Colleges Closest to the Beach

Four-year colleges ranked by straight-line distance from campus to the nearest ocean or Great Lakes shoreline. This page lists all 1,219 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California33%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 2University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin91%1090$15k$55k49%16,758< 1 mi 3CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York80%1010$5k$49k21%13,580< 1 mi 4CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York60%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 5Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois82%1297$36k$72k73%11,737< 1 mi 6CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York57%1080$3k$56k56%11,590< 1 mi 7University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, Massachusetts84%1194$18k$66k49%11,512< 1 mi 8College of CharlestonCharleston, South Carolina60%1247$19k$56k66%10,558< 1 mi 9Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York4%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 10Pace UniversityNew York, New York76%1266$31k$70k60%7,665< 1 mi 11University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, Minnesota89%1251$19k$63k65%7,336< 1 mi 12Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry, New York86%—$14k$52k46%5,735< 1 mi 13United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis, Maryland9%1307——93%4,474< 1 mi 14Universidad del Sagrado CorazonSanturce, Puerto Rico58%—$13k$32k52%4,442< 1 mi 15Salem State UniversitySalem, Massachusetts96%—$16k$57k50%4,291< 1 mi 16Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New Jersey48%1446$41k$109k87%4,222< 1 mi 17Roger Williams UniversityBristol, Rhode Island88%1223$38k$70k69%3,946< 1 mi 18Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, New Jersey66%1178$19k$74k67%3,753< 1 mi 19Barnard CollegeNew York, New York9%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi 20Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego, California84%1287$39k$64k77%3,188< 1 mi 21Endicott CollegeBeverly, Massachusetts71%1274$41k$58k76%3,125< 1 mi 22Yeshiva UniversityNew York, New York56%1426$50k$71k83%2,852< 1 mi 23Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, South Carolina23%1208$21k$72k75%2,705< 1 mi 24University of Mount Saint VincentBronx, New York85%1090$22k$66k57%2,692< 1 mi 25University of GuamMangilao, Guam——$9k$36k37%2,515< 1 mi 26Salve Regina UniversityNewport, Rhode Island68%1232$37k$73k77%2,121< 1 mi 27Eckerd CollegeSaint Petersburg, Florida76%1250$38k$52k66%1,888< 1 mi 28St. Mary's College of MarylandSt. Mary's City, Maryland69%1261$18k$60k70%1,603< 1 mi 29Marymount Manhattan CollegeNew York, New York83%1214$37k$49k49%1,577< 1 mi 30University of BridgeportBridgeport, Connecticut83%—$28k$50k41%1,534< 1 mi 31Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, Massachusetts95%—$22k$82k74%1,395< 1 mi 32SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, New York72%1214$22k$96k64%1,285< 1 mi 33D'Youville UniversityBuffalo, New York81%1130$20k$67k67%1,258< 1 mi 34City University of SeattleSeattle, Washington———$69k—1,137< 1 mi 35University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California27%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 36New York UniversityNew York, New York9%1520$37k$83k88%28,6631 mi 37Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, Virginia90%1197$15k$55k46%17,5141 mi 38CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York54%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 39CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York48%1280$3k$76k72%16,1541 mi 40DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois76%1262$31k$69k68%14,0901 mi 41Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington93%1289$21k$63k65%13,5441 mi 42George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia47%1433$37k$91k84%11,1821 mi 43CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York57%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 44The University of TampaTampa, Florida40%—$36k$59k64%10,5721 mi 45University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, Puerto Rico57%—$18k$49k49%9,5391 mi 46Strayer University-Global RegionWashington, District of Columbia——$18k$40k14%9,3761 mi 47Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois8%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 48Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, Ohio91%—$15k$52k51%8,9691 mi 49Texas A & M University-Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, Texas89%1086$15k$52k40%8,0341 mi 50Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia13%1487$41k$103k95%7,5691 mi 51University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois4%1554$15k$92k96%7,5691 mi 52Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island5%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 53Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut4%1534$24k$101k96%6,7581 mi 54The New SchoolNew York, New York63%—$59k$53k69%6,5631 mi 55Northern Michigan UniversityMarquette, Michigan84%—$14k$47k52%6,5561 mi 56University of Wisconsin-Green BayGreen Bay, Wisconsin89%1120$13k$53k48%6,3411 mi 57Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan92%1258$14k$78k68%5,9551 mi 58State University of New York at OswegoOswego, New York81%1187$16k$58k60%5,4731 mi 59Columbia College ChicagoChicago, Illinois89%—$27k$42k52%5,3681 mi 60SUNY Buffalo State UniversityBuffalo, New York73%1070$11k$52k33%5,0971 mi 61University of New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana74%1052$12k$48k38%4,6381 mi 62National Louis UniversityChicago, Illinois95%—$13k$46k30%4,4061 mi 63Christopher Newport UniversityNewport News, Virginia86%1180$23k$61k72%4,3651 mi 64Suffolk UniversityBoston, Massachusetts82%1216$30k$68k61%4,2681 mi 65University of Southern MainePortland, Maine79%1116$14k$50k40%4,2221 mi 66University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington83%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 67Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington77%1307$35k$75k76%4,0621 mi 68Touro UniversityNew York, New York61%1348$30k$53k72%4,0401 mi 69Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, New York73%1290$53k$54k74%3,9101 mi 70Emerson CollegeBoston, Massachusetts51%1358$49k$63k77%3,8701 mi 71Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence, Rhode Island88%1050$31k$43k55%3,8681 mi 72Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania81%1243$29k$77k69%3,7551 mi 73Hampton UniversityHampton, Virginia62%969$25k$59k57%3,7271 mi 74Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, New Jersey89%1223$31k$68k72%3,6841 mi 75New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, New Jersey98%—$16k$53k34%3,6811 mi 76Universidad Politecnica de Puerto RicoHato Rey, Puerto Rico——$18k$48k28%3,5941 mi 77Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, California——$41k$39k34%3,5871 mi 78Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, California63%1384$58k$83k83%3,5531 mi 79CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, New York68%——$66k—3,2541 mi 80School of Visual ArtsNew York, New York93%1320$58k$46k76%3,2441 mi 81St. Joseph's University-New YorkBrooklyn, New York72%1190$19k$64k69%3,1441 mi 82Widener UniversityChester, Pennsylvania71%1180$26k$71k68%2,9511 mi 83Brigham Young University-HawaiiLaie, Hawaii47%1130$17k$52k53%2,8891 mi 84Roosevelt UniversityChicago, Illinois97%1011$20k$49k35%2,8491 mi 85Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, Illinois55%1311$18k$83k75%2,8331 mi 86School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, Illinois77%—$50k$40k67%2,8051 mi 87Manhattan UniversityRiverdale, New York79%1270$27k$86k64%2,7441 mi 88University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico59%—$11k$31k52%2,6691 mi 89Carthage CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin87%1150$27k$57k64%2,6601 mi 90Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, Wisconsin59%—$22k$89k67%2,6541 mi 91Palm Beach Atlantic UniversityWest Palm Beach, Florida82%1075$28k$49k55%2,6031 mi 92Hawaii Pacific UniversityHonolulu, Hawaii86%1111$30k$60k35%2,3921 mi 93Flagler CollegeSaint Augustine, Florida81%1084$31k$49k56%2,3911 mi 94Gannon UniversityErie, Pennsylvania74%—$23k$59k66%2,3651 mi 95United Talmudical SeminaryBrooklyn, New York——$7k$25k58%2,2411 mi 96Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico38%—$9k$25k39%2,2201 mi

Natural Earth coastline data and campus coordinates; straight-line distances include ocean and Great Lakes shorelines. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.