Colleges Near Hempstead
1 college is in Hempstead, and 153 total within 50 miles enrolling 917,569 students.
The closest option is Adelphi University in Garden City, 2.1 miles from Hempstead (about 3-4 minutes by car). Hempstead (pop. 53,891) is in New York.
Columbia University in the City of New York in New York ranks #22 nationally. Hofstra University enrolls the most students with 10,685. United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point has the lowest tuition at $895 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Hempstead. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Hempstead. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Hempstead.
Adelphi University
- Private 4 Year
- Garden City, NY
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3.0 | 3 reviews
- 2 miles from Hempstead
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
Hofstra University
- Private 4 Year
- Hempstead, NY
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4.0 | 3 reviews
- Campus in Hempstead
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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- 1 miles from Hempstead
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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- 2 miles from Hempstead
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
SUNY Old Westbury
- Public 4 Year
- Old Westbury, NY
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- 7 miles from Hempstead
SUNY Old Westbury is a public university known for undergraduate business, teacher education, and the biological sciences. The suburban Long Island campus occupies wooded grounds of a former estate in Nassau County.
- SAT Range 1010-1206
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 84%
- Net Price $10,944
CUNY Queensborough Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Bayside, NY
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- 8 miles from Hempstead
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
Long Island University
- Private 4 Year
- Brookville, NY
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- 8 miles from Hempstead
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
New York Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Old Westbury, NY
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 7 miles from Hempstead
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
CUNY York College
- Public 4 Year
- Jamaica, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 9 miles from Hempstead
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
Rabbinical College of Long Island
- Private 4 Year
- Long Beach, NY
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- 9 miles from Hempstead
Rabbinical College of Long Island is a private Orthodox Jewish college focused on undergraduate Talmudic studies and rabbinical training. The campus is in the coastal city of Long Beach on Long Island.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,531
Sh'or Yoshuv Rabbinical College
- Private 4 Year
- Lawrence, NY
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- 9 miles from Hempstead
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 -
St. John's University New York
- Private 4 Year
- Queens, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 9 miles from Hempstead
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
New York College of Health Professions
- Private 4 Year
- Syosset, NY
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- 9 miles from Hempstead
A private college focused on undergraduate health professions, including acupuncture, Oriental medicine, and massage therapy. The suburban campus is located in Syosset on Long Island.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.73
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
CUNY Queens College
- Public 4 Year
- Queens, NY
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 11 miles from Hempstead
Queens College is a public CUNY college known for undergraduate music through the Aaron Copland School of Music and for education. The tree-lined campus is in Flushing, Queens.
- SAT Range 1010-1290
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 64%
- Net Price $5,728
Island Drafting and Technical Institute
- Private 2 Year
- Amityville, NY
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- 11 miles from Hempstead
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $22,656
Plaza College
- Private 4 Year
- Forest Hills, NY
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 11 miles from Hempstead
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 30%
- Net Price $19,860
Rabbinical Seminary of America
- Private 4 Year
- Flushing, NY
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- 10 miles from Hempstead
Rabbinical Seminary of America is a private Orthodox Jewish yeshiva known for undergraduate Talmudic studies and rabbinical training. The campus is in the Flushing section of Queens in New York City.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $8,125
Farmingdale State College
- Public 4 Year
- Farmingdale, NY
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- 11 miles from Hempstead
Farmingdale State is a public college of technology known for undergraduate aviation, engineering technology, and applied sciences. The suburban campus sits on Long Island.
- SAT Range 1040-1240
- Avg GPA 3.26
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $9,655