When it comes to selecting your dream college, how far will you go? Will you travel further than the 293 miles that the average student attending a Top 200 university will go? Statistically speaking, less than a third of college students will leave their home state for college. Why?
Financial restrictions are the dominant reason most students stay close to home to benefit from cheaper in-state tuition and in-state scholarship opportunities.
Weather preference is another typical reason we hear students staying close to home. It’s just one more change not to have to deal with.
Desire to have a car on campus often leads students to stay within a drive from home.
Finally, the ability to get home quickly is often stated as a reason. On this note, we would like to highlight that sometimes, a quick non-stop flight home allowing a student to do homework in-flight can be timesaving and more efficient than a drive. This blog post highlights the many new flight options from The College Sage hometown of Charleston, SC over the past few years. Even if you’re not in Charleston, we encourage you to check your local airport schedule to see what unexpected colleges and universities you may be closer to than you thought!
At The College Sage, we’re always thinking about our students, families, and new opportunities to highlight unexpected dream colleges. Connect with us at thecollegesage@gmail.com today!
Non-Stop Flights from CHS and Nearby Colleges/Universities
(bolded colleges/universities are those where The College Sage has toured)
1. Akron, Ohio, Akron-Canton Airport (Breeze)
University of Akron- 15-minute drive to airport
Stark State College- 9-minute drive to airport
College of Wooster- 44-minute drive to airport
Kent State University – 29-minute drive to airport
Case Western Reserve University- 55-minute drive to airport
2. Atlanta, GA, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (Delta)
Brenau University- 1 hour and 1 minute drive to airport
Georgia State University- 11-minute drive to airport
Morris Brown College- 14-minute drive to airport
Mercer University- Atlanta Campus- 26-minute drive to airport
Spelman College- 11-minute drive to airport
Morehouse College- 13-minute drive to airport
Georgia Tech University- 17-minute drive to airport
Emory University – 25-minute drive to airport
SCAD Atlanta- 20-minute drive to airport
Clark Atlanta University- 13-minute drive to airport
3. Baltimore, MD, Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport (Southwest)
Notre Dame of Maryland University- 32-minute drive to airport
Loyola University- Maryland- 29-minute drive to airport
Stratford University- 20-minute drive to airport
University of Maryland- 30-minute drive to airport
St. John’s College- 30-minute drive to airport
Johns Hopkins University- 26-minute drive to airport
Morgan State University- 27-minute drive to airport
Bowie State University- 25-minute drive to airport
Towson University- 28-minute drive to airport
Coppin State University- 20-minute drive to airport
University of Baltimore- 20-minute drive to airport
US Naval Academy- 32-minute drive to airport
4. Boston, MA, Boston Logan International Airport (JetBlue, Delta)
Harvard University- 11-minute drive to airport
Bay State College- 11-minute drive to airport
Lesley College- 19-minute drive to airport
Cambridge College- 9-minute drive to airport
Quincy College- 20-minute drive to airport
Northeastern University- 12-minute drive to airport
Endicott College- 9-minute drive to airport
Boston University- 12-minute drive to airport
Boston College- 17-minute drive to airport
Massachusetts Institute of Technology- 14-minute drive to airport
Tufts University- 12-minute drive to airport
Simmons University- 14-minute drive to airport
Suffolk University- 12-minute drive to airport
University of Massachusetts- Boston- 9-minute drive to airport
Emerson College- 10-minute drive to airport
Wellesley College- 27-minute drive to airport
Babson College- 8-minute drive to airport
Bentley University- 23-minute drive to airport
5. Charlotte, NC, Charlotte Douglas International Airport (American)
UNC Charlotte- 17-minute drive to airport
King’s College- Charlotte- 15-minute drive to airport
Queens University- 18-minute drive to airport
Gardner-Webb University- 13-minute drive to airport
Johnson & Wales University- 14-minute drive to airport
Winthrop University- 30-minute drive to airport
6. Chicago, IL, O’Hare and Midway (United, American, Southwest)
Wheaton College- 30-minute drive to airport
DePaul University- 37-minute drive to airport
Loyola University- Chicago- 35-minute drive to airport
Northwestern University- 35-minute drive to airport
Chicago State University- 49-minute drive to airport
Northeastern Illinois University- 32-minute drive to airport
Benedictine University- 28-minute drive to airport
