Suburban Colleges: 207 Compared by Size, Cost and Admissions

Lens covers 207 suburban colleges, 79 public and 128 private. They range from Menlo College (752 undergraduates) to Southern New Hampshire University (163,164). Acceptance rates run from 4% to 100%, and 168 of the 207 admit at least half of applicants.

Suburban colleges are in the suburbs of a city (NCES locale).

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The 207 suburban colleges

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College	Location	Undergraduates	Acceptance rate	Tuition & fees (before aid)
Adelphi University	Garden City, New York	5,276	66%	$49,110
Arcadia University	Glenside, Pennsylvania	1,948	80%	$49,610
Aurora University	Aurora, Illinois	3,974	81%	$29,170
Azusa Pacific University	Azusa, California	2,759	88%	$44,458
Babson College	Wellesley, Massachusetts	2,728	17%	$57,152
Baldwin Wallace University	Berea, Ohio	2,842	76%	$39,832
Barry University	Miami, Florida	2,212	77%	$34,350
Belmont Abbey College	Belmont, North Carolina	1,276	75%	$19,500
Berry College	Mount Berry, Georgia	2,245	64%	$41,686
Binghamton University	Vestal, New York	14,655	39%	$10,567 in-state · $30,447 out-of-state
Biola University	La Mirada, California	3,474	74%	$48,984
Bowie State University	Bowie, Maryland	5,043	72%	$9,218 in-state · $19,938 out-of-state
Bridgewater College	Bridgewater, Virginia	1,400	92%	$16,090
Bridgewater State University	Bridgewater, Massachusetts	7,829	88%	$11,808 in-state · $17,948 out-of-state
Bryant University	Smithfield, Rhode Island	3,194	65%	$52,677
Bryn Mawr College	Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania	1,359	29%	$65,920
Caldwell University	Caldwell, New Jersey	1,575	71%	$40,848
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo, California	21,996	31%	$13,596 in-state · $34,665 out-of-state
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Pomona, California	25,042	75%	$7,780 in-state · $20,380 out-of-state
California State University, East Bay	Hayward, California	9,809	97%	$7,583 in-state · $20,183 out-of-state
California State University, Fullerton	Fullerton, California	38,546	91%	$7,470 in-state · $20,070 out-of-state
California State University, Monterey Bay	Seaside, California	6,819	97%	$7,779 in-state · $20,379 out-of-state
California State University, San Marcos	San Marcos, California	14,877	95%	$8,082 in-state · $20,682 out-of-state
California State University, Stanislaus	Turlock, California	8,385	98%	$8,246 in-state · $20,846 out-of-state
Capital University	Columbus, Ohio	1,585	70%	$43,234
Catawba College	Salisbury, North Carolina	1,235	75%	$34,300
Central Connecticut State University	New Britain, Connecticut	7,822	73%	$13,050 in-state · $16,550 out-of-state
Claremont McKenna College	Claremont, California	1,388	10%	$67,980
Clemson University	Clemson, South Carolina	23,300	38%	$15,554 in-state · $40,866 out-of-state
Colorado School of Mines	Golden, Colorado	6,155	61%	$21,914 in-state · $45,824 out-of-state
Concordia College at Moorhead	Moorhead, Minnesota	1,829	63%	$31,170
Concordia University–Chicago	River Forest, Illinois	1,323	93%	$37,488
Concordia University–Wisconsin	Mequon, Wisconsin	2,197	78%	$35,470
Curry College	Milton, Massachusetts	1,780	88%	$47,970
Daemen University	Amherst, New York	1,643	68%	$35,218
Davenport University	Grand Rapids, Michigan	3,134	98%	$24,466
Davidson College	Davidson, North Carolina	1,867	13%	$64,410
DeSales University	Center Valley, Pennsylvania	2,128	77%	$46,800
Dean College	Franklin, Massachusetts	1,089	74%	$46,526
Denison University	Granville, Ohio	2,380	17%	$67,000
