Colleges Near Wading River
There are no colleges in Wading River, but 37 are within 50 miles, enrolling 229,690 students combined.
The closest option is Suffolk County Community College in Selden, 13.9 miles from Wading River (about 17-24 minutes by car). Wading River (pop. 7,719) is in New York.
Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut ranks #5 nationally. United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point has the lowest tuition at $895 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Wading River. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Wading River. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Wading River.
Post University
- Private 4 Year
- Waterbury, CT
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 43 miles from Wading River
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $21,229
Wesleyan University
- Private 4 Year
- Middletown, CT
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| 0 reviews
- 43 miles from Wading River
Wesleyan is a highly selective liberal arts college known for undergraduate film studies, creative writing, and music. Students live on a residential Middletown campus and follow an open curriculum with no required core courses.
- SAT Range 1415-1540
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 16%
- Net Price $23,025
New York Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Old Westbury, NY
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 42 miles from Wading River
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
Hofstra University
- Private 4 Year
- Hempstead, NY
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4.0 | 3 reviews
- 44 miles from Wading River
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
Nassau Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Garden City, NY
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| 0 reviews
- 43 miles from Wading River
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
Webb Institute
- Private 4 Year
- Glen Cove, NY
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- 43 miles from Wading River
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
University of Connecticut Waterbury Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Waterbury, CT
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| 0 reviews
- 43 miles from Wading River
UConn Waterbury is a regional campus of Connecticut's public university known for undergraduate business, psychology, and human development. The urban campus is located in downtown Waterbury.
- SAT Range 910-1200
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $9,451
Western Connecticut State University
- Public 4 Year
- Danbury, CT
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- 45 miles from Wading River
Western Connecticut State is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and the visual and performing arts. Students take classes across Midtown and Westside campuses in Danbury.
- SAT Range 1040-1170
- Avg GPA 3.38
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $17,185
Holy Apostles College and Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Cromwell, CT
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| 0 reviews
- 46 miles from Wading River
Holy Apostles is a private Catholic college and seminary known for undergraduate theology and philosophy. The Cromwell campus serves lay students alongside men in priestly formation.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.79
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,117
Mitchell College
- Private 4 Year
- New London, CT
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| 0 reviews
- 46 miles from Wading River
Mitchell College is a small private college known for specialized undergraduate support for students with learning differences, plus programs in marine biology and business. The waterfront campus sits along the Thames River in New London.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $31,536
Adelphi University
- Private 4 Year
- Garden City, NY
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3.0 | 3 reviews
- 46 miles from Wading River
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
Molloy University
- Private 4 Year
- Rockville Centre, NY
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| 0 reviews
- 46 miles from Wading River
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
Connecticut College
- Private 4 Year
- New London, CT
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 48 miles from Wading River
Connecticut College is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental studies and international relations. Much of the campus sits within a large arboretum overlooking the Thames River.
- SAT Range 1350-1500
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 37%
- Net Price $45,700
United States Coast Guard Academy
- Public 4 Year
- New London, Connecticut
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 48 miles from Wading River
Coast Guard Academy is a highly selective federal service academy known for undergraduate engineering, naval architecture, and maritime studies. Cadets live on a Thames River campus in New London and commission as Coast Guard officers after graduation.
- SAT Range 1240-1400
- Avg GPA 3.79
- Acceptance Rate 22%
- Net Price -
Manhattanville University
- Private 4 Year
- Purchase, NY
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4.4 | 25 reviews
- 47 miles from Wading River
Manhattanville is a private university known for undergraduate education and the liberal arts. The suburban campus occupies a historic estate in Purchase.
- SAT Range 1020-1230
- Avg GPA 3.19
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $21,690
SUNY at Purchase College
- Public 4 Year
- Purchase, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 46 miles from Wading River
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
University of Connecticut Avery Point
- Public 4 Year
- Groton, CT
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| 0 reviews
- 47 miles from Wading River
UConn Avery Point is a regional campus of Connecticut's public university known for undergraduate marine sciences and maritime studies. The waterfront campus sits on a peninsula overlooking Long Island Sound.
- SAT Range 960-1190
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $12,850
Charter Oak State College
- Public 4 Year
- New Britain, CT
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- 50 miles from Wading River
Charter Oak is a public online college known for undergraduate degree-completion programs for adult and nontraditional students. Nearly all coursework is delivered at a distance, with administrative offices in New Britain.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,815