Core colleges within about 5 estimated driving miles of the ocean coast (Atlantic, Pacific or Gulf of Mexico, including bays and sounds), closest first. Distance is from the campus point to the Natural Earth coastline, straight-line miles multiplied by 1.25 to estimate driving miles. A short distance to the coast is not the same as a swimmable beach: some of these campuses face a bay, harbor or sound.
221 colleges
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| College | State | Distance to the ocean (estimated driving miles) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States Naval Academy | MD | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Mercy University | NY | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Metropolitan College of New York | NY | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Roger Williams University | RI | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Salem State University | MA | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Barnard College | NY | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| California State University Maritime Academy | CA | Under 1 mile · Pacific Ocean | |
| Maine Maritime Academy | ME | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | MD | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology | NY | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Colegio Universitario de San Juan | PR | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| College of Charleston | SC | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | NY | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Eckerd College | FL | Under 1 mile · Gulf of Mexico | |
| Endicott College | MA | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Manhattan School of Music | NY | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | MA | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | NJ | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| United States Merchant Marine Academy | NY | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Universidad del Sagrado Corazon | PR | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| University of Massachusetts-Boston | MA | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| American Musical and Dramatic Academy | NY | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Boricua College | NY | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | NY | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Citadel Military College of South Carolina | SC | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| College of the Atlantic | ME | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico | PR | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Maine College of Art & Design | ME | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| SUNY Maritime College | NY | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Salve Regina University | RI | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| St. John's College | MD | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| The Juilliard School | NY | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| University of Bridgeport | CT | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| University of California-Santa Barbara | CA | Under 1 mile · Pacific Ocean | |
| University of Guam | GU | Under 1 mile · Pacific Ocean | |
| University of Mount Saint Vincent | NY | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Webb Institute | NY | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Yeshiva University | NY | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| CUNY City College | NY | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Georgetown University | DC | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Mitchell College | CT | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| New York School of Interior Design | NY | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Pace University | NY | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Point Loma Nazarene University | CA | Under 1 mile · Pacific Ocean | |
| Rutgers University-Camden | NJ | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | NY | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| CUNY Hunter College | NY | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Elizabeth City State University | NC | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| George Washington University | DC | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Golden Gate University | CA | Under 1 mile · Pacific Ocean | |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama | PR | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Montserrat College of Art | MA | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Old Dominion University | VA | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Pepperdine University | CA | Under 1 mile · Pacific Ocean | |
| Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music | PR | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Suffolk University | MA | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico | PR | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| University of Alaska Southeast | AK | Under 1 mile · Pacific Ocean | |
| Western Washington University | WA | Under 1 mile · Pacific Ocean | |
| Brigham Young University-Hawaii | HI | Under 1 mile · Pacific Ocean | |
| Fashion Institute of Technology | NY | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| St. Francis College | NY | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| The Evergreen State College | WA | Under 1 mile · Pacific Ocean | |
| University of New Orleans | LA | Under 1 mile · Gulf of Mexico | |
| University of the Virgin Islands | VI | Under 1 mile · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Brown University | RI | About 1 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| CUNY Lehman College | NY | About 1 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | PR | About 1 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Manhattan University | NY | About 1 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| New College of Florida | FL | About 1 miles · Gulf of Mexico | |
| New York University | NY | About 1 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| The New School | NY | About 1 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Touro University | NY | About 1 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology | NY | About 1 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Widener University | PA | About 1 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| California College of the Arts | CA | About 1 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| Hampton University | VA | About 1 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| University of Southern Maine | ME | About 1 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Emerson College | MA | About 1 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| New Jersey City University | NJ | About 1 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | PR | About 1 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Southern University at New Orleans | LA | About 1 miles · Gulf of Mexico | |
| Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi | TX | About 1 miles · Gulf of Mexico | |
| The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | NY | About 1 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| University of New England | ME | About 1 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla | PR | About 1 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | PR | About 1 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | PR | About 1 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Yale University | CT | About 1 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Christopher Newport University | VA | About 1 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Johnson & Wales University-Providence | RI | About 1 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Palm Beach Atlantic University | FL | About 1 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Rhode Island School of Design | RI | About 1 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Ringling College of Art and Design | FL | About 1 miles · Gulf of Mexico | |
| University of California-San Diego | CA | About 1 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo | PR | About 2 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Pratt Institute-Main | NY | About 2 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Seattle University | WA | About 2 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| St. Joseph's University-New York | NY | About 2 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Thomas Jefferson University | PA | About 2 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| University of Puget Sound | WA | About 2 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| Wagner College | NY | About 2 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Dominican University of California | CA | About 2 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| Fisher College | MA | About 2 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Flagler College | FL | About 2 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Hawaii Pacific University | HI | About 2 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| Monmouth University | NJ | About 2 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College | NY | About 2 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| University of Washington-Tacoma Campus | WA | About 2 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| Fordham University | NY | About 2 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| The University of Tampa | FL | About 2 miles · Gulf of Mexico | |
