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.
Saint Anselm College
- Private 4 Year
- Manchester, NH
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- 128 miles from Albany
Saint Anselm is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate politics and nursing. The Benedictine campus in Manchester has long hosted New Hampshire presidential primary debates.
- SAT Range 1110-1278
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $35,551
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online
- Public 4 Year
- Manchester, NH
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- 129 miles from Albany
UNH College of Professional Studies is a public college offering online undergraduate programs in business, education, and health care. Most coursework is completed online, with student services based in Manchester.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,419
Clarkson University
- Private 4 Year
- Potsdam, NY
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 129 miles from Albany
Clarkson is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and the sciences. The residential campus is in the small college town of Potsdam in northern New York.
- SAT Range 1200-1390
- Avg GPA 3.8
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $32,406
University of Maine at Augusta
- Public 4 Year
- Augusta, ME
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- 130 miles from Albany
UMA is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, architecture, and information technology. The campus is based in Maine's capital city.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,077
Southern Maine Community College
- Public 2 Year
- South Portland, ME
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- 130 miles from Albany
A public community college known for undergraduate culinary arts, nursing, and marine science. The waterfront campus overlooks Casco Bay in South Portland.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,341
Bowdoin College
- Private 4 Year
- Brunswick, ME
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 132 miles from Albany
Bowdoin is a highly selective private liberal arts college known for undergraduate government, environmental studies, and the sciences. The historic campus sits in the coastal college town of Brunswick.
- SAT Range 1470-1550
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 7%
- Net Price $22,228
The Landing School
- Private 2 Year
- Arundel, ME
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- 132 miles from Albany
The Landing School is a small private college known for boatbuilding, yacht design, and marine systems. Students train through hands-on shop and boat work geared to the marine industry.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $37,410
University of New England
- Private 4 Year
- Biddeford, ME
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- 132 miles from Albany
UNE is a private university known for undergraduate marine science and the health professions. The Biddeford campus sits on the southern Maine coast along the Saco River estuary.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $40,003
University of New Hampshire Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Durham, NH
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- 132 miles from Albany
UNH is a large public university known for undergraduate marine science, environmental studies, and business. Durham is a classic New England college town built around the campus near the seacoast.
- SAT Range 1090-1330
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $24,999
Skidmore College
- Private 4 Year
- Saratoga Springs, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 133 miles from Albany
Skidmore is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate studio art, performing arts, and business. The residential campus sits in the historic spa town of Saratoga Springs.
- SAT Range 1340-1480
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 21%
- Net Price $31,187
Bennington College
- Private 4 Year
- Bennington, VT
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 132 miles from Albany
Bennington is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate visual and performing arts, writing, and student-designed academic plans. Students complete a required winter Field Work Term of off-campus work on its rural Vermont campus.
- SAT Range 1291-1403
- Avg GPA 3.51
- Acceptance Rate 45%
- Net Price $34,220
York County Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Wells, ME
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- 133 miles from Albany
York County Community College is a public community college offering associate degrees and certificates in areas such as business, health sciences, and culinary arts. The campus is located in the coastal town of Wells in southern Maine.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,659
Colby College
- Private 4 Year
- Waterville, ME
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 134 miles from Albany
Colby is a highly selective private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental studies, economics, and government. The residential campus sits on Mayflower Hill above Waterville.
- SAT Range 1460-1550
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.86
- Acceptance Rate 7%
- Net Price $16,219
Thomas College
- Private 4 Year
- Waterville, ME
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- 134 miles from Albany
Thomas is a small private college known for undergraduate business, education, and criminal justice. The residential campus sits in Waterville in central Maine.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $19,126
Empire State University
- Public 4 Year
- Saratoga Springs, NY
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- 134 miles from Albany
Empire State is a public SUNY university known for flexible, individualized undergraduate degree programs and online study. Based in Saratoga Springs, it primarily serves adult and nontraditional students through distance learning rather than a residential campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,659
Kennebec Valley Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Fairfield, ME
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- 136 miles from Albany
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The main campus is in the small town of Fairfield in central Maine.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,229
Franklin Pierce University
- Private 4 Year
- Rindge, NH
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- 136 miles from Albany
Franklin Pierce is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and sports management. The rural campus sits near Mount Monadnock and Pearly Pond in southwestern New Hampshire.
- SAT Range 1057-1282
- Avg GPA 2.97
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $26,152
St Lawrence University
- Private 4 Year
- Canton, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 137 miles from Albany
St. Lawrence is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental studies and international affairs. The residential campus sits in a small college town in northern New York near the Adirondacks.
- SAT Range 1255-1420
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 54%
- Net Price $33,216