University of Chicago- 48-minute drive to airport
7. Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (Allegiant)
University of Cincinnati- 20-minute drive to airport
Northern Kentucky University- 16-minute drive to airport
Xavier University- 20-minute drive to airport
Art Academy of Cincinnati- 18-minute drive to airport
Miami University of Ohio- 55-minute drive to airport
8. Columbus, OH, John Glenn Columbus International Airport (Breeze)
Denison University- 33-minute drive to airport
Kenyon College- 1 hour and 1 minute drive to airport
Ohio Dominican University- 8-minute drive to airport
The Ohio State University- 15-minute drive to airport
Ohio Wesleyan University- 38-minute drive to airport
Otterbein University- 20-minute drive to airport
9. Dallas, Texas, Dallas Fort-Worth and Dallas Love Field (American and Southwest)
University of Texas- Arlington- 19-minute drive to airport
Southern Methodist University- 25-minute drive to airport
University of Texas- Dallas- 22-minute drive to airport
University of North Texas- 24-minute drive to airport
Texas Christian University- 29-minute drive to airport
Paul Quinn College- 30-minute drive to airport
10. Denver, CO, Denver International Airport (United and Southwest)
Colorado School of Mines- 35-minute drive to airport
Metropolitan State University of Denver- 25-minute drive to airport
University of Colorado- Boulder- 38-minute drive to airport
University of Colorado- Denver- 27-minute drive to airport
University of Northern Colorado- 49-minute drive to airport
University of Denver- 30-minute drive to airport
Colorado College- 1 hour and 15-minute drive to airport
11. Detroit, MI, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (Delta)
Eastern Michigan University- 21-minute drive to airport
Oakland University- 39-minute drive to airport
University of Michigan- 25-minute drive to airport
Wayne State University- 19-minute drive to airport
12. Fort Lauderdale, FL, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (Silver Airways- United)
University of Miami- 42-minute drive to airport
Florida International University- 36-minute drive to airport
Nova Southeastern University- 18-minute drive to airport
Florida Atlantic University- 27-minute drive to airport
Barry University- 21-minute drive to airport
Broward College- 11-minute drive to airport
13. Fort Myers, FL, Southwest Florida International Airport (Breeze)
Ave Maria University- 49-minute drive to airport
Edison State College- 35-minute drive to airport
Florida Gulf Coast University- 12-minute drive to airport
14. Hartford, CT, Bradley International Airport (Breeze)
Trinity College- 21-minutes to airport
University of Hartford- 23-minute drive to airport
University of Connecticut- 40-minute drive to airport
Yale University- 50-minute drive to airport
Wesleyan University- 33-minute drive to airport
15. Houston, Texas, George Bush Intercontinental Airport and William P. Hobby Airport (United and Southwest)
University of Houston- 24-minute drive to airport
Texas Tech University- 27-minute drive to airport
Texas Southern University- 26-minute drive to airport
Rice University- 26-minute drive to airport
Lone Star College- 18-minute drive to airport
16. Long Island, NY, Long Island McArthur Airport (Breeze)
Farmingdale State College- 27-minute drive to airport
Stony Brook University- 20-minute drive to airport
17. Las Vegas, NV, Harry Reid International Airport (Breeze)
University of Nevada- Las Vegas- 3-minute drive to airport
University of Las Vegas- 12-minute drive to airport
18. Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles International Airport (JetBlue, Breeze)
Loyola Marymount University- 9-minute drive to airport
Pepperdine University- 50-minute drive to airport
University of Southern California- 19-minute drive to airport
California State University, Fullerton- 36-minute drive to airport
Otis College of Art and Design- 6-minute drive to airport
University of California, Los Angeles- 20-minute drive to airport
Chapman University- 39-minute drive to airport
University of California, San Diego- 1 hour and 54-minute drive to airport
19. Louisville, KY, Louisville International University (Breeze)
University of Louisville- 4-minute drive to airport
Bellarmine University- 6-minute drive to airport
Campbellsville University- 7-minute drive to airport
University of Kentucky- 1 hour and 16-minute drive to airport
20. Miami, FL, Miami International Airport (American)
Barry University- 13-minute drive to airport
Florida Atlantic University- 53-minute drive to airport
University of Miami- 17-minute drive to airport
Florida International University- 14-minute drive to airport
Nova Southeastern University- 30-minute drive to airport
21. Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (Delta)
University of Minnesota- 15-minute drive to airport