| University of New Haven | CT | About 2 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| University of Puerto Rico at Ponce | PR | About 2 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Fairfield University | CT | About 2 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Iona University | NY | About 2 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts | PA | About 2 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| San Francisco State University | CA | About 2 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| Seattle Pacific University | WA | About 2 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| University of Miami | FL | About 2 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| California State University-Monterey Bay | CA | About 2 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| Chaminade University of Honolulu | HI | About 2 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| Norfolk State University | VA | About 2 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Otis College of Art and Design | CA | About 2 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa | HI | About 2 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| Wilmington University | DE | About 2 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | CA | About 2 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| College of Coastal Georgia | GA | About 2 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Florida Atlantic University | FL | About 2 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music | CA | About 2 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| University of Hawaii at Hilo | HI | About 2 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| Curtis Institute of Music | PA | About 2 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Laguna College of Art and Design | CA | About 2 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| Temple University | PA | About 2 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| United States Coast Guard Academy | CT | About 2 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Albertus Magnus College | CT | About 3 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Barry University | FL | About 3 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Boston Architectural College | MA | About 3 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Dominican University New York | NY | About 3 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Gordon College | MA | About 3 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | PR | About 3 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras | PR | About 3 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Moore College of Art and Design | PA | About 3 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Saint Peter's University | NJ | About 3 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| University of San Francisco | CA | About 3 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| Florida Institute of Technology | FL | About 3 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Loyola Marymount University | CA | About 3 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| University of West Florida | FL | About 3 miles · Gulf of Mexico | |
| Berklee College of Music | MA | About 3 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Bethune-Cookman University | FL | About 3 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Connecticut College | CT | About 3 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Everglades University | FL | About 3 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | MA | About 3 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Stony Brook University | NY | About 3 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| The New England Conservatory of Music | MA | About 3 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Westmont College | CA | About 3 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| College of Staten Island CUNY | NY | About 3 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | PR | About 3 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| New York Institute of Technology | NY | About 3 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Northeastern University | MA | About 3 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| University of California-Berkeley | CA | About 3 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| American University | DC | About 3 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| California State University-Long Beach | CA | About 3 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| Caribbean University-Ponce | PR | About 3 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus | PR | About 3 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Howard University | DC | About 3 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Sarah Lawrence College | NY | About 3 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Universidad Adventista de las Antillas | PR | About 3 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | MA | About 3 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Long Island University | NY | About 4 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Southern Connecticut State University | CT | About 4 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus | PR | About 4 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | NC | About 4 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| CUNY Medgar Evers College | NY | About 4 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Dillard University | LA | About 4 miles · Gulf of Mexico | |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla | PR | About 4 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design | MA | About 4 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Providence College | RI | About 4 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Soka University of America | CA | About 4 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| University of Hawaii-West Oahu | HI | About 4 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| University of the District of Columbia | DC | About 4 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Drexel University | PA | About 4 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Gallaudet University | DC | About 4 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Kean University | NJ | About 4 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Simmons University | MA | About 4 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| University of Baltimore | MD | About 4 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Boston University | MA | About 4 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| CUNY Brooklyn College | NY | About 4 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Emmanuel College | MA | About 4 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Lynn University | FL | About 4 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| New England Institute of Technology | RI | About 4 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| University of California-Santa Cruz | CA | About 4 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | About 4 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| University of San Diego | CA | About 4 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| William & Mary | VA | About 4 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Maryland Institute College of Art | MD | About 4 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | PR | About 4 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Bowdoin College | ME | About 4 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Marymount University | VA | About 4 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Pillar College | NJ | About 4 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus | WA | About 4 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| Swarthmore College | PA | About 4 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| CUNY Queens College | NY | About 4 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Neumann University | PA | About 4 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | FL | About 5 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Holy Family University | PA | About 5 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Rutgers University-Newark | NJ | About 5 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Saint Martin's University | WA | About 5 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| Trinity Washington University | DC | About 5 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| University of Alaska Anchorage | AK | About 5 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| Harvard University | MA | About 5 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro | PR | About 5 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | NJ | About 5 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Lesley University | MA | About 5 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Sacred Heart University | CT | About 5 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| St. John's University-New York | NY | About 5 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| University of Puerto Rico-Carolina | PR | About 5 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| University of Puerto Rico-Humacao | PR | About 5 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| CUNY York College | NY | About 5 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Coppin State University | MD | About 5 miles · Atlantic Ocean | |
| Stanford University | CA | About 5 miles · Pacific Ocean | |
| Universidad Central de Bayamon | PR | About 5 miles · Atlantic Ocean |