Colleges Near Lake Meade
There are no colleges in Lake Meade, but 32 are within 50 miles, enrolling 120,255 students combined.
The closest option is Messiah University in Mechanicsburg, 12.2 miles from Lake Meade (about 15-21 minutes by car). Lake Meade (pop. 2,563) is in Pennsylvania.
Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster ranks #60 nationally. Hagerstown Community College in Hagerstown has the lowest tuition at $6,390 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Lake Meade. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Lake Meade. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Lake Meade.
Messiah University
- Private 4 Year
- Mechanicsburg, PA
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- 12 miles from Lake Meade
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
Gettysburg College
- Private 4 Year
- Gettysburg, PA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 15 miles from Lake Meade
Gettysburg is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate history and political science. The campus borders Gettysburg National Military Park and the Civil War battlefield.
- SAT Range 1270-1460
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 39%
- Net Price $32,769
Dickinson College
- Private 4 Year
- Carlisle, PA
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- 17 miles from Lake Meade
Dickinson is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate international studies, foreign languages, and environmental science. The historic campus sits in the small college town of Carlisle in central Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 1310-1460
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 42%
- Net Price $38,483
York College of Pennsylvania
- Private 4 Year
- York, PA
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 17 miles from Lake Meade
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
Penn State York
- Public 4 Year
- York, PA
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- 18 miles from Lake Meade
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
Penn State Harrisburg
- Public 4 Year
- Middletown, PA
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- 22 miles from Lake Meade
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
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Harrisburg, PA
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1.0 | 4 reviews
- 21 miles from Lake Meade
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
- 23 miles from Lake Meade
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
Mount St. Mary's University
- Private 4 Year
- Emmitsburg, MD
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4.3 | 3 reviews
- 27 miles from Lake Meade
Mount St. Mary's is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate business, education, and the liberal arts. The residential campus sits in rural Emmitsburg near the Catoctin Mountains.
- SAT Range 1046-1280
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $23,027
Elizabethtown College
- Private 4 Year
- Elizabethtown, PA
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- 26 miles from Lake Meade
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
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- Shippensburg, PA
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- 26 miles from Lake Meade
Shippensburg is a public university known for undergraduate education, business, and criminal justice. The residential campus sits in a small college town in south-central Pennsylvania's Cumberland Valley.
- SAT Range 990-1210
- Avg GPA 3.23
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $23,772
McDaniel College
- Private 4 Year
- Westminster, MD
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2.5 | 4 reviews
- 28 miles from Lake Meade
McDaniel is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate education and the sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in the college town of Westminster.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.64
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $24,497
Penn State Mont Alto
- Public 4 Year
- Mont Alto, PA
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- 28 miles from Lake Meade
Penn State Mont Alto is a small public campus of Penn State known for undergraduate forestry and nursing. The wooded campus borders Michaux State Forest in rural south-central Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 980-1300
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $19,675
Carroll Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Westminster, MD
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 31 miles from Lake Meade
Carroll Community College is a public community college offering associate degrees with strengths in nursing and business. The suburban campus sits in the town of Westminster in central Maryland.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,886
Wilson College
- Private 4 Year
- Chambersburg, PA
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- 33 miles from Lake Meade
Wilson is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate equestrian studies. The Chambersburg campus includes on-site stables and riding facilities.
- SAT Range 930-1180
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $21,748
Lebanon Valley College
- Private 4 Year
- Annville, PA
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3.5 | 2 reviews
- 37 miles from Lake Meade
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
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- Millersville, PA
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- 36 miles from Lake Meade
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
Franklin and Marshall College
- Private 4 Year
- Lancaster, PA
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3.8 | 6 reviews
- 38 miles from Lake Meade
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