Colleges Near Columbus City
There are no colleges in Columbus City, but 39 are within 100 miles, enrolling 115,695 students combined.
The closest option is University of Iowa in Iowa City, 29.1 miles from Columbus City (about 35-50 minutes by car). Columbus City (pop. 391) is in Iowa.
Grinnell College in Grinnell ranks #57 nationally. Eastern Iowa Community College District in Davenport has the lowest tuition at $4,848 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Columbus City. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Columbus City. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Columbus City.
Knox College
- Private 4 Year
- Galesburg, IL
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- 57 miles from Columbus City
Knox is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate creative writing and the sciences. The historic campus in Galesburg includes Old Main, site of an 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debate.
- SAT Range 1180-1440
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $25,709
Western Illinois University
- Public 4 Year
- Macomb, IL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 65 miles from Columbus City
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
William Penn University
- Private 4 Year
- Oskaloosa, IA
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- 66 miles from Columbus City
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
Grinnell College
- Private 4 Year
- Grinnell, IA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 77 miles from Columbus City
Grinnell is a highly selective private liberal arts college known for an open curriculum and undergraduate work in the sciences and social sciences. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in the small town of Grinnell.
- SAT Range 1410-1540
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.89
- Acceptance Rate 15%
- Net Price $34,363
Culver Stockton College
- Private 4 Year
- Canton, MO
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- 79 miles from Columbus City
Culver-Stockton is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and equestrian studies. The campus sits on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 970-1080
- Avg GPA 3.37
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $21,996
Morrison Institute of Technology
- Private 2 Year
- Morrison, IL
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- 82 miles from Columbus City
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
Central College
- Private 4 Year
- Pella, IA
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- 81 miles from Columbus City
Central is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate sciences, education, and study abroad. Most undergrads live on a residential campus in the small college town of Pella.
- SAT Range 1056-1120
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $23,848
Spoon River College
- Public 2 Year
- Canton, IL
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- 85 miles from Columbus City
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
Divine Word College
- Private 4 Year
- Epworth, IA
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- 85 miles from Columbus City
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
Quincy University
- Private 4 Year
- Quincy, IL
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2.3 | 3 reviews
- 91 miles from Columbus City
Quincy is a small private Catholic university in the Franciscan tradition known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The residential campus is in the Mississippi River city of Quincy.
- SAT Range 1000-1200
- Avg GPA 3.47
- Acceptance Rate 51%
- Net Price $19,477
John Wood Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Quincy, IL
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- 93 miles from Columbus City
John Wood is a public community college offering associate degrees and career-technical programs. The main campus is in Quincy in western Illinois near the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,858
University of Dubuque
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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- 92 miles from Columbus City
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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- 93 miles from Columbus City
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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- 93 miles from Columbus City
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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- 94 miles from Columbus City
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
- 93 miles from Columbus City
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
Hawkeye Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Waterloo, IA
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- 95 miles from Columbus City
Hawkeye is a public community college known for career programs in nursing, manufacturing technology, and agriculture. Most students commute to the Waterloo campus in Iowa's Cedar Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,532
Marshalltown Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Marshalltown, IA
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- 94 miles from Columbus City
Marshalltown Community College is a public two-year college offering associate degrees, transfer coursework, and career and technical programs. Most students commute to a small-city campus in central Iowa.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,724