Dominican University	River Forest, Illinois	2,561	90%	$38,978
Drew University	Madison, New Jersey	1,533	68%	$47,100
Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti, Michigan	10,055	80%	$16,240
Elizabethtown College	Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania	1,868	78%	$37,950
Elmhurst University	Elmhurst, Illinois	3,006	74%	$42,955
Elon University	Elon, North Carolina	6,452	66%	$46,958
Endicott College	Beverly, Massachusetts	3,125	71%	$40,650
Fairfield University	Fairfield, Connecticut	5,373	33%	$58,350
Fairleigh Dickinson University–Florham	Madison, New Jersey	1,990	95%	$38,004
Fairleigh Dickinson University–Metropolitan	Teaneck, New Jersey	2,627	91%	$38,004
Farmingdale State College	Farmingdale, New York	9,552	63%	$8,626 in-state · $18,536 out-of-state
Fitchburg State University	Fitchburg, Massachusetts	2,752	87%	$11,346 in-state · $17,426 out-of-state
Flagler College	Saint Augustine, Florida	2,391	81%	$29,900
Florida Gulf Coast University	Fort Myers, Florida	13,874	63%	$6,118 in-state · $25,162 out-of-state
Florida International University	Miami, Florida	39,508	55%	$6,565 in-state · $18,964 out-of-state
Florida Memorial University	Miami Gardens, Florida	1,183	85%	$20,174
Furman University	Greenville, South Carolina	2,379	43%	$59,770
George Mason University	Fairfax, Virginia	27,752	87%	$14,220 in-state · $38,688 out-of-state
Georgia Gwinnett College	Lawrenceville, Georgia	11,344	96%	$4,532 in-state · $13,844 out-of-state
Hamilton College	Clinton, New York	2,030	14%	$68,960
Hampton University	Hampton, Virginia	3,727	62%	$30,592
Harvey Mudd College	Claremont, California	921	13%	$68,613
Haverford College	Haverford, Pennsylvania	1,430	12%	$70,688
Hofstra University	Hempstead, New York	6,488	68%	$57,660
Illinois State University	Normal, Illinois	19,057	88%	$16,144 in-state · $28,210 out-of-state
Iona University	New Rochelle, New York	2,951	87%	$47,260
Ithaca College	Ithaca, New York	4,242	69%	$53,540
Jacksonville State University	Jacksonville, Alabama	7,036	78%	$12,894 in-state · $23,334 out-of-state
John Carroll University	University Heights, Ohio	2,274	81%	$50,500
Kean University	Union, New Jersey	11,433	76%	$14,299 in-state · $22,446 out-of-state
Kennesaw State University	Kennesaw, Georgia	41,254	69%	$5,808 in-state · $17,736 out-of-state
Kent State University at Kent	Kent, Ohio	19,320	86%	$13,232 in-state · $23,082 out-of-state
Lafayette College	Easton, Pennsylvania	2,757	31%	$65,398
Lake Forest College	Lake Forest, Illinois	1,813	57%	$56,402
Le Moyne College	Syracuse, New York	2,439	83%	$40,330
Lewis University	Romeoville, Illinois	4,015	71%	$39,200
Lincoln University	Lincoln University, Pennsylvania	1,539	66%	$12,512 in-state · $19,384 out-of-state
Livingstone College	Salisbury, North Carolina	924	59%	$18,296
Long Island University	Brookville, New York	5,520	86%	$42,432
Manhattanville University	Purchase, New York	1,362	87%	$44,604
Marist University	Poughkeepsie, New York	5,182	57%	$47,750
Maryville College	Maryville, Tennessee	1,005	61%	$39,284
Maryville University of Saint Louis	Saint Louis, Missouri	5,658	95%	$27,166
Menlo College	Atherton, California	752	68%	$53,630
Mercy University	Dobbs Ferry, New York	5,735	86%	$22,880
Merrimack College	North Andover, Massachusetts	3,916	70%	$53,962
Millersville University of Pennsylvania	Millersville, Pennsylvania	5,728	86%	$11,128 in-state · $22,952 out-of-state
Minnesota State University Moorhead	Moorhead, Minnesota	3,072	59%	$10,428
Misericordia University	Dallas, Pennsylvania	1,672	71%	$40,370
