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.
University of West Georgia
- Public 4 Year
- Carrollton, GA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 65 miles from Opelika
West Georgia is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The residential campus is in Carrollton, a small city about an hour west of Atlanta.
- SAT Range 950-1140
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 52%
- Net Price $12,913
Talladega College
- Private 4 Year
- Talladega, AL
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- 68 miles from Opelika
Talladega is a private historically Black liberal arts college with undergraduate programs in the sciences, business, and the humanities. The historic campus sits in the small city of Talladega in east-central Alabama.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.4
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $1,267
Troy University
- Public 4 Year
- Troy, AL
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5.0 | 4 reviews
- 68 miles from Opelika
Troy is a public university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and education. The main campus is a residential college-town setting in southeastern Alabama.
- SAT Range 940-1210
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $12,842
Andrew College
- Private 2 Year
- Cuthbert, GA
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- 70 miles from Opelika
Andrew is a small private two-year college affiliated with the United Methodist Church and known for associate degrees in the liberal arts. The residential campus sits in the small town of Cuthbert in southwest Georgia.
- SAT Range 920-1180
- Avg GPA 2.6
- Acceptance Rate 46%
- Net Price $21,709
West Georgia Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Waco, GA
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- 72 miles from Opelika
West Georgia Technical College is a public technical college known for associate degrees and certificates in nursing, industrial technology, and business. The Waco campus is part of a multi-site college serving students across western Georgia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,323
Gordon State College
- Public 4 Year
- Barnesville, GA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 76 miles from Opelika
Gordon State is a public college known for undergraduate nursing and teacher education. The compact campus is set in the small town of Barnesville south of Atlanta.
- SAT Range 890-1130
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $7,807
Southern Crescent Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Griffin, GA
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- 75 miles from Opelika
Southern Crescent is a public technical college known for associate degrees and certificates in health sciences, industrial technology, and business. The Griffin campus serves students in a small city south of metro Atlanta.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,148
Georgia Southwestern State University
- Public 4 Year
- Americus, GA
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- 80 miles from Opelika
Georgia Southwestern is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The residential campus sits in the small city of Americus in southwest Georgia.
- SAT Range 890-1110
- Avg GPA 3.17
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $11,769
South Georgia Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Americus, GA
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- 79 miles from Opelika
A public technical college known for undergraduate programs in aviation maintenance and industrial technology. Instruction is based in Americus, with aviation training tied to facilities at nearby Souther Field.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $2,344
Jacksonville State University
- Public 4 Year
- Jacksonville, AL
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- 83 miles from Opelika
Jacksonville State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in a small college town in the Appalachian foothills of northeast Alabama.
- SAT Range 1000-1290
- Avg GPA 3.43
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $14,221
Fort Valley State University
- Public 4 Year
- Fort Valley, GA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 87 miles from Opelika
Fort Valley State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate agriculture and animal science. The residential campus is in the small city of Fort Valley in central Georgia.
- SAT Range 930-1070
- Avg GPA 2.87
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $10,047
Clayton State University
- Public 4 Year
- Morrow, GA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 89 miles from Opelika
Clayton State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The suburban Morrow campus sits beside a lake south of Atlanta.
- SAT Range 860-1078
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $8,192
University of Montevallo
- Public 4 Year
- Montevallo, AL
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 92 miles from Opelika
Montevallo is a public liberal arts university known for undergraduate education, fine arts, and the performing arts. The historic campus sits in a small college town in central Alabama.
- SAT Range 970-1200
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Acceptance Rate 54%
- Net Price $17,890
Atlanta Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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- 92 miles from Opelika
Atlanta Technical College is a public technical college known for associate degrees and certificates in health sciences, industrial technology, and business. Students attend an urban campus in Atlanta.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Atlanta Metropolitan State College
- Public 2 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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- 92 miles from Opelika
Atlanta Metropolitan is a public state college known for undergraduate business administration and criminal justice. Most students commute to the urban campus in southwest Atlanta.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,630
George C Wallace Community College Dothan
- Public 2 Year
- Dothan, AL
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- 93 miles from Opelika
A public community college known for nursing and industrial technology programs. The main campus is in Dothan in southeast Alabama.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $476
Clark Atlanta University
- Private 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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- 94 miles from Opelika
Clark Atlanta is a private historically Black university known for undergraduate social work, business, and mass media arts. The urban Atlanta campus is part of the Atlanta University Center consortium with neighboring HBCUs.
- SAT Range 880-1120
- Avg GPA 3.28
- Acceptance Rate 64%
- Net Price $31,223
Morehouse College
- Private 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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- 93 miles from Opelika
Morehouse is a private historically Black men's college known for undergraduate business, political science, and biology. The urban Atlanta campus is part of the Atlanta University Center consortium with neighboring HBCUs.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 44%
- Net Price $36,292