Colleges Near Bristol
There are no colleges in Bristol, but 113 are within 100 miles, enrolling 711,863 students combined.
The closest option is Plymouth State University in Plymouth, 11.6 miles from Bristol (about 14-20 minutes by car). Bristol (pop. 1,688) is in New Hampshire.
Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts ranks #4 nationally. Central Maine Community College in Auburn has the lowest tuition at $4,140 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Bristol. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Bristol. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Bristol.
University of Southern Maine
- Public 4 Year
- Portland, ME
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- 74 miles from Bristol
USM is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. Students split time between an urban Portland campus and a residential campus in nearby Gorham.
- SAT Range 990-1250
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $14,028
Southern Maine Community College
- Public 2 Year
- South Portland, ME
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- 76 miles from Bristol
A public community college known for undergraduate culinary arts, nursing, and marine science. The waterfront campus overlooks Casco Bay in South Portland.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,341
Unity Environmental University
- Private 4 Year
- New Gloucester, ME
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- 77 miles from Bristol
Unity Environmental is a private university known for undergraduate environmental science, wildlife conservation, and sustainability. The rural Flagship Campus occupies the Pineland site in New Gloucester.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $18,454
Middlebury College
- Private 4 Year
- Middlebury, VT
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 77 miles from Bristol
Middlebury is a highly selective liberal arts college known for undergraduate language study, environmental studies, and international affairs. The hillside campus sits in a small college town in Vermont's Champlain Valley.
- SAT Range 1445-1550
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.89
- Acceptance Rate 11%
- Net Price $26,233
Middlesex Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Bedford, MA
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- 78 miles from Bristol
Middlesex Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The college operates suburban campuses in Bedford and Lowell northwest of Boston.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $2,430
North Shore Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Danvers, MA
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- 80 miles from Bristol
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
Sterling College
- Private 4 Year
- Craftsbury Common, VT
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 79 miles from Bristol
Sterling is a small private college known for undergraduate environmental studies, sustainable agriculture, and ecology. The rural campus in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom includes a working farm used in hands-on coursework.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 67%
- Net Price $21,854
Greenfield Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Greenfield, MA
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- 82 miles from Bristol
Greenfield Community College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and outdoor leadership. The campus is in the small town of Greenfield in western Massachusetts.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,859
Bates College
- Private 4 Year
- Lewiston, ME
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- 85 miles from Bristol
Bates is a highly selective private liberal arts college known for undergraduate political science, economics, and biology. Most students live on the residential campus in the small city of Lewiston.
- SAT Range 1420-1530
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 13%
- Net Price $24,723
Maine College of Health Professions
- Private 2 Year
- Lewiston, ME
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- 84 miles from Bristol
Maine College of Health Professions is a private college focused on undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The small campus is located in Lewiston in central Maine.
- SAT Range 850-970
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $25,282
Central Maine Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Auburn, ME
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- 84 miles from Bristol
Central Maine Community College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and advanced manufacturing. The campus is in Auburn in Maine's Lewiston-Auburn area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,153
Gordon College
- Private 4 Year
- Wenham, MA
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- 84 miles from Bristol
Gordon is a private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate music, education, and psychology. Most students live on a wooded residential campus in the small North Shore town of Wenham.
- SAT Range 1130-1355
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $25,299
Endicott College
- Private 4 Year
- Beverly, MA
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- 85 miles from Bristol
Endicott is a private college known for undergraduate hospitality management, nursing, and business. The oceanfront campus sits along the North Shore coastline in Beverly.
- SAT Range 1193-1340
- Avg GPA 3.55
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $41,394
Montserrat College of Art
- Private 4 Year
- Beverly, MA
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- 85 miles from Bristol
Montserrat is a private art college known for undergraduate illustration, fine arts, and graphic design. The compact campus is in coastal Beverly on Boston's North Shore.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.93
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $34,166
Anna Maria College
- Private 4 Year
- Paxton, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 88 miles from Bristol
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
- 88 miles from Bristol
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
Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
- Private 2 Year
- Medford, MA
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- 87 miles from Bristol
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 -
Salem State University
- Public 4 Year
- Salem, MA
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- 87 miles from Bristol
Salem State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and social work. The campus sits in the historic coastal city of Salem north of Boston.
- SAT Range 990-1160
- Avg GPA 3.17
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $17,541