Colleges Near Cleveland
There are no colleges in Cleveland, but 42 are within 100 miles, enrolling 215,008 students combined.
The closest option is Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital in East Syracuse, 12.9 miles from Cleveland (about 16-22 minutes by car). Cleveland (pop. 750) is in New York.
Cornell University in Ithaca ranks #19 nationally. Herkimer County Community College in Herkimer has the lowest tuition at $5,776 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Cleveland. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Cleveland. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Cleveland.
Tompkins Cortland Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Dryden, NY
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- 55 miles from Cleveland
Tompkins Cortland is a public community college known for associate degree programs in nursing and business. Students attend a rural campus in Dryden in New York's Finger Lakes region.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,465
Hobart William Smith Colleges
- Private 4 Year
- Geneva, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 62 miles from Cleveland
Hobart and William Smith is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental studies and political science. The residential campus overlooks Seneca Lake in New York's Finger Lakes region.
- SAT Range 1190-1385
- Avg GPA 3.55
- Acceptance Rate 64%
- Net Price $34,170
Cornell University
- Private 4 Year
- Ithaca, NY
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4.0 | 4 reviews
- 63 miles from Cleveland
Cornell is an Ivy League university known for undergraduate engineering, hotel administration, and agriculture and life sciences. The hillside campus overlooks Cayuga Lake in the college town of Ithaca.
- SAT Range 1500-1570
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.9
- Acceptance Rate 9%
- Net Price $26,361
Ithaca College
- Private 4 Year
- Ithaca, NY
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- 64 miles from Cleveland
Ithaca College is a private college known for undergraduate communications, journalism, and music. The hillside campus overlooks Cayuga Lake in the college town of Ithaca.
- SAT Range 1230-1390
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $35,253
Hartwick College
- Private 4 Year
- Oneonta, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 68 miles from Cleveland
Hartwick is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing and the sciences. The hillside campus overlooks the college town of Oneonta in upstate New York.
- SAT Range 1070-1290
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 70%
- Net Price $31,712
SUNY Oneonta
- Public 4 Year
- Oneonta, NY
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 68 miles from Cleveland
SUNY Oneonta is a public university known for undergraduate education, environmental science, and music. The residential campus sits in a college town in New York's Catskill region.
- SAT Range 1120-1310
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 70%
- Net Price $18,669
Finger Lakes Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Canandaigua, NY
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- 73 miles from Cleveland
A public community college known for associate programs in viticulture, wine technology, and environmental conservation. The campus sits near Canandaigua Lake in New York's Finger Lakes region.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,003
Keuka College
- Private 4 Year
- Keuka Park, NY
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 75 miles from Cleveland
Keuka is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, occupational therapy, and education. The campus sits on Keuka Lake in New York's Finger Lakes region.
- SAT Range 1008-1183
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $24,628
SUNY Broome Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Binghamton, NY
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- 76 miles from Cleveland
SUNY Broome is a public community college known for nursing, dental hygiene, and other allied health programs. Most students commute to the Binghamton-area campus in upstate New York.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,629
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
- Public 4 Year
- Cobleskill, NY
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 80 miles from Cleveland
SUNY Cobleskill is a public college of agriculture and technology known for undergraduate animal science, agriculture, and culinary arts. The rural campus in upstate New York includes working farms and agricultural facilities.
- SAT Range 990-1170
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 84%
- Net Price $18,140
Binghamton University
- Public 4 Year
- Vestal, NY
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4.2 | 4 reviews
- 80 miles from Cleveland
Binghamton is a selective public university known for undergraduate business, accounting, and engineering. The wooded hillside campus in Vestal sits above the Susquehanna River valley in New York's Southern Tier.
- SAT Range 1340-1500
- Avg GPA 4.0
- Acceptance Rate 39%
- Net Price $18,877
Fulton Montgomery Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Johnstown, NY
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- 82 miles from Cleveland
Fulton-Montgomery is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, business, and the liberal arts. Most undergrads commute to the campus in Johnstown in New York's Mohawk Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,657
Nazareth University
- Private 4 Year
- Rochester, NY
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- 83 miles from Cleveland
Nazareth is a private university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and music. The suburban campus sits in Pittsford just outside Rochester.
- SAT Range 1070-1320
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $30,785
St. John Fisher University
- Private 4 Year
- Rochester, NY
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 83 miles from Cleveland
St. John Fisher is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate pharmacy, nursing, and business. The suburban campus sits in the Rochester area of western New York.
- SAT Range 1120-1300
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $30,540
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
- Public 4 Year
- Delhi, NY
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- 83 miles from Cleveland
SUNY Delhi is a public college of technology known for undergraduate veterinary science technology, hospitality management, and architectural technology. The residential campus sits in a small village in New York's Catskill Mountains region.
- SAT Range 910-1160
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $16,371
Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York
- Private 4 Year
- Rochester, NY
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- 85 miles from Cleveland
Talmudical Institute is a private Orthodox Jewish yeshiva known for undergraduate Talmudic studies. Most students follow a full-time residential program centered on classical Jewish texts and law.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,966
Monroe Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Rochester, NY
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- 87 miles from Cleveland
MCC is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The main campus is in the Rochester suburb of Brighton.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,284
University of Rochester
- Private 4 Year
- Rochester, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 88 miles from Cleveland
Rochester is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate optics, music through the Eastman School, and engineering. Undergraduates follow a flexible curriculum built around interdisciplinary clusters rather than fixed general-education requirements.
- SAT Range 1410-1540
- Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 40%
- Net Price $40,462