Colleges Near Scranton
6 colleges are in Scranton, and 192 total within 100 miles enrolling 955,218 students.
Lackawanna College is the nearest college in Scranton. Scranton (pop. 76,089) is in Pennsylvania.
Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey ranks #1 nationally. University of Scranton enrolls the most students with 4,724. CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College in New York has the lowest tuition at $5,170 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Scranton. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Scranton. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Scranton.
United States Military Academy
- Public 4 Year
- West Point, New York
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- 89 miles from Scranton
West Point is a highly selective federal service academy known for undergraduate engineering and leadership training. Cadets live under a structured military regimen on the historic campus overlooking the Hudson River.
- SAT Range 1200-1430
- Avg GPA 4.0
- Acceptance Rate 12%
- Net Price -
Bucks County Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Newtown, PA
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- 88 miles from Scranton
Bucks County Community College is a public community college known for associate degrees and transfer programs. The suburban main campus is located in Newtown in Bucks County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,176
University of Valley Forge
- Private 4 Year
- Phoenixville, PA
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2.6 | 7 reviews
- 89 miles from Scranton
University of Valley Forge is a private Christian university known for undergraduate ministry, theology, and worship arts. The residential campus sits in suburban Phoenixville northwest of Philadelphia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Acceptance Rate 61%
- Net Price $27,083
Essex County College
- Public 2 Year
- Newark, NJ
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- 90 miles from Scranton
Essex County College is a public community college offering associate degrees and career certificate programs. The urban campus is located in downtown Newark.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,971
Felician University
- Private 4 Year
- Lodi, NJ
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- 90 miles from Scranton
Felician is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The main campus is in suburban Lodi in northern New Jersey, with a second campus in nearby Rutherford.
- SAT Range 890-1150
- Avg GPA 3.05
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,569
Kean University
- Public 4 Year
- Union, NJ
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4.1 | 7 reviews
- 90 miles from Scranton
Kean is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and design. The suburban campus in Union sits near New York City.
- SAT Range 930-1150
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $12,708
New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Public 4 Year
- Newark, NJ
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 90 miles from Scranton
NJIT is a public technological university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and architecture. The urban campus is located in Newark.
- SAT Range 1210-1460
- Avg GPA 3.72
- Acceptance Rate 65%
- Net Price $17,313
Princeton University
- Private 4 Year
- Princeton, NJ
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 90 miles from Scranton
Princeton is an Ivy League university known for undergraduate economics, public policy, and engineering. Most undergraduates complete a required senior thesis and live in residential colleges.
- SAT Range 1510-1580
- Avg GPA 3.93
- Acceptance Rate 5%
- Net Price $15,313
Rutgers University New Brunswick
- Public 4 Year
- New Brunswick, NJ
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 89 miles from Scranton
Rutgers is a large public university known for undergraduate pharmacy, engineering, and life sciences. Students take classes across multiple campuses in New Brunswick and Piscataway linked by campus buses.
- SAT Range 1310-1500
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 58%
- Net Price $20,522
Rutgers University Newark
- Public 4 Year
- Newark, NJ
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 90 miles from Scranton
Rutgers-Newark is a public university known for undergraduate business and criminal justice. The urban campus is located in downtown Newark.
- SAT Range 1030-1270
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.23
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $18,276
Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus
- Private 4 Year
- Teaneck, NJ
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- 92 miles from Scranton
FDU is a private university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and international studies. The suburban Metropolitan Campus in Teaneck sits close to New York City.
- SAT Range 908-1180
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $16,920
Middlesex College
- Public 2 Year
- Edison, NJ
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- 92 miles from Scranton
Middlesex College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and business programs. Most students commute to the suburban campus in Edison.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $2,314
Rider University
- Private 4 Year
- Lawrenceville, NJ
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- 92 miles from Scranton
Rider is a private university known for undergraduate business, accounting, and music through Westminster Choir College. The suburban campus is in Lawrenceville near Princeton.
- SAT Range 1100-1320
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $26,506
The College of New Jersey
- Public 4 Year
- Ewing, NJ
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 91 miles from Scranton
TCNJ is a public college known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and business. The suburban Ewing campus is primarily residential.
- SAT Range 1140-1340
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.29
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $25,580
American College of Financial Services
- Private 4 Year
- King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
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- 91 miles from Scranton
American College of Financial Services is a private college known for undergraduate programs in financial planning and financial services. The suburban campus is in King of Prussia outside Philadelphia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Rabbi Jacob Joseph School
- Private 4 Year
- Edison, NJ
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- 91 miles from Scranton
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $12,093
Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok
- Private 4 Year
- Elizabeth, NJ
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- 91 miles from Scranton
An Orthodox Jewish yeshiva known for intensive undergraduate Talmud and Torah study. Students follow a traditional full-time religious learning schedule on its Elizabeth campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $29,330
Culinary Institute of America
- Private 4 Year
- Hyde Park, NY
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- 93 miles from Scranton
The Culinary Institute of America is a private college known for undergraduate culinary arts, baking and pastry arts, and food business management. The Hyde Park campus sits along the Hudson River in New York's Hudson Valley.
- SAT Range 928-1183
- Avg GPA 3.26
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $39,581