Colleges Near Gulf Shores
There are no colleges in Gulf Shores, but 66 are within 200 miles, enrolling 276,673 students combined.
The closest option is Columbia Southern University in Orange Beach, 4.8 miles from Gulf Shores (about 6-8 minutes by car). Gulf Shores (pop. 9,741) is in Alabama.
William Carey University in Hattiesburg, Mississippi ranks #488 nationally. Pensacola State College in Pensacola has the lowest tuition at $2,361 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Gulf Shores. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Gulf Shores. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Gulf Shores.
Columbia Southern University
- Private 4 Year
- Orange Beach, AL
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5.0 | 6 reviews
- 5 miles from Gulf Shores
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,117
United States Sports University
- Private 4 Year
- Daphne, AL
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| 0 reviews
- 28 miles from Gulf Shores
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 61%
- Net Price $24,076
Pensacola State College
- Public 4 Year
- Pensacola, FL
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| 0 reviews
- 33 miles from Gulf Shores
Pensacola State is a public state college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. Students attend campuses in the Pensacola area on Florida's Gulf Coast.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.54
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,376
University of West Florida
- Public 4 Year
- Pensacola, FL
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| 0 reviews
- 35 miles from Gulf Shores
UWF is a public university known for undergraduate marine biology, archaeology, and nursing. The wooded Pensacola campus includes a large nature preserve.
- SAT Range 1020-1230
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 58%
- Net Price $10,092
Bishop State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Mobile, AL
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1.5 | 2 reviews
- 36 miles from Gulf Shores
Bishop State is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. It is an HBCU with multiple urban campuses in Mobile.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,695
Fortis Institute Pensacola
- Private 2 Year
- Pensacola, FL
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| 0 reviews
- 35 miles from Gulf Shores
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $28,239
Spring Hill College
- Private 4 Year
- Mobile, AL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 39 miles from Gulf Shores
Spring Hill is a private Jesuit liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and the sciences. The wooded historic campus sits in Mobile near Alabama's Gulf Coast.
- SAT Range 1110-1230
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $22,858
Remington College Mobile Campus
- Private 2 Year
- Mobile, AL
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| 0 reviews
- 38 miles from Gulf Shores
Remington College is a private career college offering undergraduate programs in nursing, criminal justice, and allied health. The Mobile campus is a smaller urban training site focused on career-oriented associate degrees and certificates.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $26,115
Coastal Alabama Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Bay Minette, AL
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| 0 reviews
- 40 miles from Gulf Shores
Coastal Alabama is a public community college known for nursing and career-technical programs. The main campus sits in the small town of Bay Minette near Mobile Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,306
University of South Alabama
- Public 4 Year
- Mobile, AL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 41 miles from Gulf Shores
South Alabama is a public university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The campus is in the coastal city of Mobile near Mobile Bay.
- SAT Range 970-1190
- Avg GPA 3.69
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $16,074
Fortis College
- Private 2 Year
- Mobile, AL
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| 0 reviews
- 41 miles from Gulf Shores
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $19,074
University of Mobile
- Private 4 Year
- Mobile, AL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 44 miles from Gulf Shores
University of Mobile is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and music. The wooded campus sits on the northern edge of Mobile.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $22,382
Northwest Florida State College
- Public 4 Year
- Niceville, FL
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| 0 reviews
- 75 miles from Gulf Shores
Northwest Florida State is a public state college offering associate degrees and select bachelor's programs such as nursing. The campus is in Niceville in the Florida Panhandle near Eglin Air Force Base.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,250
Blue Cliff College Gulfport
- Private 2 Year
- Gulfport, MS
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| 0 reviews
- 81 miles from Gulf Shores
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,252
Reid State Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Evergreen, AL
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| 0 reviews
- 93 miles from Gulf Shores
A public technical college known for career programs in practical nursing and skilled trades. Students study on a small campus in the town of Evergreen.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $2,288
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Perkinston, MS
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| 0 reviews
- 93 miles from Gulf Shores
MGCCC is a public community college known for associate degrees and career-technical programs. The Perkinston campus sits in a small college town in southern Mississippi.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,087
Lurleen B Wallace Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Andalusia, AL
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| 0 reviews
- 104 miles from Gulf Shores
A public two-year community college offering associate degrees and career-technical programs. The main campus is in the small town of Andalusia in southern Alabama.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,214
Pearl River Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Poplarville, MS
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| 0 reviews
- 116 miles from Gulf Shores
A public community college known for associate-level nursing and career-technical programs. The small-town campus in southern Mississippi serves students pursuing transfer and workforce credentials.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,170