Colleges Near Watchung
There are no colleges in Watchung, but 168 are within 50 miles, enrolling 939,894 students combined.
The closest option is UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey in Cranford, 6.4 miles from Watchung (about 8-11 minutes by car). Watchung (pop. 5,801) 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 Watchung. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Watchung. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Watchung.
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey
- Public 2 Year
- Cranford, NJ
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- 6 miles from Watchung
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
Drew University
- Private 4 Year
- Madison, NJ
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- 8 miles from Watchung
Drew is a private liberal arts university known for undergraduate theater, political science, and the humanities. The forested campus sits in suburban Madison near New York City.
- SAT Range 1103-1338
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $28,425
Fairleigh Dickinson University Florham Campus
- Private 4 Year
- Madison, NJ
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- 9 miles from Watchung
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
Kean University
- Public 4 Year
- Union, NJ
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4.1 | 7 reviews
- 11 miles from Watchung
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
Middlesex College
- Public 2 Year
- Edison, NJ
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- 10 miles from Watchung
Middlesex College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and business programs. Most students commute to the suburban campus in Edison.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $2,314
Rutgers University New Brunswick
- Public 4 Year
- New Brunswick, NJ
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 10 miles from Watchung
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
Saint Elizabeth University
- Private 4 Year
- Morristown, NJ
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- 10 miles from Watchung
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
Rabbi Jacob Joseph School
- Private 4 Year
- Edison, NJ
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- 10 miles from Watchung
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $12,093
Rabbinical College of America
- Private 4 Year
- Morristown, NJ
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- 12 miles from Watchung
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
Seton Hall University
- Private 4 Year
- South Orange, NJ
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 12 miles from Watchung
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
Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok
- Private 4 Year
- Elizabeth, NJ
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- 12 miles from Watchung
An Orthodox Jewish yeshiva known for intensive undergraduate Talmud and Torah study. Students follow a traditional full-time religious learning schedule on its Elizabeth campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $29,330
Raritan Valley Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Branchburg, NJ
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- 13 miles from Watchung
Raritan Valley is a community college known for undergraduate programs in nursing and business. The suburban campus is located in Branchburg in central New Jersey.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,008
St Paul's School of Nursing Staten Island
- Private 2 Year
- Staten Island, NY
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- 14 miles from Watchung
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $34,808
Essex County College
- Public 2 Year
- Newark, NJ
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- 15 miles from Watchung
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
- 15 miles from Watchung
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
- 15 miles from Watchung
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
College of Staten Island CUNY
- Public 4 Year
- Staten Island, NY
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- 15 miles from Watchung
College of Staten Island is a public CUNY college known for undergraduate nursing, teacher education, and business. Its large Staten Island campus is one of New York City's most spacious college grounds.
- SAT Range 890-1250
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $6,525
Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Staten Island, NY
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- 15 miles from Watchung
Torah Temimah is a private talmudical seminary known for undergraduate Talmud and Torah studies. Most students follow a traditional yeshiva curriculum on the Staten Island campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 56%
- Net Price $25,556