,312
Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid
- Private 4 Year
- Far Rockaway, NY
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- 35 miles from Plainfield
Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid is a private Orthodox Jewish yeshiva known for undergraduate Talmudic studies. The campus is in Far Rockaway, a coastal neighborhood in Queens.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $12,732
Georgian Court University
- Private 4 Year
- Lakewood, NJ
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- 37 miles from Plainfield
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
Sarah Lawrence College
- Private 4 Year
- Bronxville, NY
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 37 miles from Plainfield
Sarah Lawrence is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate creative writing, the arts, and conference-based individualized study. The suburban Bronxville campus sits just north of New York City.
- SAT Range 1240-1430
- Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $43,629
United States Merchant Marine Academy
- Public 4 Year
- Kings Point, NY
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- 37 miles from Plainfield
USMMA is a highly selective federal service academy known for undergraduate marine engineering and maritime transportation. Midshipmen train on a waterfront campus on Long Island Sound and complete a required Sea Year at sea.
- SAT Range 1110-1300
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 34%
- Net Price $4,101