Colleges Near Potomac
There are no colleges in Potomac, but 54 are within 50 miles, enrolling 561,312 students combined.
The closest option is Montgomery College in Rockville, 6.2 miles from Potomac (about 7-11 minutes by car). Potomac (pop. 44,965) 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 Potomac. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Potomac. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Potomac.
University of Baltimore
- Public 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 37 miles from Potomac
University of Baltimore is a public university known for undergraduate business, criminal justice, and legal studies. The urban campus sits in Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood.
- SAT Range 740-1330
- Avg GPA 2.89
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $14,545
Johns Hopkins University
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 38 miles from Potomac
Johns Hopkins is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate biomedical engineering, public health, and international studies. Most undergraduates study on the Homewood campus in north Baltimore.
- SAT Range 1520-1570
- Avg GPA 3.92
- Acceptance Rate 6%
- Net Price $26,017
Maryland Institute College of Art
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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- 37 miles from Potomac
MICA is a private art and design college known for undergraduate illustration, graphic design, and fine arts. The urban campus lies in Baltimore's Station North Arts District.
- SAT Range 1078-1305
- Avg GPA 3.47
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $47,834
Stevenson University
- Private 4 Year
- Owings Mills, MD
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 36 miles from Potomac
Stevenson is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, forensic science, and business. The suburban Owings Mills campus sits northwest of Baltimore.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $27,162
Loyola University Maryland
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 38 miles from Potomac
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
Carroll Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Westminster, MD
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 37 miles from Potomac
Carroll Community College is a public community college offering associate degrees with strengths in nursing and business. The suburban campus sits in the town of Westminster in central Maryland.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,886
Notre Dame of Maryland University
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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- 39 miles from Potomac
Notre Dame of Maryland is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The residential campus sits in a neighborhood of northern Baltimore.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $21,191
St. John's College
- Private 4 Year
- Annapolis, MD
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 38 miles from Potomac
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
United States Naval Academy
- Public 4 Year
- Annapolis, Maryland
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 38 miles from Potomac
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 -
Morgan State University
- Public 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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4.2 | 5 reviews
- 40 miles from Potomac
Morgan State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate engineering, architecture, and business. The urban campus is in northeast Baltimore.
- SAT Range 840-1070
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $15,476
Towson University
- Public 4 Year
- Towson, MD
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3.8 | 4 reviews
- 41 miles from Potomac
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
McDaniel College
- Private 4 Year
- Westminster, MD
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2.5 | 4 reviews
- 41 miles from Potomac
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
American Public University System
- Private 4 Year
- Charles Town, WV
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- 40 miles from Potomac
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,260
Goucher College
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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| 0 reviews
- 42 miles from Potomac
Goucher is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate creative writing, dance, and international studies. Every undergraduate completes a required study abroad experience.
- SAT Range 1090-1325
- Avg GPA 3.23
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $26,913
Shepherd University
- Public 4 Year
- Shepherdstown, WV
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- 44 miles from Potomac
Shepherd is a public university known for undergraduate nursing and teacher education. The campus sits in historic Shepherdstown along the Potomac River.
- SAT Range 878-1140
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $11,744
Community College of Baltimore County
- Public 2 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 45 miles from Potomac
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
Mount St. Mary's University
- Private 4 Year
- Emmitsburg, MD
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4.3 | 3 reviews
- 47 miles from Potomac
Mount St. Mary's is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate business, education, and the liberal arts. The residential campus sits in rural Emmitsburg near the Catoctin Mountains.
- SAT Range 1046-1280
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $23,027
Hagerstown Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Hagerstown, MD
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| 0 reviews
- 50 miles from Potomac
Hagerstown Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and technical career programs. The campus is located in Hagerstown in western Maryland.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.29
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,767