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.
Fisher College
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 177 miles from Albany
Fisher is a private college known for undergraduate business, criminal justice, and hospitality management. The compact urban campus sits in Boston's Back Bay.
- SAT Range 800-1070
- Avg GPA 2.72
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $28,596
Holyoke Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Holyoke, MA
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- 176 miles from Albany
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing and liberal arts transfer programs. The campus is located in Holyoke in western Massachusetts' Pioneer Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,253
Massachusetts Bay Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Wellesley Hills, MA
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- 176 miles from Albany
MassBay is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, biotechnology, and health sciences. The suburban campus is in Wellesley Hills west of Boston.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,420
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Cambridge, MA
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 176 miles from Albany
MIT is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and the physical sciences. The compact urban campus sits along the Charles River in Cambridge.
- SAT Range 1520-1580
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.96
- Acceptance Rate 5%
- Net Price $20,996
Saint John's Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Brighton, MA
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- 176 miles from Albany
Saint John's Seminary is a private Roman Catholic seminary known for philosophy and theology programs that prepare men for the priesthood. The campus is located in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 177 miles from Albany
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology is a private technical college known for undergraduate automotive technology and engineering technology. The compact urban campus is in Boston's South End.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.32
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,841
Suffolk University
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 177 miles from Albany
Suffolk is a private university known for undergraduate business, government, and communications. The compact urban campus sits on Beacon Hill near Boston's government center.
- SAT Range 1090-1300
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $33,832
Wellesley College
- Private 4 Year
- Wellesley, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 177 miles from Albany
Wellesley is a highly selective private women's liberal arts college known for undergraduate economics, political science, and the sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in a Boston suburb about twelve miles west of the city.
- SAT Range 1460-1560
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.86
- Acceptance Rate 14%
- Net Price $22,174
Wentworth Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 177 miles from Albany
Wentworth is a private institute of technology known for undergraduate engineering, architecture, and design. The urban campus sits in Boston's Fenway neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1110-1320
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $35,604
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
- Public 4 Year
- Cobleskill, NY
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 177 miles from Albany
SUNY Cobleskill is a public college of agriculture and technology known for undergraduate animal science, agriculture, and culinary arts. The rural campus in upstate New York includes working farms and agricultural facilities.
- SAT Range 990-1170
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 84%
- Net Price $18,140
Urban College of Boston
- Private 2 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 177 miles from Albany
Urban College of Boston is a private college known for undergraduate programs in early childhood education and human services. The urban campus primarily serves adult and nontraditional students.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,455
Husson University
- Private 4 Year
- Bangor, ME
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- 176 miles from Albany
Husson is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and health sciences. The compact campus sits in Bangor in central Maine.
- SAT Range 1065-1275
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $21,005
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
- Private 4 Year
- Needham, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 177 miles from Albany
Olin is a highly selective private college devoted to undergraduate engineering, with a curriculum built around project-based design. The small residential campus is in suburban Needham near Boston.
- SAT Range 1493-1558
- Avg GPA 3.9
- Acceptance Rate 25%
- Net Price $43,184
Eastern Maine Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Bangor, ME
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- 179 miles from Albany
Eastern Maine Community College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, automotive technology, and the building trades. Most undergrads pursue career-focused two-year degrees and certificates.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,720
Maine Maritime Academy
- Public 4 Year
- Castine, ME
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- 178 miles from Albany
Maine Maritime is a small public maritime academy known for undergraduate marine transportation, marine engineering, and ocean studies. The waterfront campus overlooks Penobscot Bay in the coastal town of Castine.
- SAT Range 1095-1260
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 54%
- Net Price $23,618
Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
- Private 4 Year
- Brookline, MA
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- 178 miles from Albany
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
MCPHS University
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 177 miles from Albany
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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- 177 miles from Albany
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