Colleges Near Columbia
There are no colleges in Columbia, but 40 are within 50 miles, enrolling 214,242 students combined.
The closest option is Millersville University of Pennsylvania in Millersville, 7.7 miles from Columbia (about 9-13 minutes by car). Columbia (pop. 10,400) is in Pennsylvania.
Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland ranks #10 nationally. Harford Community College in Bel Air has the lowest tuition at $6,432 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Columbia. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Columbia. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Columbia.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- Millersville, PA
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- 8 miles from Columbia
Millersville is a public university known for undergraduate education and meteorology. The campus sits in a small college town near Lancaster in southeastern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 1020-1210
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.21
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $20,551
Elizabethtown College
- Private 4 Year
- Elizabethtown, PA
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- 9 miles from Columbia
Elizabethtown is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate occupational therapy, business, and education. The residential campus is in a small central Pennsylvania borough and has historic Church of the Brethren ties.
- SAT Range 1105-1310
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $27,760
Franklin and Marshall College
- Private 4 Year
- Lancaster, PA
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3.8 | 6 reviews
- 9 miles from Columbia
Franklin and Marshall is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate government and the natural sciences. Most students live on a residential campus in the city of Lancaster.
- SAT Range 1310-1463
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 28%
- Net Price $43,987
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
- Private 4 Year
- Lancaster, PA
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- 10 miles from Columbia
A private art and design college known for undergraduate graphic design, illustration, and fine arts. The urban campus sits in downtown Lancaster.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.13
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $28,826
Lancaster Bible College
- Private 4 Year
- Lancaster, PA
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 11 miles from Columbia
Lancaster Bible College is a private Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies, ministry, and Christian education. The suburban campus sits in Lancaster County and pairs Bible coursework with professional majors.
- SAT Range 1070-1280
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 56%
- Net Price $25,940
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
- Public 2 Year
- Lancaster, PA
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- 11 miles from Columbia
Thaddeus Stevens is a public two-year technical college known for associate programs in construction technology, machining, and automotive technology. The residential campus is in Lancaster.
- SAT Range 1020-1215
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $6,960
Penn State York
- Public 4 Year
- York, PA
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- 12 miles from Columbia
Penn State York is a regional public campus of Penn State known for undergraduate business, information sciences and technology, and engineering technology. The suburban campus in York offers a smaller setting with pathways to complete degrees at University Park.
- SAT Range 1050-1245
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $18,887
York College of Pennsylvania
- Private 4 Year
- York, PA
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 14 miles from Columbia
York College of Pennsylvania is a private college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and engineering. The campus is in the city of York in south-central Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 1020-1270
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $20,096
Saint Joseph's University Lancaster
- Private 4 Year
- Lancaster, PA
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- 13 miles from Columbia
- SAT Range 1050-1220
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 41%
- Net Price $38,730
Penn State Harrisburg
- Public 4 Year
- Middletown, PA
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- 17 miles from Columbia
Penn State Harrisburg is a public university campus known for undergraduate business, engineering, and public affairs. The suburban Middletown campus sits near Pennsylvania's state capital.
- SAT Range 1120-1310
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $23,788
Lebanon Valley College
- Private 4 Year
- Annville, PA
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3.5 | 2 reviews
- 20 miles from Columbia
Lebanon Valley is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate music and physical therapy. The residential campus sits in the small town of Annville.
- SAT Range 1140-1302
- Avg GPA 3.79
- Acceptance Rate 84%
- Net Price $27,995
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Harrisburg, PA
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1.0 | 4 reviews
- 26 miles from Columbia
Harrisburg University is a private university known for undergraduate computer science, information sciences, and biotechnology. The urban campus is in downtown Harrisburg.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $15,984
Harrisburg Area Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Harrisburg, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 27 miles from Columbia
HACC is a community college known for associate degree programs in nursing, allied health, and business. Most students commute to the Harrisburg campus and other locations across central Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,059
Messiah University
- Private 4 Year
- Mechanicsburg, PA
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- 27 miles from Columbia
Messiah is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, engineering, and music. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in the Harrisburg suburbs.
- SAT Range 1110-1350
- Avg GPA 3.8
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $29,408
Harford Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Bel Air, MD
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- 35 miles from Columbia
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing and business programs. The suburban campus is in Bel Air northeast of Baltimore.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,960
Alvernia University
- Private 4 Year
- Reading, PA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 35 miles from Columbia
Alvernia is a private Franciscan university known for undergraduate nursing, criminal justice, and business. Students live and study on a campus in Reading in eastern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 1093-1286
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Acceptance Rate 58%
- Net Price $28,645
Miller Motte College Berks Technical Institute
- Private 2 Year
- Wyomissing, PA
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- 35 miles from Columbia
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $19,083
Lincoln University
- Public 4 Year
- Lincoln University, PA
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- 34 miles from Columbia
Lincoln University is a public HBCU known for undergraduate programs in education, business, and the sciences. The rural campus is set in Chester County in southern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 820-960
- Avg GPA 3.06
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $14,473