Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Albany: 1  Oregon State University (about 10 miles; Corvallis, OR; Full-time enrollment: 23,206) 2  Western Oregon University (about 17 miles; Monmouth, OR; FT enrollment: 5,131) 3  Willamette University (about 22 miles; Salem, OR; FT enrollment: 2,551)