Colleges Near Rochester
There are no colleges in Rochester, but 56 are within 100 miles, enrolling 356,589 students combined.
The closest option is Vermont State University in Randolph, 11 miles from Rochester (about 13-19 minutes by car). Rochester (pop. 299) is in Vermont.
Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire ranks #12 nationally. Greenfield Community College in Greenfield has the lowest tuition at $5,810 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Rochester. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Rochester. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Rochester.
Bennington College
- Private 4 Year
- Bennington, VT
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 69 miles from Rochester
Bennington is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate visual and performing arts, writing, and student-designed academic plans. Students complete a required winter Field Work Term of off-campus work on its rural Vermont campus.
- SAT Range 1291-1403
- Avg GPA 3.51
- Acceptance Rate 45%
- Net Price $34,220
Keene State College
- Public 4 Year
- Keene, NH
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- 70 miles from Rochester
Keene State is a public liberal arts college known for undergraduate teacher education and occupational safety studies. The compact campus sits in the small city of Keene in southwestern New Hampshire.
- SAT Range 970-1170
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $19,997
Lakes Region Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Laconia, NH
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- 72 miles from Rochester
A public community college known for undergraduate culinary arts and nursing. The Laconia campus sits near Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire's Lakes Region.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,160
North Country Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Saranac Lake, NY
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- 72 miles from Rochester
North Country is a public community college known for nursing and wilderness recreation programs. The main campus sits in Saranac Lake in New York's Adirondack Mountains.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.23
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,804
Skidmore College
- Private 4 Year
- Saratoga Springs, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 73 miles from Rochester
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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- 74 miles from Rochester
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
NHTI Concord's Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Concord, NH
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 78 miles from Rochester
NHTI is a community college known for undergraduate nursing, dental hygiene, and other allied health programs. Most students commute to the campus in Concord, New Hampshire's capital.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,998
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
- Private 4 Year
- Paul Smiths, NY
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- 82 miles from Rochester
Paul Smith's is a small private college known for undergraduate forestry, environmental science, and hospitality. The campus sits on Lower St. Regis Lake in the Adirondacks.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.8
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $28,443
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
- Public 4 Year
- North Adams, MA
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- 83 miles from Rochester
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
Williams College
- Private 4 Year
- Williamstown, MA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 82 miles from Rochester
Williams is a highly selective liberal arts college known for undergraduate economics and Oxford-style tutorials. Most students live on the rural campus in the Berkshires town of Williamstown.
- SAT Range 1490-1570
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.94
- Acceptance Rate 8%
- Net Price $15,894
Franklin Pierce University
- Private 4 Year
- Rindge, NH
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- 84 miles from Rochester
Franklin Pierce is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and sports management. The rural campus sits near Mount Monadnock and Pearly Pond in southwestern New Hampshire.
- SAT Range 1057-1282
- Avg GPA 2.97
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $26,152
Greenfield Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Greenfield, MA
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- 88 miles from Rochester
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
Southern New Hampshire University
- Private 4 Year
- Manchester, NH
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- 89 miles from Rochester
SNHU is a private university known for undergraduate business and large online degree programs. Most undergraduates study online, with a smaller traditional campus in Manchester.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.18
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $36,501
Manchester Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Manchester, NH
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- 89 miles from Rochester
Manchester Community College is a community college known for undergraduate nursing and business programs. Most students commute to the urban campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,209
Saint Anselm College
- Private 4 Year
- Manchester, NH
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- 89 miles from Rochester
Saint Anselm is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate politics and nursing. The Benedictine campus in Manchester has long hosted New Hampshire presidential primary debates.
- SAT Range 1110-1278
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $35,551
University of New Hampshire at Manchester
- Public 4 Year
- Manchester, NH
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- 91 miles from Rochester
UNH Manchester is a public university campus known for undergraduate biotechnology, business, and engineering technology. The urban campus occupies historic mill buildings in downtown Manchester.
- SAT Range 973-1236
- Avg GPA 3.35
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $9,760
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online
- Public 4 Year
- Manchester, NH
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- 91 miles from Rochester
UNH College of Professional Studies is a public college offering online undergraduate programs in business, education, and health care. Most coursework is completed online, with student services based in Manchester.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,419
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Private 4 Year
- Troy, NY
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4.3 | 3 reviews
- 90 miles from Rochester
RPI is a private technological university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and architecture. The hillside campus overlooks the Hudson River in Troy.
- SAT Range 1375-1510
- Avg GPA 3.88
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $38,887