Molloy University	Rockville Centre, New York	3,162	82%	$39,790
Monmouth University	West Long Branch, New Jersey	3,684	89%	$46,552
Montclair State University	Montclair, New Jersey	18,376	88%	$15,912 in-state · $26,022 out-of-state
Mount Holyoke College	South Hadley, Massachusetts	2,169	36%	$67,018
Nazareth University	Rochester, New York	1,873	75%	$42,450
Neumann University	Aston, Pennsylvania	1,533	81%	$39,100
New Mexico State University	Las Cruces, New Mexico	11,946	89%	$8,183 in-state · $25,307 out-of-state
Niagara University	Niagara University, New York	2,653	87%	$39,345
Northern Illinois University	Dekalb, Illinois	11,301	70%	$13,248
Northern Kentucky University	Highland Heights, Kentucky	8,246	68%	$11,088 in-state · $21,912 out-of-state
Northwest Nazarene University	Nampa, Idaho	1,024	65%	$40,794
Nova Southeastern University	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	7,240	73%	$38,700
Oakland University	Rochester Hills, Michigan	12,351	88%	$15,262 in-state · $23,188 out-of-state
Ohio Wesleyan University	Delaware, Ohio	1,516	56%	$53,888
Olivet Nazarene University	Bourbonnais, Illinois	2,603	56%	$38,900
Otterbein University	Westerville, Ohio	2,157	85%	$35,548
Pacific Lutheran University	Tacoma, Washington	2,401	78%	$52,254
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College	Erie, Pennsylvania	3,240	97%	$15,972 in-state · $26,958 out-of-state
Pennsylvania State University–Penn State Abington	Abington, Pennsylvania	2,877	97%	$15,268 in-state · $25,664 out-of-state
Pennsylvania State University–Penn State Berks	Reading, Pennsylvania	1,872	99%	$15,972 in-state · $26,958 out-of-state
Pennsylvania State University–Penn State Harrisburg	Middletown, Pennsylvania	4,031	98%	$15,972 in-state · $26,958 out-of-state
Pepperdine University	Malibu, California	3,553	63%	$69,918
Pitzer College	Claremont, California	1,227	25%	$65,192
Pomona College	Claremont, California	1,666	7%	$65,420
Purdue University Northwest	Hammond, Indiana	5,671	72%	$8,675 in-state · $16,094 out-of-state
Quinnipiac University	Hamden, Connecticut	6,531	72%	$55,480
Ramapo College of New Jersey	Mahwah, New Jersey	4,898	71%	$16,777 in-state · $27,708 out-of-state
Randolph-Macon College	Ashland, Virginia	1,639	87%	$49,466
Regis College	Weston, Massachusetts	956	70%	$49,680
Rhode Island College	Providence, Rhode Island	5,049	92%	$11,300 in-state · $27,299 out-of-state
Rider University	Lawrenceville, New Jersey	3,106	79%	$41,120
Roanoke College	Salem, Virginia	1,767	83%	$38,068
Robert Morris University	Moon Township, Pennsylvania	2,896	90%	$35,970
Rochester Institute of Technology	Rochester, New York	13,215	67%	$59,274
Roger Williams University	Bristol, Rhode Island	3,946	88%	$44,418
Rollins College	Winter Park, Florida	2,631	48%	$60,580
Rowan University	Glassboro, New Jersey	15,841	78%	$16,574 in-state · $26,932 out-of-state
SUNY Old Westbury	Old Westbury, New York	4,162	84%	$8,422 in-state · $18,842 out-of-state
SUNY Polytechnic Institute	Utica, New York	1,849	81%	$8,625 in-state · $21,215 out-of-state
SUNY at Purchase College	Purchase, New York	3,197	74%	$8,953 in-state · $19,203 out-of-state
Sacred Heart University	Fairfield, Connecticut	7,087	65%	$50,404
Saginaw Valley State University	University Center, Michigan	5,989	72%	$12,930 in-state · $30,450 out-of-state
Saint Anselm College	Manchester, New Hampshire	2,087	78%	$48,920
Saint Mary's College of California	Moraga, California	1,947	87%	$57,803
Saint Norbert College	De Pere, Wisconsin	1,662	86%	$45,580
Salem State University	Salem, Massachusetts	4,291	96%	$12,338 in-state · $19,531 out-of-state
