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.
CUNY Queensborough Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Bayside, NY
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- 34 miles from Riverdale
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
CUNY York College
- Public 4 Year
- Jamaica, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 34 miles from Riverdale
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
St. John's University New York
- Private 4 Year
- Queens, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 33 miles from Riverdale
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
SUNY at Purchase College
- Public 4 Year
- Purchase, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 32 miles from Riverdale
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
United States Military Academy
- Public 4 Year
- West Point, New York
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- 33 miles from Riverdale
West Point is a highly selective federal service academy known for undergraduate engineering and leadership training. Cadets live under a structured military regimen on the historic campus overlooking the Hudson River.
- SAT Range 1200-1430
- Avg GPA 4.0
- Acceptance Rate 12%
- Net Price -
Yeshivath Shaar Hatorah
- Private 4 Year
- Kew Gardens, NY
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- 32 miles from Riverdale
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
Rutgers University New Brunswick
- Public 4 Year
- New Brunswick, NJ
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 35 miles from Riverdale
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
CUNY Kingsborough Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Brooklyn, NY
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- 35 miles from Riverdale
Kingsborough is a CUNY community college known for nursing, liberal arts, and maritime technology. The campus sits on a waterfront peninsula in Brooklyn's Manhattan Beach neighborhood.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,281
Rabbi Jacob Joseph School
- Private 4 Year
- Edison, NJ
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- 34 miles from Riverdale
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $12,093
Webb Institute
- Private 4 Year
- Glen Cove, NY
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- 36 miles from Riverdale
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
Adelphi University
- Private 4 Year
- Garden City, NY
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3.0 | 3 reviews
- 39 miles from Riverdale
Adelphi is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, psychology, and the performing arts. The suburban Garden City campus sits on Long Island outside New York City.
- SAT Range 1120-1340
- Avg GPA 3.69
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $31,303
Long Island University
- Private 4 Year
- Brookville, NY
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- 40 miles from Riverdale
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
Mount Saint Mary College
- Private 4 Year
- Newburgh, NY
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- 39 miles from Riverdale
Mount Saint Mary is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus overlooks the Hudson River in Newburgh.
- SAT Range 1090-1255
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $26,896
New York Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Old Westbury, NY
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 39 miles from Riverdale
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
Sh'or Yoshuv Rabbinical College
- Private 4 Year
- Lawrence, NY
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- 40 miles from Riverdale
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 -
Hofstra University
- Private 4 Year
- Hempstead, NY
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4.0 | 3 reviews
- 42 miles from Riverdale
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
Molloy University
- Private 4 Year
- Rockville Centre, NY
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- 42 miles from Riverdale
Molloy is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. Students attend a suburban campus in Rockville Centre on Long Island.
- SAT Range 1088-1290
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $24,405
Nassau Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Garden City, NY
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- 42 miles from Riverdale
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