Colleges Closest to Major Airports

Colleges Closest to Major Airports, ranked by distance to major airport. Schools whose nearest matched commercial airport is designated large; not a search over every major airport. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 558 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California1.0 mi48%1426$50k$109k88%6,5529 mi 2West Coast University-OntarioOntario, California1.0 mi——$50k$103k39%2,67137 mi 3Stanbridge UniversityIrvine, California1.0 mi10%—$45k$62k62%2,6436 mi 4Westcliff UniversityIrvine, California1.0 mi73%—$35k—62%2,3637 mi 5Otis College of Art and DesignLos Angeles, California1.0 mi82%1310$51k$58k66%1,2232 mi 6University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona2.0 mi——$14k$38k21%85,991163 mi 7University of California-IrvineIrvine, California2.0 mi29%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 8University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada2.0 mi96%1094$10k$55k51%24,622233 mi 9Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York2.0 mi67%1383$35k$77k70%13,21513 mi 10Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California2.0 mi45%1359$48k$78k79%7,0942 mi 11University of RochesterRochester, New York2.0 mi40%1488$29k$79k85%6,3319 mi 12University of Southern MainePortland, Maine2.0 mi79%1116$14k$50k40%4,2221 mi 13Davenport UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan2.0 mi98%—$18k$45k57%3,13435 mi 14Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, Pennsylvania2.0 mi90%—$23k$62k66%2,896100 mi 15Vanguard University of Southern CaliforniaCosta Mesa, California2.0 mi62%—$21k$60k57%1,9334 mi 16Ringling College of Art and DesignSarasota, Florida2.0 mi70%—$58k$43k72%1,6621 mi 17Virginia Wesleyan UniversityVirginia Beach, Virginia2.0 mi73%—$20k$50k42%1,2564 mi 18California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California3.0 mi46%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 19San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California3.0 mi85%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 20California State University-FresnoFresno, California3.0 mi95%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 21Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho3.0 mi87%—$22k$52k60%17,674385 mi 22University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico3.0 mi95%1038$15k$45k55%17,244460 mi 23University of LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky3.0 mi79%1150$18k$54k61%14,727248 mi 24Kean UniversityUnion, New Jersey3.0 mi76%1040$12k$57k47%11,4333 mi 25George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia3.0 mi47%1433$37k$91k84%11,1821 mi 26Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, New Jersey3.0 mi71%—$20k$74k64%7,7094 mi 27University of San DiegoSan Diego, California3.0 mi52%—$30k$87k84%5,6713 mi 28Suffolk UniversityBoston, Massachusetts3.0 mi82%1216$30k$68k61%4,2681 mi 29Emerson CollegeBoston, Massachusetts3.0 mi51%1358$49k$63k77%3,8701 mi 30Siena UniversityLoudonville, New York3.0 mi69%1254$34k$76k75%3,40998 mi 31Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, Ohio3.0 mi76%1194$28k$54k67%2,8428 mi 32West Coast University-TexasRichardson, Texas3.0 mi——$53k$103k31%2,67313 mi 33Palm Beach Atlantic UniversityWest Palm Beach, Florida3.0 mi82%1075$28k$49k55%2,6031 mi 34Mid-America Christian UniversityOklahoma City, Oklahoma3.0 mi92%1020$17k$46k44%1,666414 mi 35Daemen UniversityAmherst, New York3.0 mi68%—$19k$62k59%1,6436 mi 36Arizona College of Nursing-TempeTempe, Arizona3.0 mi100%—$32k$35k89%1,202164 mi 37Fisher CollegeBoston, Massachusetts3.0 mi71%—$27k$50k28%1,1671 mi 38Guilford CollegeGreensboro, North Carolina3.0 mi80%1105$22k$48k46%1,001164 mi 39Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona4.0 mi90%—$15k$63k68%64,674166 mi 40Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts4.0 mi5%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi 41University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada4.0 mi74%1132$16k$61k61%15,599137 mi 42University at AlbanyAlbany, New York4.0 mi69%—$17k$68k61%12,56495 mi 43CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York4.0 mi64%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 44University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, Massachusetts4.0 mi84%1194$18k$66k49%11,512< 1 mi 45Strayer University-Global RegionWashington, District of Columbia4.0 mi——$18k$40k14%9,3761 mi 46New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New Jersey4.0 mi65%1337$17k$84k73%9,0194 mi 47Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia4.0 