Colleges Near Riverdale
2 colleges are in Riverdale, and 154 total within 50 miles enrolling 887,109 students.
The closest option is William Paterson University of New Jersey in Wayne, 6.9 miles from Riverdale (about 8-12 minutes by car). Riverdale (pop. 3,559) is in New Jersey.
Princeton University in Princeton ranks #1 nationally. Manhattan University enrolls the most students with 3,225. United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point has the lowest tuition at $895 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Riverdale. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Riverdale. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Riverdale.
Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus
- Private 4 Year
- Teaneck, NJ
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- 16 miles from Riverdale
FDU is a private university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and international studies. The suburban Metropolitan Campus in Teaneck sits close to New York City.
- SAT Range 908-1180
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $16,920
Fairleigh Dickinson University Florham Campus
- Private 4 Year
- Madison, NJ
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- 16 miles from Riverdale
Fairleigh Dickinson Florham is a private university known for undergraduate business, psychology, and communications. The residential campus occupies a historic estate in suburban Madison.
- SAT Range 1040-1310
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $25,585
Rabbinical College of America
- Private 4 Year
- Morristown, NJ
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- 16 miles from Riverdale
Rabbinical College of America is a private Orthodox Jewish rabbinical college focused on undergraduate Talmudic and rabbinical studies. The Morristown campus is a Chabad-Lubavitch yeshiva for men preparing for the rabbinate.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $16,881
Saint Elizabeth University
- Private 4 Year
- Morristown, NJ
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- 16 miles from Riverdale
Saint Elizabeth is a small private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and health sciences. The suburban campus sits near Morristown in northern New Jersey.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.12
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $23,437
Seton Hall University
- Private 4 Year
- South Orange, NJ
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 18 miles from Riverdale
Seton Hall is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate business and diplomacy. The suburban campus in South Orange sits a short train ride from New York City.
- SAT Range 1220-1390
- Avg GPA 3.64
- Acceptance Rate 73%
- Net Price $33,896
Essex County College
- Public 2 Year
- Newark, NJ
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- 19 miles from Riverdale
Essex County College is a public community college offering associate degrees and career certificate programs. The urban campus is located in downtown Newark.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,971
New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Public 4 Year
- Newark, NJ
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 19 miles from Riverdale
NJIT is a public technological university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and architecture. The urban campus is located in Newark.
- SAT Range 1210-1460
- Avg GPA 3.72
- Acceptance Rate 65%
- Net Price $17,313
Rutgers University Newark
- Public 4 Year
- Newark, NJ
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 19 miles from Riverdale
Rutgers-Newark is a public university known for undergraduate business and criminal justice. The urban campus is located in downtown Newark.
- SAT Range 1030-1270
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.23
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $18,276
Dominican University New York
- Private 4 Year
- Orangeburg, NY
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- 19 miles from Riverdale
Dominican University New York is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The suburban campus in Orangeburg sits in Rockland County north of New York City.
- SAT Range 1095-1235
- Avg GPA 3.09
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $33,972
St. Thomas Aquinas College
- Private 4 Year
- Sparkill, NY
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- 20 miles from Riverdale
St. Thomas Aquinas is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The suburban campus sits in Sparkill just north of New York City.
- SAT Range 880-1085
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $21,187
Hudson County Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Jersey City, NJ
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 23 miles from Riverdale
Hudson County Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, culinary arts, and business programs. The urban campus is in Jersey City across the Hudson River from Manhattan.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,528
New Jersey City University
- Public 4 Year
- Jersey City, NJ
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- 23 miles from Riverdale
NJCU is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. The urban campus sits in Jersey City across the Hudson River from Manhattan.
- SAT Range 890-1140
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $16,724
Kean University
- Public 4 Year
- Union, NJ
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4.1 | 7 reviews
- 22 miles from Riverdale
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
Saint Peter's University
- Private 4 Year
- Jersey City, NJ
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- 23 miles from Riverdale
Saint Peter's is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and education. The urban Jersey City campus sits across the Hudson River from Manhattan.
- SAT Range 970-1150
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $13,775
Stevens Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Hoboken, NJ
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- 23 miles from Riverdale
Stevens is a private technological university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and systems engineering. The compact Hoboken campus sits on the Hudson River waterfront facing the Manhattan skyline.
- SAT Range 1380-1505
- Avg GPA 3.88
- Acceptance Rate 48%
- Net Price $46,165
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey
- Public 2 Year
- Cranford, NJ
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- 23 miles from Riverdale
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
Boricua College
- Private 4 Year
- New York, NY
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- 22 miles from Riverdale
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
Columbia University in the City of New York
- Private 4 Year
- New York, NY
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- 23 miles from Riverdale
Columbia is an Ivy League university known for its undergraduate Core Curriculum, political science, and economics. The urban campus sits in Morningside Heights in Manhattan.
- SAT Range 1510-1580
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.91
- Acceptance Rate 4%
- Net Price $22,520