Colleges Near Adams
There are no colleges in Adams, but 56 are within 50 miles, enrolling 543,886 students combined.
The closest option is Hood College in Frederick, 8.4 miles from Adams (about 10-14 minutes by car). Adams (pop. 2,372) is in Maryland.
Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore ranks #10 nationally. Baltimore City Community College in Baltimore has the lowest tuition at $3,314 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Adams. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Adams. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Adams.
Georgetown University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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4.6 | 5 reviews
- 35 miles from Adams
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
George Mason University
- Public 4 Year
- Fairfax, VA
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 34 miles from Adams
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
Marymount University
- Private 4 Year
- Arlington, VA
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| 0 reviews
- 33 miles from Adams
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
Northern Virginia Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Annandale, VA
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| 0 reviews
- 35 miles from Adams
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
The Catholic University of America
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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| 0 reviews
- 36 miles from Adams
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
George Washington University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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| 0 reviews
- 36 miles from Adams
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
Howard University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 36 miles from Adams
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
Trinity Washington University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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| 0 reviews
- 36 miles from Adams
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
University of Maryland College Park
- Public 4 Year
- College Park, MD
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4.8 | 6 reviews
- 36 miles from Adams
UMD is a large public university known for undergraduate computer science, engineering, and journalism. The College Park campus sits just outside Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range 1400-1530
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.84
- Acceptance Rate 45%
- Net Price $16,581
University of Management and Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Arlington, VA
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| 0 reviews
- 35 miles from Adams
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Aviation Institute of Maintenance Manassas
- Private 2 Year
- Manassas, VA
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| 0 reviews
- 35 miles from Adams
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $26,930
Gallaudet University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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| 0 reviews
- 37 miles from Adams
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
Capitol Technology University
- Private 4 Year
- Laurel, MD
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| 0 reviews
- 38 miles from Adams
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
Penn State Mont Alto
- Public 4 Year
- Mont Alto, PA
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| 0 reviews
- 37 miles from Adams
Penn State Mont Alto is a small public campus of Penn State known for undergraduate forestry and nursing. The wooded campus borders Michaux State Forest in rural south-central Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 980-1300
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $19,675
University of the Potomac Washington DC Campus
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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| 0 reviews
- 36 miles from Adams
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Ascent College
- Private 4 Year
- Gainesville, VA
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| 0 reviews
- 36 miles from Adams
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 -
NewU University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, District Of Columbia
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| 0 reviews
- 36 miles from Adams
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Ner Israel Rabbinical College
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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| 0 reviews
- 39 miles from Adams
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