mi13%1487$41k$103k95%7,5691 mi 48Berklee College of MusicBoston, Massachusetts4.0 mi44%—$49k$34k67%7,4682 mi 49Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas4.0 mi63%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 50University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis, Missouri4.0 mi63%1199$15k$53k57%5,024254 mi 51Ana G. Mendez UniversityOrlando, Florida4.0 mi——$20k——4,76332 mi 52Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts4.0 mi5%1560$20k$143k96%4,5352 mi 53Creighton UniversityOmaha, Nebraska4.0 mi80%1321$32k$74k83%4,348424 mi 54CUNY York CollegeJamaica, New York4.0 mi64%880$4k$57k32%4,3454 mi 55Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego, California4.0 mi84%1287$39k$64k77%3,188< 1 mi 56Strayer University-North CarolinaGreensboro, North Carolina4.0 mi———$40k33%2,671163 mi 57University of GuamMangilao, Guam4.0 mi——$9k$36k37%2,515< 1 mi 58St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota4.0 mi92%1147$20k$59k61%2,473135 mi 59Le Moyne CollegeSyracuse, New York4.0 mi83%1255$22k$63k73%2,43934 mi 60Hawaii Pacific UniversityHonolulu, Hawaii4.0 mi86%1111$30k$60k35%2,3921 mi 61Bellarmine UniversityLouisville, Kentucky4.0 mi86%1210$21k$62k64%2,161249 mi 62Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, Massachusetts4.0 mi———$93k—1,8022 mi 63Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, Tennessee4.0 mi69%1091$17k$49k53%1,737380 mi 64Strayer University-VirginiaArlington, Virginia4.0 mi——$20k$40k36%1,6681 mi 65Capital UniversityColumbus, Ohio4.0 mi70%1068$23k$54k60%1,585102 mi 66Fresno Pacific UniversityFresno, California4.0 mi64%—$14k$59k50%1,544110 mi 67Concordia University-IrvineIrvine, California4.0 mi66%—$28k$65k58%1,5366 mi 68University of DallasIrving, Texas4.0 mi53%1227$23k$58k73%1,403241 mi 69Mount St. Joseph UniversityCincinnati, Ohio4.0 mi59%1183$17k$52k56%1,129183 mi 70Maryville CollegeMaryville, Tennessee4.0 mi61%—$19k$49k50%1,005284 mi 71University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York5.0 mi74%1295$21k$71k75%20,1126 mi 72Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts5.0 mi11%1480$24k$83k89%18,2483 mi 73CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York5.0 mi54%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 74Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York5.0 mi46%1375$39k$79k84%15,47735 mi 75Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, Florida5.0 mi63%1114$13k$55k57%13,8745 mi 76University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida5.0 mi19%1415$37k$75k84%12,9132 mi 77CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York5.0 mi60%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 78University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, Alabama5.0 mi88%1258$19k$55k64%11,635201 mi 79The University of TampaTampa, Florida5.0 mi40%—$36k$59k64%10,5721 mi 80Howard UniversityWashington, District of Columbia5.0 mi41%1213$51k$63k70%10,1083 mi 81Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York5.0 mi4%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 82University of St ThomasSaint Paul, Minnesota5.0 mi85%1296$29k$74k76%6,245134 mi 83Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, New Jersey5.0 mi73%1322$31k$70k69%6,0367 mi 84Nightingale CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah5.0 mi——$31k$27k21%5,986545 mi 85Norfolk State UniversityNorfolk, Virginia5.0 mi88%927$15k$45k39%5,3922 mi 86University of the Incarnate WordSan Antonio, Texas5.0 mi98%—$23k$57k51%4,440119 mi 87Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts5.0 mi91%1229$34k$83k68%3,7473 mi 88New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, New Jersey5.0 mi98%—$16k$53k34%3,6811 mi 89Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesBoston, Massachusetts5.0 mi85%1269$40k$126k62%3,4513 mi 90Barnard CollegeNew York, New York5.0 mi9%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi 91Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan5.0 mi71%1233$23k$58k74%3,19332 mi 92University of TulsaTulsa, Oklahoma5.0 mi62%1389$15k$61k72%2,813443 mi 93Drake UniversityDes Moines, Iowa5.0 mi64%1292$29k$72k74%2,543303 mi 94Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, Texas5.0 mi26%1416$23k$72k84%2,505120 mi 95Strayer University-TexasFarmers Branch, Texas5.0 mi———$40k25%2,293244 mi 96Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, Minnesota5.0 mi29%1440$32k$64k87%2,131134 mi

IPEDS, NOAA climate normals, and our location datasets; the measure and distance method are described above. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.