Colleges Closest to Major City Centers

Colleges Closest to Major City Centers, ranked by distance to nearest listed city. Straight-line distance to the nearest city in our metro catalog, not travel time. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 1,198 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin0.0 mi45%1427$17k$74k90%36,90276 mi 2San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California0.0 mi85%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 3Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia0.0 mi55%1076$16k$47k53%26,623221 mi 4University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky0.0 mi93%1215$19k$59k71%24,763249 mi 5University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska0.0 mi87%1191$18k$57k67%19,178469 mi 6DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois0.0 mi76%1262$31k$69k68%14,0901 mi 7Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon0.0 mi91%—$10k$58k53%13,18251 mi 8The University of TampaTampa, Florida0.0 mi40%—$36k$59k64%10,5721 mi 9Strayer University-Global RegionWashington, District of Columbia0.0 mi——$18k$40k14%9,3761 mi 10Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, Ohio0.0 mi84%1120$13k$42k50%7,96154 mi 11Pace UniversityNew York, New York0.0 mi76%1266$31k$70k60%7,665< 1 mi 12Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island0.0 mi5%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 13Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut0.0 mi4%1534$24k$101k96%6,7581 mi 14Nightingale CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah0.0 mi——$31k$27k21%5,986545 mi 15Franklin UniversityColumbus, Ohio0.0 mi——$25k$52k11%5,562102 mi 16Columbia College ChicagoChicago, Illinois0.0 mi89%—$27k$42k52%5,3681 mi 17Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania0.0 mi84%1276$38k$75k77%5,350110 mi 18National Louis UniversityChicago, Illinois0.0 mi95%—$13k$46k30%4,4061 mi 19Suffolk UniversityBoston, Massachusetts0.0 mi82%1216$30k$68k61%4,2681 mi 20Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence, Rhode Island0.0 mi88%1050$31k$43k55%3,8681 mi 21Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania0.0 mi81%1243$29k$77k69%3,7551 mi 22University of ScrantonScranton, Pennsylvania0.0 mi81%1237$33k$75k80%3,55487 mi 23Alabama State UniversityMontgomery, Alabama0.0 mi98%976$20k$35k30%3,477128 mi 24Roosevelt UniversityChicago, Illinois0.0 mi97%1011$20k$49k35%2,8491 mi 25School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, Illinois0.0 mi77%—$50k$40k67%2,8051 mi 26Champlain CollegeBurlington, Vermont0.0 mi83%1312$36k$58k65%2,75266 mi 27Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, Wisconsin0.0 mi59%—$22k$89k67%2,6541 mi 28Hawaii Pacific UniversityHonolulu, Hawaii0.0 mi86%1111$30k$60k35%2,3921 mi 29Gannon UniversityErie, Pennsylvania0.0 mi74%—$23k$59k66%2,3651 mi 30Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania0.0 mi97%—$26k$46k59%2,331109 mi 31Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, Rhode Island0.0 mi19%1473$51k$68k89%2,0841 mi 32University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0.0 mi88%1073$16k$74k65%1,52531 mi 33Strayer University-AlabamaBirmingham, Alabama0.0 mi———$40k0%1,196201 mi 34The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas1.0 mi27%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 mi 35University of FloridaGainesville, Florida1.0 mi24%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 36Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas1.0 mi73%1190$19k$62k69%32,394456 mi 37Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida1.0 mi24%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi 38University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota1.0 mi80%1362$17k$69k85%31,855134 mi 39The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee1.0 mi42%1311$19k$60k74%30,418294 mi 40University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina1.0 mi60%1297$23k$62k79%29,820101 mi 41University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas1.0 mi74%1169$18k$58k71%28,677421 mi 42New York UniversityNew York, New York1.0 mi9%1520$37k$83k88%28,6631 mi 43University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri1.0 mi78%1247$20k$63k75%23,929318 mi 44University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois1.0 mi77%1250$11k$69k62%22,1702 mi 45The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas1.0 mi100%962$9k$51k50%21,005361 mi 46Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, Virginia1.0 mi93%1137$23k$58k63%20,75318 mi 47University of OregonEugene, Oregon1.0 