Surf & Ski Colleges

Schools within 10 miles of the ocean AND 50 miles of a ski resort

Four-year colleges and universities that are within 10 miles of the ocean AND within 50 miles of a major ski resort — the ultimate lifestyle combination. Ranked by total enrollment.

Ranking methodology: Schools must meet both thresholds: within 10 miles of the nearest ocean beach AND within 50 miles of a ski resort. Only 4-year degree-granting institutions are included. Ranked by total enrollment largest-first.

#1

California State University-Long Beach

Long Beach, CA

2.9 mi to ocean
43.9 mi to ski
#2

University of California-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

4.6 mi to ocean
47.8 mi to ski
#3

University of California-Irvine

Irvine, CA

5.5 mi to ocean
44.8 mi to ski
#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

7.4 mi to ocean
40.9 mi to ski
#5

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

3.6 mi to ocean
47.6 mi to ski
#6

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

7.1 mi to ocean
42.1 mi to ski
#7

California State University-Dominguez Hills

Carson, CA

7.7 mi to ocean
45.9 mi to ski
#8

University of Massachusetts-Boston

Boston, MA

7.3 mi to ocean
45.1 mi to ski
#9

CUNY Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

7.6 mi to ocean
48.3 mi to ski
#10

St. John's University-New York

Queens, NY

9.7 mi to ocean
49.3 mi to ski
#11

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

7.1 mi to ocean
40.0 mi to ski
#12

Berklee College of Music

Boston, MA

6.8 mi to ocean
41.9 mi to ski
#13

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

3.2 mi to ocean
49.9 mi to ski
#14

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

4.1 mi to ocean
26.7 mi to ski
#15

Tufts University

Medford, MA

6.6 mi to ocean
39.6 mi to ski
#16

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

3.7 mi to ocean
29.7 mi to ski
#17

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA

6.4 mi to ocean
41.5 mi to ski
#18

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

5.2 mi to ocean
43.1 mi to ski
#19

Emerson College

Boston, MA

5.7 mi to ocean
43.0 mi to ski
#20

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston, MA

7.5 mi to ocean
41.8 mi to ski