Colleges Near Clifton
There are no colleges in Clifton, but 35 are within 50 miles, enrolling 437,388 students combined.
The closest option is George Mason University in Fairfax, 5.6 miles from Clifton (about 7-10 minutes by car). Clifton (pop. 282) is in Virginia.
Georgetown University in Washington, District Of Columbia ranks #29 nationally. Germanna Community College in Locust Grove has the lowest tuition at $5,257 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Clifton. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Clifton. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Clifton.
George Mason University
- Public 4 Year
- Fairfax, VA
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 6 miles from Clifton
George Mason is a large public university known for undergraduate economics, public policy, and computer science. The suburban Fairfax campus sits near Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range 1160-1360
- Avg GPA 3.68
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $18,823
Aviation Institute of Maintenance Manassas
- Private 2 Year
- Manassas, VA
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- 7 miles from Clifton
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $26,930
Northern Virginia Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Annandale, VA
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- 9 miles from Clifton
NOVA is a large public community college known for undergraduate nursing, information technology, and university transfer programs. The Annandale campus serves the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,627
University of the Potomac VA Campus
- Private 4 Year
- FALLS CHURCH, VA
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- 13 miles from Clifton
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Ascent College
- Private 4 Year
- Gainesville, VA
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- 13 miles from Clifton
Ascent is a small private Christian college known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry leadership. The suburban Gainesville campus serves students preparing for church and ministry roles in Northern Virginia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Chamberlain University Virginia
- Private 4 Year
- Vienna, VA
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- 13 miles from Clifton
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $33,199
Marymount University
- Private 4 Year
- Arlington, VA
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- 16 miles from Clifton
Marymount is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and interior design. The Arlington campus sits just outside Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range 970-1170
- Avg GPA 3.38
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $31,989
American University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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- 19 miles from Clifton
American University is a private university known for undergraduate international relations, political science, and communications. The residential campus sits in northwest Washington, D.C., near the city's diplomatic quarter.
- SAT Range 1280-1460
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $39,676
University of Management and Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Arlington, VA
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- 19 miles from Clifton
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
University of the District of Columbia
- Public 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 21 miles from Clifton
UDC is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate business, education, and engineering. The urban campus is the District of Columbia's only public four-year university.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,895
George Washington University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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| 0 reviews
- 20 miles from Clifton
George Washington is a private university known for undergraduate international affairs, political science, and public policy. The urban Foggy Bottom campus sits near the White House and major federal agencies.
- SAT Range 1350-1500
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.81
- Acceptance Rate 47%
- Net Price $46,485
Georgetown University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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4.6 | 5 reviews
- 19 miles from Clifton
Georgetown is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate international relations, government, and business. Students attend a Jesuit campus in a historic hillside neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range 1390-1550
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.89
- Acceptance Rate 13%
- Net Price $39,083
University of the Potomac Washington DC Campus
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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| 0 reviews
- 21 miles from Clifton
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
NewU University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, District Of Columbia
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| 0 reviews
- 21 miles from Clifton
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Howard University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 22 miles from Clifton
Howard is a private historically Black university known for undergraduate communications, political science, and business. The urban campus sits in Washington's Shaw neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1090-1320
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Acceptance Rate 41%
- Net Price $33,368
The Catholic University of America
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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- 23 miles from Clifton
Catholic University is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate architecture, theology, and music. The urban Brookland campus in Northeast Washington adjoins the Basilica of the National Shrine.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $32,705
Gallaudet University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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- 23 miles from Clifton
Gallaudet is a private university designed for deaf and hard of hearing students, known for undergraduate deaf education, American Sign Language, and interpreting. Students communicate primarily in ASL on the urban Washington, D.C. campus.
- SAT Range 780-1022
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 58%
- Net Price $15,944
Trinity Washington University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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- 23 miles from Clifton
Trinity Washington is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. Most traditional undergraduates are women on an urban campus in Northeast Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,755