Colleges Near Dexter
There are no colleges in Dexter, but 28 are within 100 miles, enrolling 155,156 students combined.
The closest option is Drake University in Des Moines, 29.5 miles from Dexter (about 35-51 minutes by car). Dexter (pop. 611) is in Iowa.
Grinnell College in Grinnell ranks #57 nationally. Metropolitan Community College Area in Omaha has the lowest tuition at $3,375 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Dexter. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Dexter. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Dexter.
Drake University
- Private 4 Year
- Des Moines, IA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 29 miles from Dexter
Drake is a private university known for undergraduate journalism, pharmacy, and business. The campus sits in a residential neighborhood near downtown Des Moines.
- SAT Range 1110-1350
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 64%
- Net Price $29,565
Mercy College of Health Sciences
- Private 4 Year
- Des Moines, IA
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| 0 reviews
- 31 miles from Dexter
Mercy College of Health Sciences is a private health sciences college known for undergraduate nursing and radiologic technology. The urban Des Moines campus is closely tied to the MercyOne hospital system.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.12
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $28,313
Grand View University
- Private 4 Year
- Des Moines, IA
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| 0 reviews
- 32 miles from Dexter
Grand View is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The urban campus sits in Des Moines, Iowa's capital city.
- SAT Range 920-1080
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $22,319
Southwestern Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Creston, IA
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- 32 miles from Dexter
A public community college offering associate programs in nursing, agribusiness, and industrial technology. Students study on a small-town campus in Creston in southwestern Iowa.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,410
Des Moines Area Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Ankeny, IA
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| 0 reviews
- 34 miles from Dexter
DMACC is a community college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and career-technical programs. The main campus is in suburban Ankeny outside Des Moines.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,755
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Ankeny, IA
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- 34 miles from Dexter
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
Simpson College
- Private 4 Year
- Indianola, IA
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2.0 | 1 reviews
- 35 miles from Dexter
Simpson is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate music, business, and education. The residential campus is in the small college town of Indianola near Des Moines.
- SAT Range 890-1280
- Avg GPA 3.62
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $23,282
Iowa State University
- Public 4 Year
- Ames, IA
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4.0 | 4 reviews
- 46 miles from Dexter
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
Graceland University Lamoni
- Private 4 Year
- Lamoni, IA
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| 0 reviews
- 64 miles from Dexter
Graceland is a private university known for undergraduate nursing and education. Most students live on the residential campus in the small college town of Lamoni.
- SAT Range 880-1120
- Avg GPA 3.22
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $19,574
Central College
- Private 4 Year
- Pella, IA
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- 67 miles from Dexter
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
Iowa Central Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Fort Dodge, IA
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| 0 reviews
- 67 miles from Dexter
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
Marshalltown Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Marshalltown, IA
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| 0 reviews
- 75 miles from Dexter
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
Grinnell College
- Private 4 Year
- Grinnell, IA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 79 miles from Dexter
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
William Penn University
- Private 4 Year
- Oskaloosa, IA
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| 0 reviews
- 82 miles from Dexter
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
Ellsworth Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Iowa Falls, IA
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| 0 reviews
- 85 miles from Dexter
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
Iowa Western Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Council Bluffs, IA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 84 miles from Dexter
Iowa Western is a public community college known for career programs in nursing, aviation maintenance, and culinary arts. The Council Bluffs campus offers student housing and sits across the Missouri River from Omaha.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,852
Northwest Missouri State University
- Public 4 Year
- Maryville, MO
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| 0 reviews
- 88 miles from Dexter
Northwest Missouri State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, business, and agriculture. The residential campus is in the small college town of Maryville.
- SAT Range 976-1193
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $16,790
Conception Seminary College
- Private 4 Year
- Conception, MO
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| 0 reviews
- 92 miles from Dexter
A private Catholic seminary college known for undergraduate philosophy and theology in priestly formation. Students live on the campus of Conception Abbey, a Benedictine monastery in rural northwest Missouri.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.32
- Acceptance Rate 32%
- Net Price $31,028