Colleges Near Opelika
There are no colleges in Opelika, but 55 are within 100 miles, enrolling 342,790 students combined.
The closest option is Auburn University in Auburn, 7.6 miles from Opelika (about 9-13 minutes by car). Opelika (pop. 26,477) is in Alabama.
Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia ranks #28 nationally. Georgia State University Perimeter College in Atlanta has the lowest tuition at $3,104 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Opelika. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Opelika. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Opelika.
Auburn University
- Public 4 Year
- Auburn, AL
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4.6 | 9 reviews
- 8 miles from Opelika
Auburn is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, architecture, and agriculture. The residential campus anchors the classic college town of Auburn.
- SAT Range 1260-1390
- Avg GPA 3.97
- Acceptance Rate 46%
- Net Price $25,242
Point University
- Private 4 Year
- West Point, GA
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| 0 reviews
- 19 miles from Opelika
Point is a small private Christian university known for undergraduate ministry, business, and education. The campus is in the small town of West Point on the Georgia-Alabama border.
- SAT Range 972-1237
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Acceptance Rate 44%
- Net Price $19,545
Tuskegee University
- Private 4 Year
- Tuskegee, AL
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4.0 | 5 reviews
- 25 miles from Opelika
Tuskegee is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and veterinary science. The rural campus is a historic HBCU in Alabama.
- SAT Range 995-1255
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 49%
- Net Price $24,344
Chattahoochee Valley Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Phenix City, AL
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| 0 reviews
- 26 miles from Opelika
Chattahoochee Valley Community College is a public community college offering associate degrees and certificates with strengths in nursing and technical career programs. The campus is located in Phenix City across the Chattahoochee River from Columbus, Georgia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,680
Columbus Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Columbus, GA
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| 0 reviews
- 26 miles from Opelika
Columbus Tech is a public technical college known for associate programs in nursing and industrial technology. Most students commute to its urban campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,518
Columbus State University
- Public 4 Year
- Columbus, GA
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| 0 reviews
- 28 miles from Opelika
Columbus State is a public university known for undergraduate music through the Schwob School of Music, plus nursing and theater. Arts programs also use a downtown RiverPark campus along the Chattahoochee River.
- SAT Range 800-1060
- Avg GPA 3.07
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $12,420
Miller Motte College Columbus
- Private 2 Year
- Columbus, GA
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| 0 reviews
- 29 miles from Opelika
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $21,179
LaGrange College
- Private 4 Year
- Lagrange, GA
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3.5 | 2 reviews
- 33 miles from Opelika
LaGrange is a private liberal arts college with undergraduate strengths in nursing, business, and the arts and sciences. The residential campus sits in the small city of LaGrange in west-central Georgia.
- SAT Range 980-1123
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $21,139
Southern Union State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Wadley, AL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 34 miles from Opelika
Southern Union is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and career-technical programs. The Wadley campus is set in a small rural town in eastern Alabama.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,924
Central Alabama Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Alexander City, AL
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| 0 reviews
- 38 miles from Opelika
A public community college known for associate programs in nursing and industrial technology. The campus sits near Lake Martin in a small central Alabama city.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $16,072
Amridge University
- Private 4 Year
- Montgomery, AL
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 51 miles from Opelika
Amridge is a private Christian university affiliated with the Churches of Christ and known for undergraduate biblical studies, ministry, and business. Many undergraduates complete degrees largely online through its Montgomery campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Auburn University at Montgomery
- Public 4 Year
- Montgomery, AL
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| 0 reviews
- 51 miles from Opelika
AUM is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The campus is located in Montgomery, Alabama's capital city.
- SAT Range 1036-1203
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $13,945
Faulkner University
- Private 4 Year
- Montgomery, AL
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| 0 reviews
- 52 miles from Opelika
Faulkner is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, ministry, and business. The Montgomery campus is affiliated with the Churches of Christ and keeps a residential college focus.
- SAT Range 886-1135
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 73%
- Net Price $19,920
Fortis College Montgomery
- Private 2 Year
- Montgomery, AL
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| 0 reviews
- 54 miles from Opelika
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $20,896
Alabama State University
- Public 4 Year
- Montgomery, AL
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 57 miles from Opelika
Alabama State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate education, business, and health sciences. The urban campus is in Montgomery, the state capital.
- SAT Range 749-967
- Avg GPA 2.95
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $13,138
Huntingdon College
- Private 4 Year
- Montgomery, AL
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| 0 reviews
- 57 miles from Opelika
Huntingdon is a private liberal arts college offering undergraduate programs in the arts and sciences. Students live on a residential campus affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
- SAT Range 1006-1220
- Avg GPA 3.43
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $23,055
J F Ingram State Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Deatsville, Alabama
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| 0 reviews
- 59 miles from Opelika
J.F. Ingram is a public two-year technical college focused on career and technical education and vocational trades. Most instruction serves incarcerated students at Alabama correctional facilities rather than a traditional residential campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,152
H Councill Trenholm State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Montgomery, AL
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3.0 | 4 reviews
- 60 miles from Opelika
Trenholm State is a public community college known for career and technical programs and allied health. The Montgomery campus is a historically Black two-year college.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,960