Colleges Near Amherst
There are no colleges in Amherst, but 50 are within 200 miles, enrolling 354,452 students combined.
The closest option is Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, 53.8 miles from Amherst (about 1-2 hours by car). Amherst (pop. 58) is in Colorado.
Colorado College in Colorado Springs ranks #78 nationally. Oglala Lakota College in Kyle has the lowest tuition at $2,684 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Amherst. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Amherst. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Amherst.
Lamar Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Lamar, CO
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- 182 miles from Amherst
A public community college known for undergraduate horse training and agriculture programs. The campus sits in a small town on Colorado's southeastern high plains.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,317
University of Wyoming
- Public 4 Year
- Laramie, WY
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- 183 miles from Amherst
Wyoming is a public university known for undergraduate geology, petroleum engineering, and agriculture. The campus sits in the college town of Laramie near the Medicine Bow Mountains.
- SAT Range 1040-1240
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $14,872
United States Air Force Academy
- Public 4 Year
- USAF Academy, Colorado
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4.3 | 6 reviews
- 185 miles from Amherst
Air Force Academy is a highly selective federal service academy known for undergraduate aeronautical and astronautical engineering. The campus sits against the Rampart Range near Colorado Springs, and all undergraduates train as cadets.
- SAT Range 1230-1440
- Avg GPA 3.81
- Acceptance Rate 14%
- Net Price -
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
- Public 4 Year
- Colorado Springs, CO
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- 186 miles from Amherst
UCCS is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The campus faces the Front Range foothills with views of Pikes Peak.
- SAT Range 1010-1220
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $16,942
Nazarene Bible College
- Private 4 Year
- Colorado Springs, CO
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- 186 miles from Amherst
Nazarene Bible College is a private Bible college known for undergraduate pastoral ministries and biblical studies. The Colorado Springs campus trains students for Christian ministry in the Church of the Nazarene.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Oglala Lakota College
- Public 4 Year
- Kyle, SD
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- 185 miles from Amherst
Oglala Lakota College is a tribal college known for undergraduate Lakota studies, education, and nursing. It operates learning centers across the Pine Ridge Reservation.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,173
Colorado College
- Private 4 Year
- Colorado Springs, CO
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- 189 miles from Amherst
Colorado College is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental studies and geology. Students take one course at a time under the Block Plan in intensive three-and-a-half-week sessions.
- SAT Range 1230-1460
- Avg GPA 3.98
- Acceptance Rate 18%
- Net Price $36,123
Colorado Technical University Colorado Springs
- Private 4 Year
- Colorado Springs, CO
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- 189 miles from Amherst
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $16,449
Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology
- Private 2 Year
- Colorado Springs, CO
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 191 miles from Amherst
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Pikes Peak State College
- Public 2 Year
- Colorado Springs, CO
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- 192 miles from Amherst
Pikes Peak State College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and cybersecurity. Multiple campuses serve transfer and workforce students across the Colorado Springs area near Pikes Peak.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,609
Fort Hays State University
- Public 4 Year
- Hays, KS
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- 196 miles from Amherst
Fort Hays State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and business. The residential campus is in the college town of Hays on the High Plains of western Kansas.
- SAT Range 970-1140
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $13,186
Sinte Gleska University
- Private 4 Year
- Mission, SD
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- 197 miles from Amherst
Sinte Gleska is a tribal university known for undergraduate Lakota studies, education, and Native American programs. The rural campus is located on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in Mission.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,768
Central Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Grand Island, NE
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- 199 miles from Amherst
Central Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate programs in nursing, business, and industrial technology. The Grand Island campus serves students across central Nebraska.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,856
Hastings College
- Private 4 Year
- Hastings, NE
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 199 miles from Amherst
Hastings College is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate teacher education and business. Most students live on a residential campus in the small city of Hastings in central Nebraska.
- SAT Range 960-1180
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $24,406