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.
Babson College
- Private 4 Year
- Wellesley, MA
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 93 miles from Bristol
Babson is a private college known for undergraduate entrepreneurship and business. The suburban campus is in Wellesley near Boston.
- SAT Range 1390-1530
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.79
- Acceptance Rate 17%
- Net Price $32,019
Berklee College of Music
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 93 miles from Bristol
Berklee is a private music college known for undergraduate contemporary performance, jazz, and music production. The urban campus is located in Boston's Fenway neighborhood.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 44%
- Net Price $49,797
Boston Architectural College
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 93 miles from Bristol
Boston Architectural College is a private college known for undergraduate architecture, interior architecture, and design. Students follow a practice-based model that combines studio coursework with concurrent professional work.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $26,590
Boston College
- Private 4 Year
- Chestnut Hill, MA
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5.0 | 5 reviews
- 92 miles from Bristol
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
Clark University
- Private 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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- 93 miles from Bristol
Clark is a private university known for undergraduate psychology and geography. The compact urban campus sits in Worcester, west of Boston.
- SAT Range 1288-1460
- Avg GPA 3.69
- Acceptance Rate 40%
- Net Price $33,865
Emerson College
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 93 miles from Bristol
Emerson is a private college known for undergraduate journalism, film, and performing arts. The urban campus sits in Boston's Theater District near Boston Common.
- SAT Range 1270-1420
- Avg GPA 3.73
- Acceptance Rate 51%
- Net Price $53,432
Emmanuel College
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 93 miles from Bristol
Emmanuel is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and the sciences. The Fenway campus shares classes and facilities with neighboring schools through a consortium.
- SAT Range 1170-1340
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $31,121
Fisher College
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 92 miles from Bristol
Fisher is a private college known for undergraduate business, criminal justice, and hospitality management. The compact urban campus sits in Boston's Back Bay.
- SAT Range 800-1070
- Avg GPA 2.72
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $28,596
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 93 miles from Bristol
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology is a private technical college known for undergraduate automotive technology and engineering technology. The compact urban campus is in Boston's South End.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.32
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,841
University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Public 4 Year
- Amherst, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 93 miles from Bristol
UMass Amherst is a large public university known for undergraduate computer science, business, and engineering. Students can cross-register at nearby colleges through the Five College Consortium in the Pioneer Valley.
- SAT Range 1310-1500
- Avg GPA 3.99
- Acceptance Rate 60%
- Net Price $22,948
Massachusetts Bay Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Wellesley Hills, MA
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- 92 miles from Bristol
MassBay is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, biotechnology, and health sciences. The suburban campus is in Wellesley Hills west of Boston.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,420
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Cambridge, MA
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 92 miles from Bristol
MIT is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and the physical sciences. The compact urban campus sits along the Charles River in Cambridge.
- SAT Range 1520-1580
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.96
- Acceptance Rate 5%
- Net Price $20,996
Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
- Private 4 Year
- Brookline, MA
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- 94 miles from Bristol
Hellenic College is a small private Greek Orthodox college known for undergraduate religious studies, classics, and Hellenic studies. The campus sits in Brookline, a residential suburb of Boston.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $23,870
College of the Holy Cross
- Private 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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- 94 miles from Bristol
Holy Cross is a highly selective Jesuit liberal arts college known for undergraduate economics, political science, and history. The hilltop campus overlooks the city of Worcester.
- SAT Range 1240-1410
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 18%
- Net Price $36,014
MCPHS University
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 93 miles from Bristol
MCPHS is a private university known for undergraduate pharmacy, nursing, and health sciences. The urban campus sits in Boston's Longwood Medical Area.
- SAT Range 1160-1416
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $41,506
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
- Public 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 93 miles from Bristol
MassArt is a public college of art and design known for undergraduate studio art, design, and architecture. The urban campus is in Boston's Fenway neighborhood.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $24,864
The New England Conservatory of Music
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 93 miles from Bristol
NEC is a highly selective private music conservatory known for undergraduate performance, composition, and jazz. The urban campus sits in Boston's Fenway neighborhood near major concert halls.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 41%
- Net Price $50,367
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
- Public 4 Year
- North Adams, MA
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- 93 miles from Bristol
MCLA is a public liberal arts college known for undergraduate programs in the arts, education, and humanities. The campus is located in North Adams in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 960-1180
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $16,544