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.
Northeastern University
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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4.7 | 6 reviews
- 182 miles from Lowell
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
College of Our Lady of the Elms
- Private 4 Year
- Chicopee, MA
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3.5 | 4 reviews
- 183 miles from Lowell
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
Roxbury Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Roxbury Crossing, MA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 183 miles from Lowell
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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- 182 miles from Lowell
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
Wentworth Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 182 miles from Lowell
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
Jefferson Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Watertown, NY
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- 182 miles from Lowell
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and liberal arts transfer programs. The Watertown campus serves New York's North Country and students connected to nearby Fort Drum.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,328
Mohawk Valley Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Utica, NY
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| 0 reviews
- 182 miles from Lowell
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
Urban College of Boston
- Private 2 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 182 miles from Lowell
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
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
- Private 4 Year
- Needham, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 182 miles from Lowell
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
University of Maine
- Public 4 Year
- Orono, ME
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- 184 miles from Lowell
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
Utica University
- Private 4 Year
- Utica, NY
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3.9 | 9 reviews
- 184 miles from Lowell
Utica is a private university known for undergraduate cybersecurity, economic crime investigation, and nursing. The residential campus sits in the small city of Utica in central New York.
- SAT Range 990-1250
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $20,295
American International College
- Private 4 Year
- Springfield, MA
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| 0 reviews
- 185 miles from Lowell
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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| 0 reviews
- 185 miles from Lowell
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
Bard College at Simon's Rock
- Private 4 Year
- Great Barrington, MA
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4.0 | 3 reviews
- 185 miles from Lowell
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
Springfield College
- Private 4 Year
- Springfield, MA
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| 0 reviews
- 186 miles from Lowell
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
- 186 miles from Lowell
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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| 0 reviews
- 185 miles from Lowell
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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| 0 reviews
- 185 miles from Lowell
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