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.
Dominican University New York
- Private 4 Year
- Orangeburg, NY
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- 92 miles from Scranton
Dominican University New York is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The suburban campus in Orangeburg sits in Rockland County north of New York City.
- SAT Range 1095-1235
- Avg GPA 3.09
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $33,972
Marist University
- Private 4 Year
- Poughkeepsie, NY
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- 92 miles from Scranton
Marist is a private university known for undergraduate communications, media studies, and fashion. The campus sits along the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie.
- SAT Range 1190-1340
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Acceptance Rate 57%
- Net Price $42,508
Ohr Hameir Theological Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Peekskill, NY
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- 93 miles from Scranton
Ohr Hameir is a private Orthodox Jewish theological seminary known for undergraduate Talmudic studies. The campus is in Peekskill in New York's Hudson Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Thomas Edison State University
- Public 4 Year
- Trenton, NJ
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- 94 miles from Scranton
Thomas Edison State is a public university known for online undergraduate degree programs and flexible study for adult learners. Most students complete coursework at a distance rather than on a traditional residential campus in Trenton.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Dutchess Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Poughkeepsie, NY
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 94 miles from Scranton
Dutchess is a public community college known for associate degrees in nursing, business, and liberal arts transfer. The campus sits in Poughkeepsie in New York's Hudson Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.75
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,612
St. Thomas Aquinas College
- Private 4 Year
- Sparkill, NY
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- 93 miles from Scranton
St. Thomas Aquinas is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The suburban campus sits in Sparkill just north of New York City.
- SAT Range 880-1085
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $21,187
Vassar College
- Private 4 Year
- Poughkeepsie, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 94 miles from Scranton
Vassar is a highly selective private liberal arts college known for undergraduate English, art history, and the sciences. Most students live on the historic residential campus in New York's Hudson Valley.
- SAT Range 1450-1550
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.86
- Acceptance Rate 19%
- Net Price $29,981
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
- Private 4 Year
- Bryn Athyn, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 93 miles from Scranton
Bryn Athyn is a small private liberal arts college affiliated with the Swedenborgian New Church. The suburban campus outside Philadelphia sits beside the Bryn Athyn Cathedral and the New Church community.
- SAT Range 1060-1298
- Avg GPA 2.87
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $20,728
Arcadia University
- Private 4 Year
- Glenside, PA
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- 94 miles from Scranton
Arcadia is a private university known for undergraduate study abroad and international education. The suburban Glenside campus is anchored by Grey Towers Castle, a National Historic Landmark.
- SAT Range 1065-1265
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $30,037
Chestnut Hill College
- Private 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 94 miles from Scranton
Chestnut Hill is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate education, psychology, and business. The wooded campus is set in Philadelphia's historic Chestnut Hill neighborhood.
- SAT Range 900-1090
- Avg GPA 3.12
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $28,588
Penn State Abington
- Public 4 Year
- Abington, PA
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- 94 miles from Scranton
Penn State Abington is a public regional campus of Penn State known for undergraduate business, nursing, and information sciences. The suburban campus sits just north of Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1070-1265
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $19,232
Hudson County Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Jersey City, NJ
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 96 miles from Scranton
Hudson County Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, culinary arts, and business programs. The urban campus is in Jersey City across the Hudson River from Manhattan.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,528
New Jersey City University
- Public 4 Year
- Jersey City, NJ
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- 95 miles from Scranton
NJCU is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. The urban campus sits in Jersey City across the Hudson River from Manhattan.
- SAT Range 890-1140
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $16,724
Mercer County Community College
- Public 2 Year
- West Windsor, NJ
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- 96 miles from Scranton
A public community college known for associate programs in nursing, business, and liberal arts transfer. Most students commute to the suburban West Windsor campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,475
Saint Peter's University
- Private 4 Year
- Jersey City, NJ
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- 95 miles from Scranton
Saint Peter's is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and education. The urban Jersey City campus sits across the Hudson River from Manhattan.
- SAT Range 970-1150
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $13,775
St Paul's School of Nursing Staten Island
- Private 2 Year
- Staten Island, NY
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- 95 miles from Scranton
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $34,808
Eastern University
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Davids, PA
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- 95 miles from Scranton
Eastern is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and social work. The suburban Main Line campus sits in Saint Davids near Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1010-1190
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $27,422
Immaculata University
- Private 4 Year
- Immaculata, PA
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3.0 | 4 reviews
- 95 miles from Scranton
Immaculata is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The suburban Chester County campus was a women's college for most of its history before becoming coeducational.
- SAT Range 1156-1323
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $24,708