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.
William James College
- Private 4 Year
- Newton, MA
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- 178 miles from Albany
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
The New England Conservatory of Music
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 177 miles from Albany
NEC is a highly selective private music conservatory known for undergraduate performance, composition, and jazz. The urban campus sits in Boston's Fenway neighborhood near major concert halls.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 41%
- Net Price $50,367
Northeastern University
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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4.7 | 6 reviews
- 177 miles from Albany
Northeastern is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and health sciences. The urban campus sits in Boston's Fenway neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1440-1540
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.91
- Acceptance Rate 5%
- Net Price $34,207
Roxbury Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Roxbury Crossing, MA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 178 miles from Albany
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
Simmons University
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 177 miles from Albany
Simmons is a private women's university known for undergraduate nursing, social work, and health sciences. The urban campus sits in Boston's Fenway neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1220-1390
- Avg GPA 3.87
- Acceptance Rate 70%
- Net Price $28,691
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
- Public 4 Year
- Utica, NY
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- 179 miles from Albany
SUNY Poly is a public polytechnic institute known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and cybersecurity. The Utica-area campus sits in Central New York.
- SAT Range 1025-1370
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $14,782
American International College
- Private 4 Year
- Springfield, MA
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- 181 miles from Albany
AIC is a private college known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The urban campus sits in a residential section of Springfield.
- SAT Range 940-1110
- Avg GPA 2.91
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $23,086
University of Massachusetts Boston
- Public 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 180 miles from Albany
UMass Boston is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and environmental science. The urban waterfront campus sits on Columbia Point along Boston Harbor.
- SAT Range 1070-1290
- Avg GPA 3.35
- Acceptance Rate 84%
- Net Price $17,768
College of Our Lady of the Elms
- Private 4 Year
- Chicopee, MA
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3.5 | 4 reviews
- 179 miles from Albany
Elms College is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and education. The small campus is in Chicopee in western Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 1150-1320
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $19,870
Bard College at Simon's Rock
- Private 4 Year
- Great Barrington, MA
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4.0 | 3 reviews
- 181 miles from Albany
Simon's Rock is a private liberal arts college known for its early-entrance model that lets students begin undergraduate study after tenth or eleventh grade. The residential campus sits in the Berkshires near Great Barrington.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $41,013
University of Maine
- Public 4 Year
- Orono, ME
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- 182 miles from Albany
UMaine is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, forestry, and marine sciences. The wooded campus sits along the Stillwater River in the college town of Orono.
- SAT Range 1070-1330
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $18,061
Boston Baptist College
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 183 miles from Albany
Boston Baptist is a small private Baptist college known for undergraduate biblical studies and pastoral ministry. The urban campus is located in Boston.
- SAT Range 980-1190
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $17,933
Springfield College
- Private 4 Year
- Springfield, MA
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- 182 miles from Albany
Springfield College is a private college known for undergraduate physical education, exercise science, and health sciences. Basketball was invented on its campus, and the school keeps a long focus on sport and human services.
- SAT Range 1080-1330
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $30,039
Springfield Technical Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Springfield, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 181 miles from Albany
STCC is a public community college known for undergraduate health sciences, engineering technology, and information technology. The campus occupies part of the historic Springfield Armory National Historic Site.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,957
Western New England University
- Private 4 Year
- Springfield, MA
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- 181 miles from Albany
Western New England is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and pharmacy. The residential campus sits in Springfield in western Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 1090-1300
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $27,056
Westfield State University
- Public 4 Year
- Westfield, MA
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- 181 miles from Albany
Westfield State is a public university known for undergraduate education and criminal justice. The campus sits in the small city of Westfield in western Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 980-1190
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $17,406
Mohawk Valley Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Utica, NY
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- 182 miles from Albany
MVCC is a public community college known for nursing, health sciences, and engineering technology. Students attend campuses in Utica and nearby Rome in central New York.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.64
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,312
Laboure College of Healthcare
- Private 4 Year
- Milton, MA
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- 183 miles from Albany
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 -