Colleges Near Amherst
There are no colleges in Amherst, but 77 are within 50 miles, enrolling 574,887 students combined.
The closest option is Nashua Community College in Nashua, 7 miles from Amherst (about 8-12 minutes by car). Amherst (pop. 613) is in New Hampshire.
Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts ranks #4 nationally. North Shore Community College in Danvers has the lowest tuition at $5,352 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Amherst. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Amherst. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Amherst.
Northern Essex Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Haverhill, MA
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- 29 miles from Amherst
Northern Essex is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, allied health, and liberal arts transfer programs. Students attend campuses in Haverhill and Lawrence in Massachusetts's Merrimack Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,049
Keene State College
- Public 4 Year
- Keene, NH
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- 33 miles from Amherst
Keene State is a public liberal arts college known for undergraduate teacher education and occupational safety studies. The compact campus sits in the small city of Keene in southwestern New Hampshire.
- SAT Range 970-1170
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $19,997
North Shore Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Danvers, MA
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- 38 miles from Amherst
North Shore Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. Students primarily commute to its Danvers and Lynn campuses north of Boston.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,875
Anna Maria College
- Private 4 Year
- Paxton, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 40 miles from Amherst
Anna Maria is a small private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing, criminal justice, and fire science. The suburban campus sits in a wooded setting outside Worcester.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.94
- Acceptance Rate 50%
- Net Price $29,094
Bentley University
- Private 4 Year
- Waltham, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 39 miles from Amherst
Bentley is a private university known for undergraduate business, accounting, and finance. The suburban campus sits in Waltham just west of Boston.
- SAT Range 1280-1430
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 45%
- Net Price $45,802
Brandeis University
- Private 4 Year
- Waltham, MA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 39 miles from Amherst
Brandeis is a private university known for undergraduate neuroscience, biology, and the social sciences. The suburban campus in Waltham sits just west of Boston.
- SAT Range 1390-1520
- Avg GPA 3.84
- Acceptance Rate 40%
- Net Price $43,550
Quinsigamond Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Worcester, MA
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 39 miles from Amherst
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The Worcester campus centers on associate degrees and career certificates.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,994
Regis College
- Private 4 Year
- Weston, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 39 miles from Amherst
Regis College is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The suburban campus is located in Weston, west of Boston.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.38
- Acceptance Rate 70%
- Net Price $28,575
Assumption University
- Private 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 41 miles from Amherst
Assumption is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. Most students live on the residential campus in Worcester.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $29,748
Framingham State University
- Public 4 Year
- Framingham, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 40 miles from Amherst
Framingham State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nutrition, and fashion design. The suburban campus sits in the MetroWest area west of Boston.
- SAT Range 1100-1280
- Avg GPA 3.07
- Acceptance Rate 84%
- Net Price $16,114
Lasell University
- Private 4 Year
- Newton, MA
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4.8 | 18 reviews
- 41 miles from Amherst
Lasell is a private university known for undergraduate fashion design, merchandising, and business. The suburban Newton campus sits just outside Boston.
- SAT Range 1030-1158
- Avg GPA 3.12
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $27,773
Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
- Private 2 Year
- Medford, MA
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- 40 miles from Amherst
A private hospital-based school of nursing known for undergraduate nursing programs. Students train on the affiliated hospital campus in the Boston suburb of Medford.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Tufts University
- Private 4 Year
- Medford, MA
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 41 miles from Amherst
Tufts is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate international relations and biology. Most undergrads live on a residential hilltop campus in the Boston suburbs of Medford and Somerville.
- SAT Range 1470-1560
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.91
- Acceptance Rate 11%
- Net Price $32,367
University of New Hampshire Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Durham, NH
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- 40 miles from Amherst
UNH is a large public university known for undergraduate marine science, environmental studies, and business. Durham is a classic New England college town built around the campus near the seacoast.
- SAT Range 1090-1330
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $24,999
Boston College
- Private 4 Year
- Chestnut Hill, MA
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5.0 | 5 reviews
- 43 miles from Amherst
Boston College is a highly selective private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and the liberal arts. The residential campus sits in suburban Chestnut Hill just outside Boston.
- SAT Range 1440-1540
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.86
- Acceptance Rate 16%
- Net Price $32,519
Harvard University
- Private 4 Year
- Cambridge, MA
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 42 miles from Amherst
Harvard is an Ivy League university known for undergraduate economics, government, and the sciences. Most upperclass students live in residential houses that organize dining and social life.
- SAT Range 1510-1580
- Avg GPA 4.0
- Acceptance Rate 4%
- Net Price $17,525
Lesley University
- Private 4 Year
- Cambridge, MA
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2.5 | 2 reviews
- 42 miles from Amherst
Lesley is a private university known for undergraduate education, psychology, and studio art. The urban Cambridge campus sits near Harvard Square.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $32,587
Longy School of Music of Bard College
- Private 4 Year
- Cambridge, MA
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2.0 | 1 reviews
- 42 miles from Amherst
Longy is a private music conservatory of Bard College known for undergraduate performance and composition. The urban campus is located in Cambridge near Harvard Square.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $49,815