Colleges Closest to the Beach
Four-year colleges ranked by straight-line distance from campus to the nearest ocean or Great Lakes shoreline.
College
To coast
1University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California< 1 mi2University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin< 1 mi3CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York< 1 mi4CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York< 1 mi5Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois< 1 mi6CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York< 1 mi7University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, Massachusetts< 1 mi8College of CharlestonCharleston, South Carolina< 1 mi9Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York< 1 mi10Pace UniversityNew York, New York< 1 mi11University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, Minnesota< 1 mi12Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry, New York< 1 mi13United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis, Maryland< 1 mi14Universidad del Sagrado CorazonSanturce, Puerto Rico< 1 mi15Salem State UniversitySalem, Massachusetts< 1 mi16Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New Jersey< 1 mi17Roger Williams UniversityBristol, Rhode Island< 1 mi18Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, New Jersey< 1 mi19Barnard CollegeNew York, New York< 1 mi20Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego, California< 1 mi21Endicott CollegeBeverly, Massachusetts< 1 mi22Yeshiva UniversityNew York, New York< 1 mi23Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, South Carolina< 1 mi24University of Mount Saint VincentBronx, New York< 1 mi25University of GuamMangilao, Guam< 1 mi26Salve Regina UniversityNewport, Rhode Island< 1 mi27Eckerd CollegeSaint Petersburg, Florida< 1 mi28St. Mary's College of MarylandSt. Mary's City, Maryland< 1 mi29Marymount Manhattan CollegeNew York, New York< 1 mi30University of BridgeportBridgeport, Connecticut< 1 mi31Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, Massachusetts< 1 mi32SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, New York< 1 mi33D'Youville UniversityBuffalo, New York< 1 mi34City University of SeattleSeattle, Washington< 1 mi35University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California1 mi36New York UniversityNew York, New York1 mi37Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, Virginia1 mi38CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York1 mi39CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York1 mi40DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois1 mi41Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington1 mi42George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia1 mi43CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York1 mi44The University of TampaTampa, Florida1 mi45University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, Puerto Rico1 mi46Strayer University-Global RegionWashington, District of Columbia1 mi47Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois1 mi48Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, Ohio1 mi49Texas A & M University-Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, Texas1 mi50Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia1 mi51University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois1 mi52Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island1 mi53Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut1 mi54The New SchoolNew York, New York1 mi55Northern Michigan UniversityMarquette, Michigan1 mi56University of Wisconsin-Green BayGreen Bay, Wisconsin1 mi57Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan1 mi58State University of New York at OswegoOswego, New York1 mi59Columbia College ChicagoChicago, Illinois1 mi60SUNY Buffalo State UniversityBuffalo, New York1 mi61University of New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana1 mi62National Louis UniversityChicago, Illinois1 mi63Christopher Newport UniversityNewport News, Virginia1 mi64Suffolk UniversityBoston, Massachusetts1 mi65University of Southern MainePortland, Maine1 mi66University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington1 mi67Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington1 mi68Touro UniversityNew York, New York1 mi69Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, New York1 mi70Emerson CollegeBoston, Massachusetts1 mi71Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence, Rhode Island1 mi72Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania1 mi73Hampton UniversityHampton, Virginia1 mi74Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, New Jersey1 mi75New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, New Jersey1 mi76Universidad Politecnica de Puerto RicoHato Rey, Puerto Rico1 mi77Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, California1 mi78Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, California1 mi79CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, New York1 mi80School of Visual ArtsNew York, New York1 mi81St. Joseph's University-New YorkBrooklyn, New York1 mi82Widener UniversityChester, Pennsylvania1 mi83Brigham Young University-HawaiiLaie, Hawaii1 mi84Roosevelt UniversityChicago, Illinois1 mi85Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, Illinois1 mi86School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, Illinois1 mi87Manhattan UniversityRiverdale, New York1 mi88University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico1 mi89Carthage CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin1 mi90Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, Wisconsin1 mi91Palm Beach Atlantic UniversityWest Palm Beach, Florida1 mi92Hawaii Pacific UniversityHonolulu, Hawaii1 mi93Flagler CollegeSaint Augustine, Florida1 mi94Gannon UniversityErie, Pennsylvania1 mi95United Talmudical SeminaryBrooklyn, New York1 mi96Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico1 mi97Johnson & Wales University-OnlineProvidence, Rhode Island1 mi98Concordia University-WisconsinMequon, Wisconsin1 mi99The Evergreen State CollegeOlympia, Washington1 mi100University of New EnglandBiddeford, Maine1 mi
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College
To coast
University of California-IrvineIrvine, California4 miUniversity of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii2 miPurdue University NorthwestHammond, Indiana5 miCUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York3 miMarquette UniversityMilwaukee, Wisconsin2 miUniversity of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington3 miWest Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia159 miCollege of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York2 mi
Distance to coast — computed from the US Department of Education College Scorecard and NOAA climate normals / Natural Earth coastline data. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates unless noted.