Colleges Near Cranston
There are no colleges in Cranston, but 79 are within 50 miles, enrolling 435,828 students combined.
The closest option is Community College of Rhode Island in Warwick, 3.9 miles from Cranston (about 5-7 minutes by car). Cranston (pop. 80,387) is in Rhode Island.
Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts ranks #4 nationally. Massasoit Community College in Brockton has the lowest tuition at $5,376 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Cranston. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Cranston. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Cranston.
Laboure College of Healthcare
- Private 4 Year
- Milton, MA
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- 40 miles from Cranston
Laboure is a private college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The suburban campus sits in Milton near Boston.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 50%
- Net Price -
Connecticut College
- Private 4 Year
- New London, CT
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 42 miles from Cranston
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
- 42 miles from Cranston
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 -
Boston College
- Private 4 Year
- Chestnut Hill, MA
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5.0 | 5 reviews
- 42 miles from Cranston
Boston College is a highly selective private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and the liberal arts. The residential campus sits in suburban Chestnut Hill just outside Boston.
- SAT Range 1440-1540
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.86
- Acceptance Rate 16%
- Net Price $32,519
Quincy College
- Public 2 Year
- Quincy, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 42 miles from Cranston
Quincy College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and business programs. The urban campus lies a few miles south of Boston in downtown Quincy.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,704
Quinsigamond Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Worcester, MA
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 41 miles from Cranston
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The Worcester campus centers on associate degrees and career certificates.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,994
Regis College
- Private 4 Year
- Weston, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 41 miles from Cranston
Regis College is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The suburban campus is located in Weston, west of Boston.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.38
- Acceptance Rate 70%
- Net Price $28,575
Brandeis University
- Private 4 Year
- Waltham, MA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 43 miles from Cranston
Brandeis is a private university known for undergraduate neuroscience, biology, and the social sciences. The suburban campus in Waltham sits just west of Boston.
- SAT Range 1390-1520
- Avg GPA 3.84
- Acceptance Rate 40%
- Net Price $43,550
Eastern Nazarene College
- Private 4 Year
- Quincy, MA
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- 42 miles from Cranston
Eastern Nazarene is a small private Christian college known for undergraduate education, religion, and the liberal arts. The residential campus sits in Quincy, a Boston suburb on Massachusetts Bay.
- SAT Range 883-1180
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.21
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $21,894
Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
- Private 4 Year
- Brookline, MA
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- 42 miles from Cranston
Hellenic College is a small private Greek Orthodox college known for undergraduate religious studies, classics, and Hellenic studies. The campus sits in Brookline, a residential suburb of Boston.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $23,870
Lasell University
- Private 4 Year
- Newton, MA
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4.8 | 18 reviews
- 41 miles from Cranston
Lasell is a private university known for undergraduate fashion design, merchandising, and business. The suburban Newton campus sits just outside Boston.
- SAT Range 1030-1158
- Avg GPA 3.12
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $27,773
Mitchell College
- Private 4 Year
- New London, CT
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- 44 miles from Cranston
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
Anna Maria College
- Private 4 Year
- Paxton, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 45 miles from Cranston
Anna Maria is a small private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing, criminal justice, and fire science. The suburban campus sits in a wooded setting outside Worcester.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.94
- Acceptance Rate 50%
- Net Price $29,094
Bentley University
- Private 4 Year
- Waltham, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 45 miles from Cranston
Bentley is a private university known for undergraduate business, accounting, and finance. The suburban campus sits in Waltham just west of Boston.
- SAT Range 1280-1430
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 45%
- Net Price $45,802
Berklee College of Music
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 45 miles from Cranston
Berklee is a private music college known for undergraduate contemporary performance, jazz, and music production. The urban campus is located in Boston's Fenway neighborhood.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 44%
- Net Price $49,797
MCPHS University
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 44 miles from Cranston
MCPHS is a private university known for undergraduate pharmacy, nursing, and health sciences. The urban campus sits in Boston's Longwood Medical Area.
- SAT Range 1160-1416
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $41,506
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
- Public 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 44 miles from Cranston
MassArt is a public college of art and design known for undergraduate studio art, design, and architecture. The urban campus is in Boston's Fenway neighborhood.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $24,864
Roxbury Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Roxbury Crossing, MA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 44 miles from Cranston
Roxbury Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate programs in nursing and health sciences. The urban campus is located in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,506