Colleges Near Paxton
There are no colleges in Paxton, but 56 are within 100 miles, enrolling 384,155 students combined.
The closest option is University of Illinois Urbana Champaign in Champaign, 25.4 miles from Paxton (about 30-43 minutes by car). Paxton (pop. 4,473) is in Illinois.
University of Chicago in Chicago ranks #6 nationally. Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield has the lowest tuition at $7,104 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Paxton. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Paxton. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Paxton.
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
- Public 4 Year
- Champaign, IL
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4.4 | 5 reviews
- 25 miles from Paxton
Illinois is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate computer science and engineering. The campus spans the adjacent college towns of Champaign and Urbana.
- SAT Range 1310-1520
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.79
- Acceptance Rate 42%
- Net Price $13,973
Parkland College
- Public 2 Year
- Champaign, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 25 miles from Paxton
Parkland is a community college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences programs. Most students commute to the campus in Champaign.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,681
Danville Area Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Danville, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 35 miles from Paxton
Danville Area Community College is a public community college offering associate degrees and career and technical programs. Most students commute to a compact campus in the small city of Danville near the Indiana border.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,581
Illinois Wesleyan University
- Private 4 Year
- Bloomington, IL
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- 47 miles from Paxton
Illinois Wesleyan is a private liberal arts university known for undergraduate music, nursing, and the sciences. Most students live on a residential campus in Bloomington in central Illinois.
- SAT Range 1120-1340
- Avg GPA 3.86
- Acceptance Rate 39%
- Net Price $28,644
Illinois State University
- Public 4 Year
- Normal, IL
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 47 miles from Paxton
Illinois State is a large public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and business. The residential campus sits in the college town of Normal, next to Bloomington.
- SAT Range 990-1210
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $21,369
Kankakee Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Kankakee, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 46 miles from Paxton
A public community college known for nursing and allied health programs. Most students commute to the campus in Kankakee.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.9
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,789
Heartland Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Normal, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 48 miles from Paxton
Heartland is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences programs. The suburban campus is located in Normal in central Illinois.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,165
Olivet Nazarene University
- Private 4 Year
- Bourbonnais, IL
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 50 miles from Paxton
Olivet Nazarene is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and ministry. The residential campus sits in the small town of Bourbonnais south of Chicago.
- SAT Range 950-1220
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.38
- Acceptance Rate 56%
- Net Price $21,281
Richland Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Decatur, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 58 miles from Paxton
Richland is a public community college known for undergraduate associate programs in nursing and manufacturing technology. Most students commute to the Decatur campus in central Illinois.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.15
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,527
Millikin University
- Private 4 Year
- Decatur, IL
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 63 miles from Paxton
Millikin is a private university known for undergraduate music, theatre, and business. The residential campus is in Decatur in central Illinois.
- SAT Range 860-1130
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 67%
- Net Price $22,813
Purdue University Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- West Lafayette, IN
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4.6 | 5 reviews
- 62 miles from Paxton
Purdue is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, agriculture, and computer science. Students live on a large campus in the college town of West Lafayette along the Wabash River.
- SAT Range 1200-1480
- Avg GPA 3.67
- Acceptance Rate 50%
- Net Price $13,722
Eureka College
- Private 4 Year
- Eureka, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 64 miles from Paxton
Eureka is a small private liberal arts college with a traditional undergraduate arts-and-sciences curriculum. The residential campus in a small central Illinois town is Ronald Reagan's alma mater.
- SAT Range 870-1155
- Avg GPA 3.22
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $19,128
Eastern Illinois University
- Public 4 Year
- Charleston, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 68 miles from Paxton
Eastern Illinois is a mid-sized public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the college town of Charleston in east-central Illinois.
- SAT Range 880-1090
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 65%
- Net Price $13,787
Wabash College
- Private 4 Year
- Crawfordsville, IN
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| 0 reviews
- 69 miles from Paxton
Wabash is a private men's liberal arts college known for undergraduate rhetoric and the sciences. Students live under a single campus code known as the Gentleman's Rule.
- SAT Range 1060-1270
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $25,562
Governors State University
- Public 4 Year
- University Park, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 71 miles from Paxton
Governors State is a public university known for undergraduate programs in nursing, education, and business. The suburban campus sits in University Park south of Chicago.
- SAT Range 830-1060
- Avg GPA 4.0
- Acceptance Rate 48%
- Net Price $12,756
Joliet Junior College
- Public 2 Year
- Joliet, IL
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1.0 | 2 reviews
- 72 miles from Paxton
Joliet Junior College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and agriculture programs. It was founded as the nation's first public community college, with its main campus in Joliet southwest of Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,090
Lake Land College
- Public 2 Year
- Mattoon, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 73 miles from Paxton
Lake Land is a public community college known for associate degree programs in agriculture and nursing. The campus is located in the small city of Mattoon in east-central Illinois.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,414
University of St Francis
- Private 4 Year
- Joliet, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 74 miles from Paxton
University of St. Francis is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and education. The campus sits in Joliet, a suburban city southwest of Chicago.
- SAT Range 1030-1220
- Avg GPA 3.47
- Acceptance Rate 65%
- Net Price $14,045