Colleges Near Canaan
There are no colleges in Canaan, but 85 are within 100 miles, enrolling 542,837 students combined.
The closest option is Dartmouth College in Hanover, 14.2 miles from Canaan (about 17-24 minutes by car). Canaan (pop. 524) 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 Canaan. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Canaan. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Canaan.
Salem State University
- Public 4 Year
- Salem, MA
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- 97 miles from Canaan
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
Smith College
- Private 4 Year
- Northampton, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 97 miles from Canaan
Smith is a highly selective private women's liberal arts college known for undergraduate engineering, government, and the arts. Students live on a historic campus in Northampton and can cross-register through the Five College Consortium.
- SAT Range 1420-1540
- Avg GPA 4.0
- Acceptance Rate 21%
- Net Price $27,305
Tufts University
- Private 4 Year
- Medford, MA
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 97 miles from Canaan
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
Skidmore College
- Private 4 Year
- Saratoga Springs, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 97 miles from Canaan
Skidmore is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate studio art, performing arts, and business. The residential campus sits in the historic spa town of Saratoga Springs.
- SAT Range 1340-1480
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 21%
- Net Price $31,187
Empire State University
- Public 4 Year
- Saratoga Springs, NY
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- 97 miles from Canaan
Empire State is a public SUNY university known for flexible, individualized undergraduate degree programs and online study. Based in Saratoga Springs, it primarily serves adult and nontraditional students through distance learning rather than a residential campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,659
Clinton Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Plattsburgh, NY
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- 99 miles from Canaan
Clinton Community College is a public two-year college in the SUNY system offering associate degrees in nursing, business, and liberal arts transfer. The campus is in Plattsburgh near Lake Champlain in northern New York.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,433
Cambridge College
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 100 miles from Canaan
Cambridge College is a private college known for undergraduate programs in education, management, and psychology designed for adult learners. Most students are working adults who attend evening and flexible-format classes in Boston.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $31,072
Harvard University
- Private 4 Year
- Cambridge, MA
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 99 miles from Canaan
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
College of the Holy Cross
- Private 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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- 98 miles from Canaan
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
Lasell University
- Private 4 Year
- Newton, MA
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4.8 | 18 reviews
- 98 miles from Canaan
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
Lesley University
- Private 4 Year
- Cambridge, MA
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2.5 | 2 reviews
- 99 miles from Canaan
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
- 99 miles from Canaan
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
Massachusetts Bay Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Wellesley Hills, MA
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- 100 miles from Canaan
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