Salisbury University	Salisbury, Maryland	6,057	87%	$11,084 in-state · $22,174 out-of-state
Salve Regina University	Newport, Rhode Island	2,121	68%	$50,100
Samford University	Birmingham, Alabama	4,206	82%	$40,150
Sarah Lawrence College	Bronxville, New York	1,530	62%	$66,862
Scripps College	Claremont, California	1,113	38%	$65,950
Seton Hall University	South Orange, New Jersey	6,036	73%	$53,170
Siena College	Loudonville, New York	3,409	69%	$46,580
Skidmore College	Saratoga Springs, New York	2,694	21%	$67,290
Sonoma State University	Rohnert Park, California	5,166	93%	$8,624 in-state · $21,224 out-of-state
Southern Illinois University–Edwardsville	Edwardsville, Illinois	8,750	98%	$12,922
Southern Methodist University	Dallas, Texas	7,277	63%	$67,040
Southern New Hampshire University	Manchester, New Hampshire	163,164	100%	$17,200
St. John Fisher University	Rochester, New York	2,565	66%	$41,190
St. Thomas University	Miami Gardens, Florida	2,214	98%	$34,770
Stanford University	Stanford, California	7,554	4%	$65,910
Stevens Institute of Technology	Hoboken, New Jersey	4,222	48%	$63,462
Stevenson University	Owings Mills, Maryland	3,102	79%	$40,560
Stonehill College	Easton, Massachusetts	2,528	66%	$57,490
Stony Brook University	Stony Brook, New York	18,101	49%	$10,931 in-state · $32,741 out-of-state
Swarthmore College	Swarthmore, Pennsylvania	1,613	7%	$65,494
The College of Idaho	Caldwell, Idaho	1,041	49%	$37,845
The College of New Jersey	Ewing, New Jersey	7,105	62%	$19,632 in-state · $25,752 out-of-state
Thomas More University	Crestview Hills, Kentucky	1,293	90%	$39,800
Tufts University	Medford, Massachusetts	7,061	11%	$70,704
United States Naval Academy	Annapolis, Maryland	4,474	9%	–
University at Buffalo	Buffalo, New York	20,112	74%	$10,936 in-state · $31,536 out-of-state
University of California, Davis	Davis, California	32,253	42%	$16,774 in-state · $50,974 out-of-state
University of California, Merced	Merced, California	8,372	91%	$15,623 in-state · $49,823 out-of-state
University of California, Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, California	23,113	33%	$16,414 in-state · $50,614 out-of-state
University of Central Florida	Orlando, Florida	59,146	40%	$6,368 in-state · $22,467 out-of-state
University of Central Oklahoma	Edmond, Oklahoma	10,170	78%	$8,818 in-state · $19,704 out-of-state
University of Delaware	Newark, Delaware	19,071	71%	$16,810 in-state · $41,400 out-of-state
University of La Verne	La Verne, California	3,050	71%	$49,470
University of Maine	Orono, Maine	8,496	97%	$13,326 in-state · $36,756 out-of-state
University of Mary Hardin–Baylor	Belton, Texas	2,759	96%	$32,020
University of Mary Washington	Fredericksburg, Virginia	3,566	80%	$14,640 in-state · $27,560 out-of-state
University of Maryland–Baltimore County	Baltimore, Maryland	10,701	72%	$13,256 in-state · $31,275 out-of-state
University of Maryland–College Park	College Park, Maryland	30,760	45%	$11,809 in-state · $41,186 out-of-state
University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth	North Dartmouth, Massachusetts	5,221	91%	$15,612 in-state · $32,567 out-of-state
University of Massachusetts–Lowell	Lowell, Massachusetts	11,434	83%	$16,966 in-state · $36,264 out-of-state
University of Miami	Coral Gables, Florida	12,913	19%	$62,616
University of Missouri–St Louis	Saint Louis, Missouri	5,024	63%	$14,112 in-state · $35,112 out-of-state
University of New England	Biddeford, Maine	2,135	92%	$44,210
University of New Haven	West Haven, Connecticut	4,841	60%	$47,332
University of Notre Dame	Notre Dame, Indiana	8,818	11%	$65,025
