Nearby colleges
Colleges near Boston, MA
66 colleges and universities sit within 25 miles of Boston, Massachusetts — 24 in Boston itself and the rest across the surrounding area. The table below is ordered by measured distance and includes cost, admissions, and graduation data.
Colleges near Boston by the numbers
- Lowest published in-state tuition
- Roxbury Community College ($6,024)
- Median in-state tuition (40 reporting)
- $34,009
- Median net price after aid (31 reporting)
- $26,649
- Highest graduation rate
- Laboure College of Healthcare (100%)
- Most selective
- Harvard University (4% acceptance)
- Largest by enrollment
- Boston University (35,818 students)
Colleges within 25 miles of Boston
Nearest first. Showing 40 of 66. Distance is straight-line from the centre of the Boston campus cluster, not driving time.
| College | Distance | Location | In-state tuition | Avg. net price | Acceptance rate | Graduation rate | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Architectural College | <1 mi | Boston, MA | $27,470 | $25,865 | 100% | 32% | University |
| The New England Conservatory of Music | <1 mi | Boston, MA | $60,750 | $46,754 | 41% | 73% | University |
| Berklee College of Music | <1 mi | Boston, MA | $52,040 | $49,465 | 44% | 67% | University |
| Northeastern University | <1 mi | Boston, MA | $66,162 | $30,915 | 5% | 91% | University |
| Northeastern University Professional Programs | <1 mi | Boston, MA | $34,009 | Not reported | 67% | Not reported | University |
| Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology | <1 mi | Boston, MA | $18,906 | $15,488 | 100% | 46% | University |
| New England College of Optometry | <1 mi | Boston, MA | $34,009 | Not reported | 51% | Not reported | University |
| Fisher College | <1 mi | Boston, MA | $35,689 | $26,649 | 71% | 28% | University |
| New England Law-Boston | <1 mi | Boston, MA | $34,009 | Not reported | 72% | Not reported | University |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | <1 mi | Boston, MA | $42,884 | $34,170 | 91% | 68% | University |
| Emerson College | <1 mi | Boston, MA | $57,056 | $49,180 | 51% | 77% | University |
| Urban College of Boston | 1 mi | Boston, MA | $7,608 | $6,957 | 100% | Not reported | Community college |
| Simmons University | 1 mi | Boston, MA | $46,874 | $25,265 | 70% | 72% | University |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 1 mi | Boston, MA | $15,400 | $24,100 | 76% | 69% | University |
| MCPHS University | 1 mi | Boston, MA | $40,530 | $39,545 | 85% | 62% | University |
| Emmanuel College | 1 mi | Boston, MA | $48,550 | $26,706 | 76% | 68% | University |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1 mi | Cambridge, MA | $62,396 | $20,111 | 5% | 96% | University |
| Roxbury Community College | 1 mi | Roxbury Crossing, MA | $6,024 | $12,244 | 100% | 28% | Community college |
| Suffolk University | 1 mi | Boston, MA | $47,550 | $29,618 | 82% | 61% | University |
| Sattler College | 1 mi | Boston, MA | $10,450 | Not reported | 69% | 81% | University |
| Boston University | 1 mi | Boston, MA | $68,102 | $24,402 | 11% | 89% | University |
| Hult International Business School | 2 mi | Cambridge, MA | $57,160 | $45,447 | 60% | 67% | University |
| Bunker Hill Community College | 2 mi | Boston, MA | $6,168 | $7,818 | 100% | 13% | Community college |
| MGH Institute of Health Professions | 2 mi | Boston, MA | $34,009 | Not reported | 71% | Not reported | University |
| Cambridge College | 3 mi | Boston, MA | $18,378 | $31,072 | 100% | 11% | University |
| Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc | 3 mi | Brookline, MA | $34,009 | Not reported | 53% | Not reported | University |
| Harvard University | 3 mi | Cambridge, MA | $61,676 | $19,066 | 4% | 98% | University |
| Lesley University | 3 mi | Cambridge, MA | $34,256 | $31,152 | 97% | 58% | University |
| University of Massachusetts Boston | 3 mi | Boston, MA | $16,558 | $17,707 | 78% | 49% | University |
| Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology | 3 mi | Brookline, MA | $22,490 | $14,334 | 80% | 44% | University |
| Longy School of Music of Bard College | 3 mi | Cambridge, MA | $55,275 | $38,530 | 84% | 44% | University |
| Saint John's Seminary | 4 mi | Brighton, MA | $34,009 | Not reported | 35% | Not reported | University |
| Boston College | 5 mi | Chestnut Hill, MA | $70,702 | $41,704 | 16% | 91% | University |
| Tufts University | 5 mi | Medford, MA | $70,704 | $39,998 | 11% | 94% | University |
| Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing | 6 mi | Medford, MA | $31,038 | Not reported | 100% | Not reported | Community college |
| Laboure College of Healthcare | 6 mi | Milton, MA | $30,618 | $36,863 | 50% | 100% | University |
| Eastern Nazarene College | 6 mi | Quincy, MA | $28,610 | $17,733 | 59% | 35% | University |
| Boston Baptist College | 6 mi | Boston, MA | $14,304 | $17,933 | 91% | 44% | University |
| William James College | 7 mi | Newton, MA | $34,009 | Not reported | 79% | Not reported | University |
| Quincy College | 8 mi | Quincy, MA | $8,938 | $17,126 | 100% | 15% | University |
What the Boston area looks like
- Within 25 miles of Boston CampusPin finds 66 colleges, and the table below lists the 40 nearest. 24 of them are in Boston itself; the rest are in surrounding communities. Distances are measured from the centre of the Boston campus cluster.
- Roxbury Community College has the lowest published in-state tuition among the 40 nearby colleges listed, at $6,024. Commuting from home is one of the largest levers on total cost, since housing is often the single biggest line after tuition.
- 4 of the 40 colleges shown are community colleges, which typically offer the lowest published tuition in a metro and transfer pathways into nearby four-year campuses.
How this list was built
This page runs a real geographic query: every college whose campus coordinates fall within 25 miles of Boston is included, ordered by distance. No college appears here unless it is genuinely that close.
The Boston anchor point is the average position of the campuses CampusPin holds for the city, so it reflects where colleges actually are rather than a civic centre-point. Distances are straight-line and are a guide to proximity, not a commute estimate.
Frequently asked questions
- How many colleges are near Boston, MA?
- CampusPin finds 66 colleges and universities within 25 miles of Boston, Massachusetts. That includes 24 located in Boston itself plus campuses in the surrounding area that are realistically commutable. The table on this page lists the 40 nearest of them.
- What is the closest college to Boston?
- Of the colleges on this page, Boston Architectural College in Boston is the nearest to the Boston campus cluster at about under a mile. The table is ordered by distance, so the top rows are always the closest.
- Can I commute to college from Boston?
- Every college on this page is within 25 miles of Boston, which is a plausible commute for many students, though actual travel time depends on traffic and transit rather than straight-line distance. Check each college's profile for its exact location, and confirm commuter services and parking with the campus directly.
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Data sources & methodology
Locations, cost, and outcome figures for colleges near Boston come from federal datasets and each institution's own reporting.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
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