Colleges Near Buffalo
There are no colleges in Buffalo, but 36 are within 100 miles, enrolling 116,990 students combined.
The closest option is Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences in Rock Island, 10.5 miles from Buffalo (about 13-18 minutes by car). Buffalo (pop. 1,270) is in Iowa.
Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois 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 Buffalo. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Buffalo. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Buffalo.
Sauk Valley Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Dixon, IL
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- 65 miles from Buffalo
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
Western Illinois University
- Public 4 Year
- Macomb, IL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 69 miles from Buffalo
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
Divine Word College
- Private 4 Year
- Epworth, IA
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- 68 miles from Buffalo
Divine Word is a small private Catholic seminary college known for undergraduate philosophy, theology, and intercultural studies. The rural Epworth campus prepares students for missionary service with the Society of the Divine Word.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,083
Maharishi International University
- Private 4 Year
- Fairfield, IA
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- 69 miles from Buffalo
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
University of Dubuque
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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- 72 miles from Buffalo
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
Emmaus Bible College
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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- 72 miles from Buffalo
Emmaus is a small private Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies and Christian ministry. The campus sits in Dubuque near the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 1120-1320
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 60%
- Net Price $15,028
Loras College
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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- 72 miles from Buffalo
Loras is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and the humanities. The hilltop campus in Dubuque overlooks the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $21,631
Methodist College
- Private 4 Year
- Peoria, IL
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- 73 miles from Buffalo
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
Clarke University
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 73 miles from Buffalo
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
Spoon River College
- Public 2 Year
- Canton, IL
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- 74 miles from Buffalo
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
Bradley University
- Private 4 Year
- Peoria, IL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 80 miles from Buffalo
Bradley is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and health sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in Peoria.
- SAT Range 1090-1300
- Avg GPA 3.83
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $23,787
Highland Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Freeport, IL
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- 80 miles from Buffalo
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
Illinois Central College
- Public 2 Year
- East Peoria, IL
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- 83 miles from Buffalo
Illinois Central is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and technical career fields. The main East Peoria campus overlooks the Illinois River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,570
Illinois Valley Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Oglesby, IL
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- 87 miles from Buffalo
A public community college known for nursing and career-technical associate programs. Most students commute to the campus in the small city of Oglesby.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,437
Indian Hills Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Ottumwa, IA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 89 miles from Buffalo
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
University of Wisconsin Platteville
- Public 4 Year
- Platteville, WI
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3.0 | 4 reviews
- 89 miles from Buffalo
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
Eureka College
- Private 4 Year
- Eureka, IL
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- 94 miles from Buffalo
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
William Penn University
- Private 4 Year
- Oskaloosa, IA
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- 98 miles from Buffalo
William Penn is a private Quaker-affiliated university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in the small town of Oskaloosa.
- SAT Range 880-1110
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 52%
- Net Price $22,740