Colleges Near Denver
There are no colleges in Denver, but 38 are within 100 miles, enrolling 187,184 students combined.
The closest option is Wartburg College in Waverly, 8.6 miles from Denver (about 10-15 minutes by car). Denver (pop. 1,780) is in Iowa.
Grinnell College in Grinnell ranks #57 nationally. Western Technical College in La Crosse has the lowest tuition at $4,820 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Denver. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Denver. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Denver.
Wartburg College
- Private 4 Year
- Waverly, IA
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- 9 miles from Denver
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
Allen College
- Private 4 Year
- Waterloo, IA
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- 10 miles from Denver
Allen College is a private health sciences college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The Waterloo campus works in close partnership with the region's hospital system.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
University of Northern Iowa
- Public 4 Year
- Cedar Falls, IA
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3.5 | 4 reviews
- 12 miles from Denver
UNI is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the college town of Cedar Falls.
- SAT Range 1020-1280
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $16,437
Hawkeye Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Waterloo, IA
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- 17 miles from Denver
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
Upper Iowa University
- Private 4 Year
- Fayette, IA
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- 29 miles from Denver
Upper Iowa is a private university known for undergraduate business, education, and human services. The residential campus sits in the small town of Fayette in northeast Iowa.
- SAT Range 970-1160
- Avg GPA 3.34
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $20,426
Northeast Iowa Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Calmar, IA
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- 42 miles from Denver
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing, agriculture, and technical programs. The Calmar campus sits in a small rural town in northeast Iowa.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,915
Ellsworth Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Iowa Falls, IA
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- 48 miles from Denver
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
Luther College
- Private 4 Year
- Decorah, IA
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- 52 miles from Denver
Luther is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate music and the sciences. The residential campus sits among the bluffs of Decorah in northeast Iowa.
- SAT Range 1078-1406
- Avg GPA 3.65
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $24,511
North Iowa Area Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Mason City, IA
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- 53 miles from Denver
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
Marshalltown Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Marshalltown, IA
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- 55 miles from Denver
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
Coe College
- Private 4 Year
- Cedar Rapids, IA
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- 58 miles from Denver
Coe is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate writing, biology, and business. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in Cedar Rapids.
- SAT Range 1070-1290
- Avg GPA 3.74
- Acceptance Rate 64%
- Net Price $20,864
Mount Mercy University
- Private 4 Year
- Cedar Rapids, IA
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1.0 | 2 reviews
- 58 miles from Denver
Mount Mercy is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The compact residential campus sits in a neighborhood setting in Cedar Rapids.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $24,347
Kirkwood Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Cedar Rapids, IA
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- 63 miles from Denver
Kirkwood is a community college known for undergraduate nursing, agriculture, and industrial technology programs. The main campus in Cedar Rapids anchors a multi-site system serving eastern Iowa.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,936
Grinnell College
- Private 4 Year
- Grinnell, IA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 67 miles from Denver
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
Cornell College
- Private 4 Year
- Mount Vernon, IA
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- 69 miles from Denver
Cornell College is a private liberal arts college known for its One Course At A Time calendar of intensive undergraduate courses. Most students live on the residential campus in the small town of Mount Vernon.
- SAT Range 1120-1285
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $25,220
Divine Word College
- Private 4 Year
- Epworth, IA
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- 73 miles from Denver
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
Waldorf University
- Private 4 Year
- Forest City, IA
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- 78 miles from Denver
- SAT Range 920-1110
- Avg GPA 3.07
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $19,766
Riverland Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Austin, MN
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- 77 miles from Denver
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