Colleges Near Carthage
There are no colleges in Carthage, but 31 are within 100 miles, enrolling 107,972 students combined.
The closest option is Western Illinois University in Macomb, 23.5 miles from Carthage (about 28-40 minutes by car). Carthage (pop. 2,605) is in Illinois.
Bradley University in Peoria ranks #192 nationally. Eastern Iowa Community College District in Davenport has the lowest tuition at $4,848 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Carthage. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Carthage. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Carthage.
Western Illinois University
- Public 4 Year
- Macomb, IL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 23 miles from Carthage
Western Illinois is a public university known for undergraduate criminal justice, education, and agriculture. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Macomb.
- SAT Range 880-1090
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $14,208
Southeastern Community College
- Public 2 Year
- West Burlington, IA
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- 28 miles from Carthage
A public community college known for associate degrees in nursing and industrial technology. The campus is in the small city of West Burlington in southeastern Iowa.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,587
Culver Stockton College
- Private 4 Year
- Canton, MO
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- 29 miles from Carthage
Culver-Stockton is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and equestrian studies. The campus sits on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 970-1080
- Avg GPA 3.37
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $21,996
John Wood Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Quincy, IL
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- 36 miles from Carthage
John Wood is a public community college offering associate degrees and career-technical programs. The main campus is in Quincy in western Illinois near the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,858
Quincy University
- Private 4 Year
- Quincy, IL
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2.3 | 3 reviews
- 36 miles from Carthage
Quincy is a small private Catholic university in the Franciscan tradition known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The residential campus is in the Mississippi River city of Quincy.
- SAT Range 1000-1200
- Avg GPA 3.47
- Acceptance Rate 51%
- Net Price $19,477
Monmouth College
- Private 4 Year
- Monmouth, IL
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 43 miles from Carthage
Monmouth is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in a small college town in western Illinois.
- SAT Range 1000-1210
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $17,768
Hannibal LaGrange University
- Private 4 Year
- Hannibal, MO
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- 49 miles from Carthage
Hannibal-LaGrange is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus is in Mark Twain's hometown of Hannibal along the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 1067-1315
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 73%
- Net Price $22,685
Carl Sandburg College
- Public 2 Year
- Galesburg, IL
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- 54 miles from Carthage
Carl Sandburg College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, business, and industrial technology. The campus is in Galesburg, a small city in western Illinois.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,374
Knox College
- Private 4 Year
- Galesburg, IL
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- 54 miles from Carthage
Knox is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate creative writing and the sciences. The historic campus in Galesburg includes Old Main, site of an 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debate.
- SAT Range 1180-1440
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $25,709
Spoon River College
- Public 2 Year
- Canton, IL
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- 56 miles from Carthage
Spoon River College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and agriculture. The campus is located in the small town of Canton in west-central Illinois.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,153
Maharishi International University
- Private 4 Year
- Fairfield, IA
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- 61 miles from Carthage
Maharishi International is a private university known for consciousness-based education and undergraduate programs in sustainable living. Students practice Transcendental Meditation as part of campus life in the small town of Fairfield.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $16,281
Illinois College
- Private 4 Year
- Jacksonville, IL
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- 66 miles from Carthage
Illinois College is a private liberal arts college with undergraduate programs across the arts, sciences, and pre-professional fields. The historic campus sits in the small college town of Jacksonville in west-central Illinois.
- SAT Range 883-1180
- Avg GPA 3.63
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $17,375
Truman State University
- Public 4 Year
- Kirksville, MO
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 78 miles from Carthage
Truman State is a public liberal arts university known for undergraduate sciences, business, and education. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Kirksville.
- SAT Range 1170-1370
- Avg GPA 3.81
- Acceptance Rate 84%
- Net Price $13,602
Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences
- Private 4 Year
- Rock Island, IL
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- 80 miles from Carthage
A private college focused on undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The small campus is in Rock Island in Illinois' Quad Cities.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Methodist College
- Private 4 Year
- Peoria, IL
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- 80 miles from Carthage
Methodist College is a private college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The compact urban campus sits in Peoria near a regional medical center.
- SAT Range 800-1160
- Avg GPA 2.95
- Acceptance Rate 39%
- Net Price $41,787
Indian Hills Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Ottumwa, IA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 79 miles from Carthage
Indian Hills is a public community college known for career programs in nursing and industrial technology. The campus serves southeast Iowa from sites in Ottumwa and Centerville.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,340
Augustana College
- Private 4 Year
- Rock Island, IL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 81 miles from Carthage
Augustana is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate biology and music. The campus sits along the Mississippi River in Rock Island.
- SAT Range 1030-1270
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $24,714
Black Hawk College
- Public 2 Year
- Moline, IL
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- 82 miles from Carthage
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing, agriculture, and technical programs. Most students commute to the Moline campus in the Quad Cities along the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,069