Colleges Near South Plainfield
There are no colleges in South Plainfield, but 167 are within 50 miles, enrolling 933,600 students combined.
The closest option is Middlesex College in Edison, 5.4 miles from South Plainfield (about 7-9 minutes by car). South Plainfield (pop. 23,385) 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 South Plainfield. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near South Plainfield. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near South Plainfield.
Wagner College
- Private 4 Year
- Staten Island, NY
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- 17 miles from South Plainfield
Wagner is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, theater, and business. The hilltop campus on Staten Island overlooks New York Harbor.
- SAT Range 1190-1290
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $28,033
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University
- Private 4 Year
- Bloomfield, NJ
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- 19 miles from South Plainfield
Bloomfield College is a small public college within Montclair State University known for undergraduate nursing and business. The suburban campus sits near New York City.
- SAT Range 770-960
- Avg GPA 2.69
- Acceptance Rate 70%
- Net Price $27,410
Caldwell University
- Private 4 Year
- Caldwell, NJ
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- 19 miles from South Plainfield
Caldwell is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The suburban campus in northern New Jersey has Dominican roots and a primarily residential feel.
- SAT Range 1130-1370
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $21,875
New Jersey City University
- Public 4 Year
- Jersey City, NJ
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- 20 miles from South Plainfield
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
Princeton University
- Private 4 Year
- Princeton, NJ
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 20 miles from South Plainfield
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
County College of Morris
- Public 2 Year
- Randolph, NJ
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- 21 miles from South Plainfield
County College of Morris is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and business programs. The suburban campus sits in Morris County in northern New Jersey.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,441
Hudson County Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Jersey City, NJ
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 21 miles from South Plainfield
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
Saint Peter's University
- Private 4 Year
- Jersey City, NJ
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- 21 miles from South Plainfield
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
Brookdale Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Lincroft, NJ
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- 23 miles from South Plainfield
Brookdale is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and transfer-oriented liberal arts programs. Most students commute to the suburban main campus in Lincroft.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,100
Montclair State University
- Public 4 Year
- Montclair, NJ
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 23 miles from South Plainfield
Montclair State is a large public university known for undergraduate education and the performing arts. The suburban campus sits in northern New Jersey near New York City.
- SAT Range 910-1210
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $17,669
Stevens Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Hoboken, NJ
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- 24 miles from South Plainfield
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
Beth Hamedrash Shaarei Yosher Institute
- Private 4 Year
- Brooklyn, NY
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- 23 miles from South Plainfield
Beth Hamedrash Shaarei Yosher is a private Orthodox Jewish yeshiva known for undergraduate Talmudic studies. The urban campus is in Brooklyn.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $11,397
Metropolitan College of New York
- Private 4 Year
- New York, NY
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- 23 miles from South Plainfield
MCNY is a private college known for purpose-centered undergraduate programs in business, human services, and public affairs. The urban campus is located in Manhattan.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.1
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $26,091
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
- Public 2 Year
- New York, NY
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 23 miles from South Plainfield
BMCC is a large public community college known for undergraduate programs in business, nursing, and media arts. The urban campus is in Lower Manhattan's Tribeca neighborhood.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,571
Machzikei Hadath Rabbinical College
- Private 4 Year
- Brooklyn, NY
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- 23 miles from South Plainfield
Machzikei Hadath is a private rabbinical college known for undergraduate Talmudic studies and Jewish religious law. The urban campus operates as a traditional Orthodox yeshiva in Brooklyn.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $16,386
Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Brooklyn, NY
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- 24 miles from South Plainfield
Torah Vodaath is a private Orthodox Jewish rabbinical seminary known for intensive undergraduate Talmud and Torah study. The Brooklyn campus centers on traditional yeshiva residential life organized around full-time beis medrash learning.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $7,174
Mesivta of Eastern Parkway Yeshiva Zichron Meilech
- Private 4 Year
- Brooklyn, NY
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- 23 miles from South Plainfield
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 56%
- Net Price $10,651
Yeshiva Karlin Stolin
- Private 4 Year
- Brooklyn, NY
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- 23 miles from South Plainfield
Yeshiva Karlin Stolin is a private Hasidic yeshiva known for undergraduate Torah and Talmudic studies. The urban campus is in Brooklyn's Borough Park neighborhood.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,989