University of Oklahoma	Norman, Oklahoma	22,734	77%	$9,797 in-state · $27,377 out-of-state
University of Rhode Island	Kingston, Rhode Island	13,381	72%	$16,942 in-state · $37,146 out-of-state
University of South Carolina–Upstate	Spartanburg, South Carolina	4,038	67%	$11,588 in-state · $23,090 out-of-state
University of Southern Indiana	Evansville, Indiana	5,292	96%	$10,066 in-state · $22,907 out-of-state
University of Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	17,597	17%	$21,803 in-state · $59,512 out-of-state
University of Washington–Bothell	Bothell, Washington	5,457	91%	$12,919 in-state · $43,155 out-of-state
Ursinus College	Collegeville, Pennsylvania	1,491	92%	$61,210
Valparaiso University	Valparaiso, Indiana	2,083	89%	$48,450
Vassar College	Poughkeepsie, New York	2,444	19%	$71,030
Villanova University	Villanova, Pennsylvania	6,938	27%	$67,776
Virginia State University	Petersburg, Virginia	5,074	89%	$10,043 in-state · $22,650 out-of-state
Washington & Jefferson College	Washington, Pennsylvania	1,295	81%	$29,392
Washington University in St Louis	Saint Louis, Missouri	7,857	12%	$65,790
Webster University	Saint Louis, Missouri	2,304	86%	$31,750
Wellesley College	Wellesley, Massachusetts	2,300	14%	$67,176
West Chester University of Pennsylvania	West Chester, Pennsylvania	14,164	78%	$10,775 in-state · $22,599 out-of-state
West Virginia State University	Institute, West Virginia	1,321	96%	$9,570 in-state · $14,990 out-of-state
Westfield State University	Westfield, Massachusetts	3,615	81%	$12,179 in-state · $18,259 out-of-state
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)	Norton, Massachusetts	1,773	68%	$63,960
Whittier College	Whittier, California	764	81%	$51,350
Whitworth University	Spokane, Washington	1,858	90%	$52,880
Widener University	Chester, Pennsylvania	2,951	71%	$55,730
William & Mary	Williamsburg, Virginia	7,055	34%	$25,914 in-state · $51,038 out-of-state
William Paterson University of New Jersey	Wayne, New Jersey	6,614	90%	$15,704 in-state · $25,344 out-of-state
Wingate University	Wingate, North Carolina	2,668	91%	$41,636
Wright State University	Dayton, Ohio	6,762	96%	$11,522 in-state · $21,222 out-of-state
York College of Pennsylvania	York, Pennsylvania	3,265	74%	$25,588

Sources: IPEDS (fall 2024 enrollment and admissions); College Scorecard (published tuition and fees before aid, about 2023–24). You may pay less if receiving grants or scholarships.

FAQ

Which suburban colleges admit at least half of applicants? 168 of the 207: Adelphi University, Arcadia University, Aurora University, Azusa Pacific University, Baldwin Wallace University, Barry University, Belmont Abbey College, Berry College, Biola University, Bowie State University, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater State University and 156 more (fall 2024).

What are the largest and smallest suburban colleges? Southern New Hampshire University is the largest, with 163,164 undergraduates, and Menlo College is the smallest, with 752 (fall 2024).

How many suburban colleges are public? 79 of the 207 are public and 128 are private.

Where these numbers come from

Lens covers the 850 four-year public and private nonprofit colleges that receive the most applications, so some smaller colleges are not listed. Enrollment, acceptance rates and degrees come from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education, fall 2024); published prices from the College Scorecard. Each college's page lists its own sources. See the data behind Lens.

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