Colleges Near Lowell
1 college is in Lowell, and 173 total within 200 miles enrolling 901,684 students.
The closest option is Sterling College in Craftsbury Common, 10.1 miles from Lowell (about 12-17 minutes by car). Lowell (pop. 228) is in Vermont.
Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts ranks #4 nationally. University of Massachusetts Lowell enrolls the most students with 16,598. Central Maine Community College in Auburn has the lowest tuition at $4,140 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Lowell. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Lowell. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Lowell.
North Shore Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Danvers, MA
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- 169 miles from Lowell
North Shore Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. Students primarily commute to its Danvers and Lynn campuses north of Boston.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,875
Hampshire College
- Private 4 Year
- Amherst, MA
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3.7 | 6 reviews
- 171 miles from Lowell
Hampshire is a private liberal arts college known for student-designed majors and narrative evaluations instead of letter grades. Students can also take courses through the Five College Consortium with nearby Amherst, Smith, Mount Holyoke, and UMass.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $27,895
Anna Maria College
- Private 4 Year
- Paxton, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 172 miles from Lowell
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
Gordon College
- Private 4 Year
- Wenham, MA
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- 172 miles from Lowell
Gordon is a private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate music, education, and psychology. Most students live on a wooded residential campus in the small North Shore town of Wenham.
- SAT Range 1130-1355
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $25,299
Smith College
- Private 4 Year
- Northampton, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 171 miles from Lowell
Smith is a highly selective private women's liberal arts college known for undergraduate engineering, government, and the arts. Students live on a historic campus in Northampton and can cross-register through the Five College Consortium.
- SAT Range 1420-1540
- Avg GPA 4.0
- Acceptance Rate 21%
- Net Price $27,305
Endicott College
- Private 4 Year
- Beverly, MA
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- 174 miles from Lowell
Endicott is a private college known for undergraduate hospitality management, nursing, and business. The oceanfront campus sits along the North Shore coastline in Beverly.
- SAT Range 1193-1340
- Avg GPA 3.55
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $41,394
Montserrat College of Art
- Private 4 Year
- Beverly, MA
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- 173 miles from Lowell
Montserrat is a private art college known for undergraduate illustration, fine arts, and graphic design. The compact campus is in coastal Beverly on Boston's North Shore.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.93
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $34,166
Quinsigamond Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Worcester, MA
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 174 miles from Lowell
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
Assumption University
- Private 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 175 miles from Lowell
Assumption is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. Most students live on the residential campus in Worcester.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $29,748
Bentley University
- Private 4 Year
- Waltham, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 177 miles from Lowell
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
Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
- Private 2 Year
- Medford, MA
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- 176 miles from Lowell
A private hospital-based school of nursing known for undergraduate nursing programs. Students train on the affiliated hospital campus in the Boston suburb of Medford.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Mount Holyoke College
- Private 4 Year
- South Hadley, MA
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- 176 miles from Lowell
Mount Holyoke is a private women's liberal arts college known for undergraduate sciences, international relations, and economics. The South Hadley campus is part of the Five College Consortium with Amherst, Smith, Hampshire, and UMass Amherst.
- SAT Range 1380-1530
- Avg GPA 3.87
- Acceptance Rate 36%
- Net Price $32,526
Salem State University
- Public 4 Year
- Salem, MA
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- 176 miles from Lowell
Salem State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and social work. The campus sits in the historic coastal city of Salem north of Boston.
- SAT Range 990-1160
- Avg GPA 3.17
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $17,541
Brandeis University
- Private 4 Year
- Waltham, MA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 178 miles from Lowell
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
Clark University
- Private 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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- 178 miles from Lowell
Clark is a private university known for undergraduate psychology and geography. The compact urban campus sits in Worcester, west of Boston.
- SAT Range 1288-1460
- Avg GPA 3.69
- Acceptance Rate 40%
- Net Price $33,865
Regis College
- Private 4 Year
- Weston, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 178 miles from Lowell
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
Tufts University
- Private 4 Year
- Medford, MA
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 177 miles from Lowell
Tufts is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate international relations and biology. Most undergrads live on a residential hilltop campus in the Boston suburbs of Medford and Somerville.
- SAT Range 1470-1560
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.91
- Acceptance Rate 11%
- Net Price $32,367
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Private 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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- 177 miles from Lowell
WPI is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, robotics, and project-based learning. Most undergrads complete required major qualifying projects before graduation.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.9
- Acceptance Rate 60%
- Net Price $47,372