Colleges Near Plainfield
There are no colleges in Plainfield, but 20 are within 50 miles, enrolling 63,327 students combined.
The closest option is Dickinson College in Carlisle, 4.5 miles from Plainfield (about 5-8 minutes by car). Plainfield (pop. 399) is in Pennsylvania.
Hagerstown Community College in Hagerstown has the lowest tuition at $6,390 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Plainfield. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Plainfield. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Plainfield.
Dickinson College
- Private 4 Year
- Carlisle, PA
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- 5 miles from Plainfield
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
Messiah University
- Private 4 Year
- Mechanicsburg, PA
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- 16 miles from Plainfield
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
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- Shippensburg, PA
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- 16 miles from Plainfield
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
Harrisburg Area Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Harrisburg, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 22 miles from Plainfield
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
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Harrisburg, PA
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1.0 | 4 reviews
- 22 miles from Plainfield
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
Gettysburg College
- Private 4 Year
- Gettysburg, PA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 25 miles from Plainfield
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
Wilson College
- Private 4 Year
- Chambersburg, PA
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- 26 miles from Plainfield
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
Penn State Harrisburg
- Public 4 Year
- Middletown, PA
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- 29 miles from Plainfield
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
Penn State Mont Alto
- Public 4 Year
- Mont Alto, PA
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- 28 miles from Plainfield
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
Mount St. Mary's University
- Private 4 Year
- Emmitsburg, MD
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4.3 | 3 reviews
- 36 miles from Plainfield
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
Penn State York
- Public 4 Year
- York, PA
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- 35 miles from Plainfield
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
- 34 miles from Plainfield
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
Elizabethtown College
- Private 4 Year
- Elizabethtown, PA
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- 37 miles from Plainfield
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
Lebanon Valley College
- Private 4 Year
- Annville, PA
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3.5 | 2 reviews
- 42 miles from Plainfield
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
Hagerstown Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Hagerstown, MD
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- 44 miles from Plainfield
Hagerstown Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and technical career programs. The campus is located in Hagerstown in western Maryland.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.29
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,767
Juniata College
- Private 4 Year
- Huntingdon, PA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 44 miles from Plainfield
Juniata is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate natural sciences and its Program of Emphasis, which lets students design individualized majors. The residential campus sits in the small town of Huntingdon along the Juniata River.
- SAT Range 1130-1320
- Avg GPA 3.81
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $24,580
McDaniel College
- Private 4 Year
- Westminster, MD
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2.5 | 4 reviews
- 45 miles from Plainfield
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
Susquehanna University
- Private 4 Year
- Selinsgrove, PA
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- 46 miles from Plainfield
Susquehanna is a private liberal arts university known for undergraduate business and communications. The campus sits along the Susquehanna River in the small town of Selinsgrove.
- SAT Range 1100-1300
- Avg GPA 3.67
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $26,444