Colleges Near Athens
1 college is in Athens, and 46 total within 100 miles enrolling 230,129 students.
Athens State University is the nearest college in Athens. Athens (pop. 21,897) is in Alabama.
Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee ranks #16 nationally. Itawamba Community College in Fulton has the lowest tuition at $3,420 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Athens. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Athens. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Athens.
Athens State University
- Public 4 Year
- Athens, AL
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- Campus in Athens
Athens State is a public upper-division university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. Most students transfer in as juniors to finish bachelor's degrees on the Athens campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
John C Calhoun State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Tanner, AL
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- 9 miles from Athens
Calhoun State is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and industrial technology programs. The main campus is in Tanner near Decatur in northern Alabama.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,388
Oakwood University
- Private 4 Year
- Huntsville, AL
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 17 miles from Athens
Oakwood is a private historically Black university known for undergraduate nursing and theology. The Seventh-day Adventist campus is located in Huntsville.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.99
- Acceptance Rate 45%
- Net Price $26,730
University of Alabama in Huntsville
- Public 4 Year
- Huntsville, AL
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- 18 miles from Athens
UAH is a public university known for undergraduate aerospace engineering, engineering, and the sciences. The Huntsville campus sits near NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and a major aerospace industry hub.
- SAT Range 1210-1410
- Avg GPA 3.81
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $19,396
Huntsville Bible College
- Private 4 Year
- Huntsville, AL
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 20 miles from Athens
A small private Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies and pastoral ministry. The Huntsville campus centers academic life on Christian faith and ministry training.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Alabama A & M University
- Public 4 Year
- Normal, AL
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- 22 miles from Athens
Alabama A&M is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate agriculture, engineering, and education. The Normal campus lies just north of Huntsville.
- SAT Range 810-1040
- Avg GPA 3.02
- Acceptance Rate 58%
- Net Price $17,152
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Huntsville, AL
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- 21 miles from Athens
Drake State is a public community and technical college known for undergraduate nursing and engineering technology. It is Alabama's only historically Black community and technical college, with a campus in Huntsville.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,075
The University of Tennessee Southern
- Private 4 Year
- Pulaski, TN
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- 30 miles from Athens
UT Southern is a small public university with undergraduate programs in nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in the small town of Pulaski in southern Tennessee.
- SAT Range 905-1110
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.17
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $14,546
Heritage Christian University
- Private 4 Year
- Florence, AL
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 41 miles from Athens
Heritage Christian is a small private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The Florence campus is affiliated with the Churches of Christ and trains students for preaching and church work.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $13,222
Northwest Shoals Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Muscle Shoals, AL
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- 41 miles from Athens
Northwest Shoals is a public community college offering associate degrees and technical career programs. Students attend campuses in Muscle Shoals and Phil Campbell in northwest Alabama.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,054
University of North Alabama
- Public 4 Year
- Florence, AL
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- 42 miles from Athens
UNA is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. Students attend a historic campus in Florence near the Tennessee River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $11,745
George C Wallace State Community College Hanceville
- Public 2 Year
- Hanceville, AL
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- 50 miles from Athens
Wallace State is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The campus is set in the small town of Hanceville north of Birmingham.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,710
Motlow State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Tullahoma, TN
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 55 miles from Athens
Motlow State is a public community college offering associate degrees and technical career programs. The main campus is in Tullahoma in southern Middle Tennessee.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.16
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $17,423
Columbia State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Columbia, TN
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- 59 miles from Athens
Columbia State is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences programs. The main campus sits in Columbia, a small city in middle Tennessee.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,193
Snead State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Boaz, AL
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- 60 miles from Athens
Snead State is a public community college known for associate degree programs in nursing and business. Most students commute to its campus in the small city of Boaz in northeast Alabama.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,413
Northeast Alabama Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Rainsville, AL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 61 miles from Athens
A public community college offering associate degrees and career certificates, with programs in nursing and technical fields. Most students commute to the small campus in Rainsville.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,054
The University of the South
- Private 4 Year
- Sewanee, TN
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 65 miles from Athens
Sewanee is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate English, creative writing, and environmental studies. The campus occupies a 13,000-acre domain on Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau.
- SAT Range 1260-1390
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 57%
- Net Price $34,815
Bevill State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Jasper, AL
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- 67 miles from Athens
Bevill State is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and industrial technology. Students attend classes across multiple campuses in northwest Alabama.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,798