mi88%1272$22k$61k72%20,49752 mi 48Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho1.0 mi87%—$22k$52k60%17,674385 mi 49University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada1.0 mi74%1132$16k$61k61%15,599137 mi 50Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York1.0 mi46%1375$39k$79k84%15,47735 mi 51Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah, Georgia1.0 mi83%1173$49k$46k69%15,24311 mi 52Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado1.0 mi99%1019$15k$52k32%15,002745 mi 53University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina1.0 mi89%1193$11k$48k56%14,062159 mi 54Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana1.0 mi76%1139$12k$55k54%13,830139 mi 55Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri1.0 mi91%1122$18k$50k58%13,313438 mi 56Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania1.0 mi79%1345$39k$85k78%13,2333 mi 57University of Houston-DowntownHouston, Texas1.0 mi90%1029$11k$54k33%12,55518 mi 58University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette, Louisiana1.0 mi87%1219$14k$47k53%12,42826 mi 59North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, North Carolina1.0 mi50%1074$11k$44k57%12,182157 mi 60University of VermontBurlington, Vermont1.0 mi65%1374$19k$62k79%11,74366 mi 61University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, Alabama1.0 mi88%1258$19k$55k64%11,635201 mi 62George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia1.0 mi47%1433$37k$91k84%11,1821 mi 63College of CharlestonCharleston, South Carolina1.0 mi60%1247$19k$56k66%10,558< 1 mi 64Howard UniversityWashington, District of Columbia1.0 mi41%1213$51k$63k70%10,1083 mi 65The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, Tennessee1.0 mi81%1147$14k$51k50%10,074308 mi 66North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota1.0 mi95%1150$16k$62k64%9,471222 mi 67University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio1.0 mi60%1081$14k$47k52%9,05232 mi 68Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, Ohio1.0 mi91%—$15k$52k51%8,9691 mi 69Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, Wisconsin1.0 mi81%1310$31k$78k83%7,6602 mi 70Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, Florida1.0 mi21%1107$14k$44k53%7,58223 mi 71The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana1.0 mi96%1190$17k$45k48%7,488392 mi 72North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, North Carolina1.0 mi87%1050$15k$43k42%6,081108 mi 73Augusta UniversityAugusta, Georgia1.0 mi86%1070$14k$48k49%5,61392 mi 74Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts1.0 mi60%—$43k$103k90%5,44738 mi 75Norfolk State UniversityNorfolk, Virginia1.0 mi88%927$15k$45k39%5,3922 mi 76Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, Washington1.0 mi82%1335$35k$79k86%5,198224 mi 77Columbia CollegeColumbia, Missouri1.0 mi——$23k$45k42%4,950317 mi 78Jackson State UniversityJackson, Mississippi1.0 mi93%965$24k$39k51%4,600132 mi 79Mercer UniversityMacon, Georgia1.0 mi69%1271$24k$58k70%4,500157 mi 80Creighton UniversityOmaha, Nebraska1.0 mi80%1321$32k$74k83%4,348424 mi 81University of Southern MainePortland, Maine1.0 mi79%1116$14k$50k40%4,2221 mi 82Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina1.0 mi78%945$13k$45k47%4,170178 mi 83Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington1.0 mi77%1307$35k$75k76%4,0621 mi 84Emerson CollegeBoston, Massachusetts1.0 mi51%1358$49k$63k77%3,8701 mi 85Clark Atlanta UniversityAtlanta, Georgia1.0 mi64%—$38k$43k49%3,603222 mi 86Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, California1.0 mi——$41k$39k34%3,5871 mi 87Bradley UniversityPeoria, Illinois1.0 mi77%—$23k$67k76%3,574130 mi 88Spelman CollegeAtlanta, Georgia1.0 mi25%1220$39k$60k78%3,414222 mi 89Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional StudiesFort Wayne, Indiana1.0 mi——$20k$47k28%2,68697 mi 90Montana State University BillingsBillings, Montana1.0 mi——$17k$44k30%2,626662 mi 91Palm Beach Atlantic UniversityWest Palm Beach, Florida1.0 mi82%1075$28k$49k55%2,6031 mi 92Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota1.0 mi82%—$24k$59k52%2,494134 mi 93University of CharlestonCharleston, West Virginia1.0 mi62%—$22k$56k46%2,259216 mi 94Clark UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts1.0 mi40%1370$29k$62k77%2,21437 mi 95South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, South Dakota1.0 mi80%1245$20k$72k53%2,071569 mi 96Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado1.0 mi18%1365$33k$65k88%2,014705 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.