Colleges Near Rockford
2 colleges are in Rockford, and 117 total within 100 miles enrolling 684,795 students.
Rockford University is the nearest college in Rockford. Rockford (pop. 152,871) is in Illinois.
University of Chicago in Chicago ranks #6 nationally. Rock Valley College enrolls the most students with 5,978. Blackhawk Technical College in Janesville has the lowest tuition at $4,267 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Rockford. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Rockford. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Rockford.
Rockford University
- Private 4 Year
- Rockford, IL
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- Campus in Rockford
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
Rock Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Rockford, IL
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- Campus in Rockford
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
Beloit College
- Private 4 Year
- Beloit, WI
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5.0 | 4 reviews
- 17 miles from Rockford
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
Blackhawk Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Janesville, WI
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- 23 miles from Rockford
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
Kishwaukee College
- Public 2 Year
- Malta, IL
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- 24 miles from Rockford
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
Northern Illinois University
- Public 4 Year
- Dekalb, IL
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3.2 | 5 reviews
- 27 miles from Rockford
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
Highland Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Freeport, IL
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- 31 miles from Rockford
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
McHenry County College
- Public 2 Year
- Crystal Lake, IL
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- 35 miles from Rockford
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
Elgin Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Elgin, IL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 42 miles from Rockford
Elgin Community College is a public community college offering undergraduate associate degrees and certificates in nursing, health professions, and career-technical fields. The suburban campus is located in the Chicago-area city of Elgin.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,020
Judson University
- Private 4 Year
- Elgin, IL
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- 42 miles from Rockford
Judson is a private Christian university known for undergraduate architecture and the visual arts. The suburban campus sits in Elgin northwest of Chicago.
- SAT Range 816-1118
- Avg GPA 3.16
- Acceptance Rate 48%
- Net Price $18,673
Sauk Valley Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Dixon, IL
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- 41 miles from Rockford
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
University of Wisconsin Whitewater
- Public 4 Year
- Whitewater, WI
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- 43 miles from Rockford
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
Waubonsee Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Sugar Grove, IL
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- 45 miles from Rockford
Waubonsee is a community college offering associate degrees and career certificates for transfer and workforce entry. The main campus is in the village of Sugar Grove in the western Chicago suburbs.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,754
Aurora University
- Private 4 Year
- Aurora, IL
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- 51 miles from Rockford
Aurora University is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and social work. The suburban campus sits in Aurora, about 40 miles west of Chicago.
- SAT Range 900-1150
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $19,053
William Rainey Harper College
- Public 2 Year
- Palatine, IL
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 52 miles from Rockford
Harper College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The suburban campus sits in Palatine in the northwest Chicago suburbs.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.94
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,145
College of Lake County
- Public 2 Year
- Grayslake, IL
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 54 miles from Rockford
College of Lake County is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and health sciences. The main campus is in suburban Grayslake north of Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,357
Morrison Institute of Technology
- Private 2 Year
- Morrison, IL
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- 56 miles from Rockford
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
Wheaton College
- Private 4 Year
- Wheaton, IL
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4.0 | 3 reviews
- 56 miles from Rockford
Wheaton is a private evangelical Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate biblical studies, theology, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in a western suburb of Chicago.
- SAT Range 1260-1470
- Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $31,356