Colleges Near Dayton
There are no colleges in Dayton, but 54 are within 100 miles, enrolling 406,912 students combined.
The closest option is Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, 3.1 miles from Dayton (about 4-5 minutes by car). Dayton (pop. 1,530) is in Virginia.
Washington and Lee University in Lexington ranks #31 nationally. Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College in Moorefield has the lowest tuition at $4,722 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Dayton. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Dayton. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Dayton.
University of Lynchburg
- Private 4 Year
- Lynchburg, VA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 72 miles from Dayton
University of Lynchburg is a private university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. Students live on a residential campus in Lynchburg near the Blue Ridge Mountains.
- SAT Range 980-1230
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Acceptance Rate 43%
- Net Price $23,845
Centra College
- Private 4 Year
- Lynchburg, VA
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- 71 miles from Dayton
Centra College is a private college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The Lynchburg campus is affiliated with the Centra Health hospital system.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Virginia University of Lynchburg
- Private 4 Year
- Lynchburg, VA
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- 72 miles from Dayton
Virginia University of Lynchburg is a private historically Black university with undergraduate programs in business, religion, and the social sciences. Students attend a small campus in the city of Lynchburg.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.1
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $19,066
Potomac State College of West Virginia University
- Public 4 Year
- Keyser, WV
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- 71 miles from Dayton
Potomac State is a public junior college of West Virginia University known for undergraduate agriculture and forestry. The residential campus is set in rural Keyser in the Potomac Highlands.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.06
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,541
Central Virginia Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Lynchburg, VA
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- 74 miles from Dayton
CVCC is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, business, and industrial technology. Most students commute to the campus in Lynchburg.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,827
Liberty University
- Private 4 Year
- Lynchburg, VA
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 75 miles from Dayton
Liberty is a private Christian university known for undergraduate aviation, nursing, and business. The Lynchburg campus sits in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
- SAT Range 1040-1250
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $29,532
Ascent College
- Private 4 Year
- Gainesville, VA
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- 76 miles from Dayton
Ascent is a small private Christian college known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry leadership. The suburban Gainesville campus serves students preparing for church and ministry roles in Northern Virginia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
University of Mary Washington
- Public 4 Year
- Fredericksburg, VA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 80 miles from Dayton
Mary Washington is a public liberal arts university known for undergraduate historic preservation and education. The historic campus sits in Fredericksburg near the Rappahannock River.
- SAT Range 1170-1370
- Avg GPA 3.71
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $21,800
West Virginia Wesleyan College
- Private 4 Year
- Buckhannon, WV
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- 79 miles from Dayton
West Virginia Wesleyan is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing and education. Most students live on a residential campus in the college town of Buckhannon.
- SAT Range 892-1160
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $19,218
Garrett College
- Public 2 Year
- McHenry, MD
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- 82 miles from Dayton
Garrett College is a public community college known for undergraduate adventure sports and natural resource management. The campus sits near Deep Creek Lake in the mountains of western Maryland.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.52
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,507
Aviation Institute of Maintenance Manassas
- Private 2 Year
- Manassas, VA
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- 81 miles from Dayton
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $26,930
Longwood University
- Public 4 Year
- Farmville, VA
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- 83 miles from Dayton
Longwood is a public university known for undergraduate education, business, and nursing. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Farmville.
- SAT Range 1030-1210
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $20,847
American Public University System
- Private 4 Year
- Charles Town, WV
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| 0 reviews
- 84 miles from Dayton
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,260
Patrick Henry College
- Private 4 Year
- Purcellville, Virginia
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 84 miles from Dayton
Patrick Henry is a small private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate government and classical liberal arts. The residential campus sits in the small town of Purcellville in northern Virginia.
- SAT Range 1240-1420
- Avg GPA 3.83
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $25,869
Allegany College of Maryland
- Public 2 Year
- Cumberland, MD
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| 0 reviews
- 86 miles from Dayton
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The campus is in Cumberland in the mountains of western Maryland.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,322
Frostburg State University
- Public 4 Year
- Frostburg, MD
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 85 miles from Dayton
Frostburg State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the Appalachian mountain town of Frostburg in western Maryland.
- SAT Range 980-1200
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $17,669
Hampden Sydney College
- Private 4 Year
- Hampden-Sydney, VA
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 85 miles from Dayton
Hampden-Sydney is a private men's liberal arts college known for undergraduate rhetoric, history, and government. The historic campus sits in a rural setting in south-central Virginia.
- SAT Range 1030-1250
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Acceptance Rate 41%
- Net Price $29,717
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Martinsburg, WV
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| 0 reviews
- 87 miles from Dayton
Blue Ridge is a public community and technical college known for associate programs in nursing, business, and information technology. Most students commute to the campus in Martinsburg in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,514