Colleges Near Algona
There are no colleges in Algona, but 20 are within 100 miles, enrolling 111,013 students combined.
The closest option is Waldorf University in Forest City, 32.4 miles from Algona (about 39-56 minutes by car). Algona (pop. 5,560) is in Iowa.
Iowa State University in Ames ranks #343 nationally. Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge has the lowest tuition at $5,496 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Algona. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Algona. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Algona.
Waldorf University
- Private 4 Year
- Forest City, IA
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- 32 miles from Algona
- SAT Range 920-1110
- Avg GPA 3.07
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $19,766
Iowa Lakes Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Estherville, IA
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- 38 miles from Algona
Iowa Lakes is a community college known for undergraduate wind energy technology and agriculture programs. The Estherville campus sits in rural northwest Iowa.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,278
Iowa Central Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Fort Dodge, IA
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- 40 miles from Algona
Iowa Central is a public community college offering associate degrees and career-technical programs. The main campus is in Fort Dodge in north-central Iowa.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,902
North Iowa Area Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Mason City, IA
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- 56 miles from Algona
NIACC is a public community college offering associate degrees and certificates in nursing, business, and industrial technology. The campus is located in Mason City in north-central Iowa.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,852
Buena Vista University
- Private 4 Year
- Storm Lake, IA
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- 58 miles from Algona
Buena Vista is a private university known for undergraduate education and business. The residential campus sits beside Storm Lake in northwest Iowa.
- SAT Range 930-1130
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $19,704
Ellsworth Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Iowa Falls, IA
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- 62 miles from Algona
Ellsworth is a community college known for undergraduate agriculture and transfer programs. The small-town campus sits in Iowa Falls along the Iowa River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,920
Riverland Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Austin, MN
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- 75 miles from Algona
Riverland is a community college known for associate degrees and technical career programs. Campuses in Austin, Albert Lea, and Owatonna serve students across southern Minnesota.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.81
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,017
Minnesota State University Mankato
- Public 4 Year
- Mankato, MN
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 75 miles from Algona
Minnesota State Mankato is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits on a bluff overlooking the Minnesota River valley in southern Minnesota.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.37
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $18,861
Bethany Lutheran College
- Private 4 Year
- Mankato, MN
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- 76 miles from Algona
Bethany Lutheran is a small private Lutheran college known for undergraduate education, business, and the liberal arts. Most students live on the residential campus in Mankato.
- SAT Range 1040-1180
- Avg GPA 3.51
- Acceptance Rate 39%
- Net Price $21,127
South Central College
- Public 2 Year
- North Mankato, MN
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- 77 miles from Algona
South Central College is a public community and technical college known for career-focused associate degrees and certificates in nursing, manufacturing, and agriculture. Most students commute to the North Mankato campus for applied technical training.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,300
Iowa State University
- Public 4 Year
- Ames, IA
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4.0 | 4 reviews
- 78 miles from Algona
Iowa State is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, agriculture, and design. Ames is a college town built around the campus.
- SAT Range 1120-1360
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $17,779
Northwest Iowa Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Sheldon, IA
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- 84 miles from Algona
A public community college known for associate-level nursing, agriculture, and industrial technology programs. The small-town campus sits in Sheldon in rural northwest Iowa.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,691
Martin Luther College
- Private 4 Year
- New Ulm, MN
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- 86 miles from Algona
Martin Luther College is a private Lutheran college known for undergraduate teacher education and pre-seminary ministry preparation. The campus is in the small city of New Ulm in southern Minnesota.
- SAT Range 1078-1256
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $18,974
Gustavus Adolphus College
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Peter, MN
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- 87 miles from Algona
Gustavus Adolphus is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate natural sciences and music. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Saint Peter along the Minnesota River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.69
- Acceptance Rate 61%
- Net Price $26,094
Northwestern College
- Private 4 Year
- Orange City, IA
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 93 miles from Algona
Northwestern College is a private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate education and nursing. The campus sits in the small town of Orange City in northwest Iowa.
- SAT Range 940-1240
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $26,347
Wartburg College
- Private 4 Year
- Waverly, IA
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- 92 miles from Algona
Wartburg is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate music, education, and biology. Most students live on the residential campus in the small Iowa town of Waverly, with long ties to the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
- SAT Range 930-1200
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $24,031
Dordt University
- Private 4 Year
- Sioux Center, IA
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- 98 miles from Algona
Dordt is a private Christian university known for undergraduate engineering, agriculture, and education. The residential campus sits in the small town of Sioux Center in northwest Iowa.
- SAT Range 1070-1330
- Avg GPA 3.65
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $28,486
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Ankeny, IA
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- 97 miles from Algona
Faith Baptist Bible College is a private Baptist Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies, pastoral ministry, and missions. The suburban campus is in Ankeny near Des Moines.
- SAT Range 990-1190
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $19,733