22. Nashville, TN, Nashville International Airport (Southwest)
Vanderbilt University- 15-minute drive to airport
Belmont University- 12-minute drive to airport
Tennessee State University- 13-minute drive to airport
Fisk University- 13-minute drive to airport
Welch College- 30-minute drive to airport
23. New Orleans, LA, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (Breeze)
Tulane University- 22-minute drive to airport
Loyola University- New Orleans- 24-minute drive to airport
University of New Orleans- 23-minute drive to airport
Louisiana State University- 1 hour drive to airport
24. New York, NY, LaGuardia, JFK, Newark (JetBlue, Delta, United)
Columbia University- 39-minute drive to airport
New York University- 39-minute drive to airport
Barnard College- 43-minute drive to airport
Baruch College- 33-minute drive to airport
Fordham University- 35-minute drive to airport
St. John’s University- 38-minute drive to airport
Pace University- 38-minute drive to airport
Hofstra University- 22-minute drive to airport
The New School- 40-minute drive to airport
Cooper Union- 36-minute drive to airport
25. Orlando, FL, Orlando International Airport (Silver Airway- United, Breeze)
University of Central Florida- 22-minute drive to airport
Rollins College- 29-minute drive to airport
Stetson University- 58-minute drive to airport
26. Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia International Airport (American)
University of Pennsylvania- 9-minute drive to airport
Drexel University- 11-minute drive to airport
Villanova University- 23-minute drive to airport
Temple University- 17-minute drive to airport
Princeton University- 53-minute drive to airport
27. Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh International Airport (Breeze)
Duquesne University- 22-minute drive to airport
Carnegie Mellon University- 26-minute drive to airport
University of Pittsburgh- 23-minute drive to airport
Chatham University- 29-minute drive to airport
28. Providence, RI, Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport (Breeze)
University of RI- Providence- 18-minute drive to airport
Brown University- 20-minute drive to airport
University of Rhode Island- 31-minute drive to airport
Bryant University- 28-minute drive to airport
Rhode Island School of Design- 19-minute drive to airport
29. Richmond, VA, Richmond International Airport (Breeze)
Virginia Commonwealth University- 16-minute drive to airport
University of Richmond- 24-minute drive to airport
Virginia State University- 34-minute drive to airport
College of William and Mary- 45-minute drive to airport
30. San Francisco, CA, San Francisco International Airport (Breeze)
Lincoln University- 36-minute drive to airport
University of California, Berkeley- 44-minute drive to airport
San Francisco State University- 12-minute drive to airport
Stanford University- 23-minute drive to airport
University of California, San Francisco- 22-minute drive to airport
University of San Francisco- 19-minute drive to airport
31. Seattle, WA, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Alaska)
Seattle University- 15-minute drive to airport
University of Washington- 17-minute drive to airport
City University of Seattle- 16-minute drive to airport
Seattle Pacific University- 19-minute drive to airport
University of Puget Sound- 42-minute drive to airport
32. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse Hancock International University (Breeze)
Syracuse University- 11-minute drive to airport
Cornell University- 1 hour and 6-minute drive to airport
Hobart and William Smith- 57-minute drive to airport
Colgate University- 1 hour drive to airport
33. Tampa, FL, Tampa International Airport (Breeze, Silver Airways- United)
Everglades University- Tampa- 4-minute drive to airport
University of Tampa- 13-minute drive to airport
Eckerd College- 5-minute drive to airport
University of South Florida- 20-minute drive to airport
34. Washington, DC, Ronald Reagan International Airport, Dulles International Airport (American, United)
University of Reston- 7-minute drive to airport
George Washington University- 28-minute drive to airport
University of Maryland- 37-minute drive to airport
Georgetown University- 26-minute drive to airport
George Mason University- 22-minute drive to airport
American University- 29-minute drive to airport
Howard University- 37-minute drive to airport
35. West Palm Beach, FL, Palm Beach International Airport (Breeze)
Florida Atlantic University- 22-minute drive to airport
36. White Plains, NY, Westchester County Airport (Breeze)
Purchase College, State University of New York- 4-minute drive to airport
Pace University- Westchester- 14-minute drive to airport
Columbia University- 37-minute drive to airport
Fordham University- 29-minute drive to airport
Barnard College- 40-minute drive to airport
