Colleges Near Ellicott City
There are no colleges in Ellicott City, but 55 are within 50 miles, enrolling 512,427 students combined.
The closest option is Howard Community College in Columbia, 5 miles from Ellicott City (about 6-8 minutes by car). Ellicott City (pop. 65,834) 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 Ellicott City. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Ellicott City. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Ellicott City.
Community College of Baltimore County
- Public 2 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 20 miles from Ellicott City
CCBC is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, health professions, and technical career programs. Students attend classes across multiple campuses in Baltimore County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,978
University of Maryland College Park
- Public 4 Year
- College Park, MD
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4.8 | 6 reviews
- 21 miles from Ellicott City
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
Washington Adventist University
- Private 4 Year
- Takoma Park, MD
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- 22 miles from Ellicott City
Washington Adventist is a private Seventh-day Adventist university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The small campus is in Takoma Park just outside Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range 860-1130
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 46%
- Net Price $18,154
Montgomery College
- Public 2 Year
- Rockville, MD
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 21 miles from Ellicott City
Montgomery College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and transfer pathways in STEM fields. The suburban Rockville campus sits in the Washington, D.C. metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,888
Anne Arundel Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Arnold, MD
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- 23 miles from Ellicott City
Anne Arundel Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, health professions, and transfer programs. Most students commute to the suburban campus near Annapolis.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,961
McDaniel College
- Private 4 Year
- Westminster, MD
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2.5 | 4 reviews
- 23 miles from Ellicott City
McDaniel is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate education and the sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in the college town of Westminster.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.64
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $24,497
The Catholic University of America
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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- 25 miles from Ellicott City
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
University of the District of Columbia
- Public 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 26 miles from Ellicott City
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
University of Maryland Global Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Adelphi, MD
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- 25 miles from Ellicott City
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
American University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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- 27 miles from Ellicott City
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
Gallaudet University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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- 27 miles from Ellicott City
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
Howard University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 26 miles from Ellicott City
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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- 26 miles from Ellicott City
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
Prince George's Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Largo, MD
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- 27 miles from Ellicott City
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. John's College
- Private 4 Year
- Annapolis, MD
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 27 miles from Ellicott City
St. John's is a private liberal arts college known for its required Great Books curriculum and seminar study of classic texts across disciplines. The historic campus sits in downtown Annapolis near the U.S. Naval Academy.
- SAT Range 1270-1440
- Avg GPA 3.81
- Acceptance Rate 55%
- Net Price $30,930
George Washington University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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- 29 miles from Ellicott City
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
- 28 miles from Ellicott City
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
United States Naval Academy
- Public 4 Year
- Annapolis, Maryland
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 28 miles from Ellicott City
Naval Academy is a highly selective federal service academy known for undergraduate engineering and oceanography. The historic campus sits on the Severn River in Annapolis.
- SAT Range 1210-1410
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.8
- Acceptance Rate 9%
- Net Price -