Colleges Near Dakota
There are no colleges in Dakota, but 81 are within 100 miles, enrolling 505,511 students combined.
The closest option is Highland Community College in Freeport, 10.4 miles from Dakota (about 12-18 minutes by car). Dakota (pop. 506) is in Illinois.
Northwestern University in Evanston ranks #15 nationally. Blackhawk Technical College in Janesville has the lowest tuition at $4,267 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Dakota. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Dakota. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Dakota.
Highland Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Freeport, IL
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- 10 miles from Dakota
Highland is a community college offering associate degrees and career certificate programs. Most students commute to the Freeport campus from across northwestern Illinois.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,393
Beloit College
- Private 4 Year
- Beloit, WI
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5.0 | 4 reviews
- 27 miles from Dakota
Beloit is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate anthropology and the sciences. The historic residential campus overlooks the Rock River in southern Wisconsin.
- SAT Range 1200-1430
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $24,455
Rock Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Rockford, IL
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- 28 miles from Dakota
Rock Valley College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and career-technical programs. Most students commute to the campus in Rockford.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,445
Rockford University
- Private 4 Year
- Rockford, IL
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- 27 miles from Dakota
Rockford is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the liberal arts. The residential campus sits in the mid-sized city of Rockford in northern Illinois.
- SAT Range 850-1070
- Avg GPA 3.25
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $23,642
Blackhawk Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Janesville, WI
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- 30 miles from Dakota
Blackhawk Technical College is a public technical college known for undergraduate programs in nursing and manufacturing technology. Most students commute to the main campus in Janesville.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,597
Sauk Valley Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Dixon, IL
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- 40 miles from Dakota
Sauk Valley is a community college known for associate programs in nursing and industrial technology. The campus sits in Dixon in northwestern Illinois.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,141
Kishwaukee College
- Public 2 Year
- Malta, IL
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- 45 miles from Dakota
Kishwaukee is a public community college known for undergraduate programs in agriculture and nursing. The rural campus is in the small town of Malta in northern Illinois.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,218
Morrison Institute of Technology
- Private 2 Year
- Morrison, IL
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- 47 miles from Dakota
Morrison Institute of Technology is a small private technical college known for undergraduate engineering technology and computer-aided design. Students attend a compact campus in a small northwestern Illinois town.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.2
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $21,336
Edgewood College
- Private 4 Year
- Madison, WI
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2.7 | 3 reviews
- 47 miles from Dakota
Edgewood is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing and education. The wooded campus overlooks Lake Wingra in Madison.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $27,038
University of Wisconsin Madison
- Public 4 Year
- Madison, WI
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 48 miles from Dakota
Wisconsin is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate business, engineering, and the biological sciences. The lakeside campus occupies an isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona in a classic college town.
- SAT Range 1380-1520
- Avg GPA 3.88
- Acceptance Rate 45%
- Net Price $14,235
Northern Illinois University
- Public 4 Year
- Dekalb, IL
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3.2 | 5 reviews
- 50 miles from Dakota
NIU is a large public university known for undergraduate business, education, and the visual arts. The residential campus is in the college town of DeKalb west of Chicago.
- SAT Range 940-1170
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 70%
- Net Price $14,243
University of Wisconsin Whitewater
- Public 4 Year
- Whitewater, WI
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- 50 miles from Dakota
UW-Whitewater is a public university known for undergraduate business and education. The campus is set in the small college town of Whitewater in southeastern Wisconsin.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $12,709
Madison Area Technical College
- Public 4 Year
- Madison, WI
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 52 miles from Dakota
A public technical college known for undergraduate nursing, information technology, and skilled trades programs. Students attend campuses in and around Madison.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,284
Herzing University Madison
- Private 4 Year
- Madison, WI
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- 54 miles from Dakota
Herzing is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, healthcare, and technology programs. The Madison campus sits in Wisconsin's capital city.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 94%
- Net Price $22,422
University of Wisconsin Platteville
- Public 4 Year
- Platteville, WI
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3.0 | 4 reviews
- 54 miles from Dakota
UW-Platteville is a public university known for undergraduate engineering and agriculture. Most students live on a residential campus in the small college town of Platteville.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $16,266
McHenry County College
- Public 2 Year
- Crystal Lake, IL
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- 60 miles from Dakota
McHenry County College is a public community college offering associate degrees and career certificate programs. The suburban campus is in Crystal Lake northwest of Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.25
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,334
Clarke University
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 60 miles from Dakota
Clarke is a small private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The campus sits on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 900-1160
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $26,725
University of Dubuque
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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- 60 miles from Dakota
University of Dubuque is a private Presbyterian university known for undergraduate aviation and nursing. Most students live on the residential campus near the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 980-1220
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $26,067