Colleges Near Albany
8 colleges are in Albany, and 176 total within 200 miles enrolling 913,568 students.
The closest option is Sterling College in Craftsbury Common, 5.4 miles from Albany (about 6-9 minutes by car). Albany (pop. 193) is in Vermont.
Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts ranks #4 nationally. University at Albany enrolls the most students with 17,560. Central Maine Community College in Auburn has the lowest tuition at $4,140 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Albany. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Albany. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Albany.
Sterling College
- Private 4 Year
- Craftsbury Common, VT
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 5 miles from Albany
Sterling is a small private college known for undergraduate environmental studies, sustainable agriculture, and ecology. The rural campus in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom includes a working farm used in hands-on coursework.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 67%
- Net Price $21,854
Community College of Vermont
- Public 2 Year
- Montpelier, VT
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- 32 miles from Albany
A public community college offering associate degrees, career certificates, and transfer pathways with flexible scheduling. Classes run at sites across Vermont and online rather than on a single residential campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,155
Saint Michael's College
- Private 4 Year
- Colchester, VT
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- 42 miles from Albany
Saint Michael's is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate education, biology, and business. The residential campus sits near Burlington and Lake Champlain in northwestern Vermont.
- SAT Range 1120-1280
- Avg GPA 3.27
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $27,982
Norwich University
- Private 4 Year
- Northfield, VT
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 43 miles from Albany
Norwich is a private senior military college known for undergraduate engineering, architecture, and criminal justice. Most undergrads participate in the Corps of Cadets on the rural Northfield campus.
- SAT Range 1060-1320
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $24,496
Champlain College
- Private 4 Year
- Burlington, VT
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 44 miles from Albany
Champlain is a private college known for undergraduate game design, digital forensics, and media production. The hilltop campus overlooks Lake Champlain in downtown Burlington.
- SAT Range 1220-1380
- Avg GPA 3.35
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $38,173
University of Vermont
- Public 4 Year
- Burlington, VT
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 44 miles from Albany
UVM is a public university known for undergraduate environmental science, natural resources, and nursing. The hillside campus overlooks Lake Champlain in Burlington.
- SAT Range 1290-1440
- Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 65%
- Net Price $20,084
Clinton Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Plattsburgh, NY
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- 52 miles from Albany
Clinton Community College is a public two-year college in the SUNY system offering associate degrees in nursing, business, and liberal arts transfer. The campus is in Plattsburgh near Lake Champlain in northern New York.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,433
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
- Public 4 Year
- Plattsburgh, NY
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- 53 miles from Albany
SUNY Plattsburgh is a public university known for undergraduate education, business, and Canadian studies. The campus sits beside Lake Champlain in northern New York near the Adirondacks.
- SAT Range 1080-1250
- Avg GPA 3.11
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $15,412
Vermont State University
- Public 4 Year
- Randolph, VT
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- 56 miles from Albany
Vermont State is a public university known for undergraduate engineering technology, agriculture, and veterinary technology. The rural campus is located in Randolph Center in central Vermont.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.19
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $18,442
White Mountains Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Berlin, NH
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- 62 miles from Albany
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing and career-focused technical programs. The campus is located in Berlin in New Hampshire's White Mountains region.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,082
Middlebury College
- Private 4 Year
- Middlebury, VT
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 63 miles from Albany
Middlebury is a highly selective liberal arts college known for undergraduate language study, environmental studies, and international affairs. The hillside campus sits in a small college town in Vermont's Champlain Valley.
- SAT Range 1445-1550
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.89
- Acceptance Rate 11%
- Net Price $26,233
Dartmouth College
- Private 4 Year
- Hanover, NH
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5.0 | 4 reviews
- 71 miles from Albany
Dartmouth is an Ivy League college known for undergraduate government, economics, and engineering. Most students live on the residential campus in the small college town of Hanover.
- SAT Range 1500-1570
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.9
- Acceptance Rate 5%
- Net Price $20,322
Plymouth State University
- Public 4 Year
- Plymouth, NH
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- 75 miles from Albany
Plymouth State is a public university known for undergraduate meteorology, education, and adventure education. The campus sits in a small college town near New Hampshire's White Mountains.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.08
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $20,183
North Country Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Saranac Lake, NY
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- 90 miles from Albany
North Country is a public community college known for nursing and wilderness recreation programs. The main campus sits in Saranac Lake in New York's Adirondack Mountains.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.23
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,804
River Valley Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Claremont, NH
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- 92 miles from Albany
A community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The campus is in Claremont in western New Hampshire's Connecticut River valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,820
Colby Sawyer College
- Private 4 Year
- New London, NH
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- 93 miles from Albany
Colby-Sawyer is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing and exercise science. The residential campus is in a small New England college town near Lake Sunapee.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $27,496
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
- Private 4 Year
- Paul Smiths, NY
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- 94 miles from Albany
Paul Smith's is a small private college known for undergraduate forestry, environmental science, and hospitality. The campus sits on Lower St. Regis Lake in the Adirondacks.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.8
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $28,443
Lakes Region Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Laconia, NH
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- 96 miles from Albany
A public community college known for undergraduate culinary arts and nursing. The Laconia campus sits near Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire's Lakes Region.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,160