Colleges Near Houston
There are no colleges in Houston, but 127 are within 100 miles, enrolling 883,824 students combined.
The closest option is Delaware Technical Community College Terry in Dover, 19.6 miles from Houston (about 24-34 minutes by car). Houston (pop. 374) is in Delaware.
Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland ranks #10 nationally. Baltimore City Community College in Baltimore has the lowest tuition at $3,314 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Houston. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Houston. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Houston.
Loyola University Maryland
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 67 miles from Houston
Loyola Maryland is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business and communications. The wooded residential campus sits in a northern Baltimore neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1200-1370
- Avg GPA 3.65
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $32,846
Towson University
- Public 4 Year
- Towson, MD
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3.8 | 4 reviews
- 68 miles from Houston
Towson is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and communications. The suburban campus sits just north of Baltimore.
- SAT Range 950-1235
- Avg GPA 3.69
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $16,653
University of Maryland Baltimore County
- Public 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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3.5 | 2 reviews
- 69 miles from Houston
UMBC is a public university known for undergraduate computer science, information systems, and engineering. The suburban campus sits in Baltimore County just outside the city.
- SAT Range 1240-1420
- Avg GPA 3.97
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $18,770
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
- Private 2 Year
- Media, PA
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- 69 miles from Houston
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a private technical college known for undergraduate nursing, allied health, and business technology. The suburban campus is in Media, a Philadelphia-area town in Delaware County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $17,980
Swarthmore College
- Private 4 Year
- Swarthmore, PA
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 69 miles from Houston
Swarthmore is a highly selective liberal arts college known for undergraduate engineering, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The suburban campus is a designated arboretum just outside Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1490-1560
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.9
- Acceptance Rate 7%
- Net Price $22,469
Prince George's Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Largo, MD
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- 71 miles from Houston
Prince George's Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The suburban Largo campus serves mainly commuting students from Prince George's County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,800
St. Mary's College of Maryland
- Public 4 Year
- St. Mary's City, MD
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- 71 miles from Houston
St. Mary's College of Maryland is a public honors college known for undergraduate liberal arts. The historic campus sits on the St. Mary's River in southern Maryland.
- SAT Range 1143-1340
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $21,071
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- Cheyney, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 70 miles from Houston
Cheyney is a small public university and the nation's oldest HBCU, with undergraduate programs rooted in teacher education and the liberal arts. The suburban campus sits in Chester County west of Philadelphia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.37
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,207
Penn State Brandywine
- Public 4 Year
- Media, PA
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- 70 miles from Houston
Penn State Brandywine is a public university campus known for undergraduate business, information sciences and technology, and biology. The suburban campus is located near Philadelphia in Media.
- SAT Range 1080-1310
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $22,710
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- West Chester, PA
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- 72 miles from Houston
West Chester is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, music, and nursing. The campus sits in the historic borough of West Chester near Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1100-1270
- Avg GPA 3.43
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $22,546
Capitol Technology University
- Private 4 Year
- Laurel, MD
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- 73 miles from Houston
Capitol Technology is a private university known for undergraduate cybersecurity, engineering, and computer science. The suburban Laurel campus sits between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.26
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $21,863
University of Maryland Global Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Adelphi, MD
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- 72 miles from Houston
UMGC is a public university known for online undergraduate programs serving adult and military students. Most students study remotely rather than on a traditional residential campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $19,241
Ner Israel Rabbinical College
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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- 74 miles from Houston
Ner Israel is a private Orthodox Jewish rabbinical college known for undergraduate Talmudic studies and Jewish law. The residential campus in suburban Baltimore is organized around traditional yeshiva life for men.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $17,808
Rutgers University Camden
- Public 4 Year
- Camden, NJ
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 74 miles from Houston
Rutgers-Camden is a public university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and biology. The urban campus sits across the Delaware River from Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1050-1300
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.23
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $19,821
Curtis Institute of Music
- Private 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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- 73 miles from Houston
Curtis is a highly selective private music conservatory known for classical performance and orchestral training. All admitted students receive full-tuition scholarships on its compact Center City Philadelphia campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 5%
- Net Price $23,686
Delaware County Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Media, PA
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- 73 miles from Houston
A public community college known for associate programs in nursing, health sciences, and business. Campuses serve commuting students across Delaware County in the Philadelphia suburbs.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,737
Drexel University
- Private 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 74 miles from Houston
Drexel is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, design, and business. The urban campus is in Philadelphia's University City neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1240-1440
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.67
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $42,801
Moore College of Art and Design
- Private 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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- 74 miles from Houston
Moore is a private women's college of art and design known for undergraduate fashion design, fine arts, and graphic design. The urban campus is in center-city Philadelphia near major museums.
- SAT Range 1180-1380
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 56%
- Net Price $43,626