Colleges Near Elgin
There are no colleges in Elgin, but 31 are within 100 miles, enrolling 131,181 students combined.
The closest option is Upper Iowa University in Fayette, 11.6 miles from Elgin (about 14-20 minutes by car). Elgin (pop. 683) is in Iowa.
University of Iowa in Iowa City ranks #233 nationally. Western Technical College in La Crosse has the lowest tuition at $4,820 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Elgin. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Elgin. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Elgin.
Mount Mercy University
- Private 4 Year
- Cedar Rapids, IA
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1.0 | 2 reviews
- 66 miles from Elgin
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
Cornell College
- Private 4 Year
- Mount Vernon, IA
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- 72 miles from Elgin
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
Kirkwood Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Cedar Rapids, IA
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- 72 miles from Elgin
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
Minnesota State College Southeast
- Public 2 Year
- Winona, MN
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- 74 miles from Elgin
Minnesota State College Southeast is a public community and technical college known for band instrument repair and nursing. The Winona campus sits near the Mississippi River in southeastern Minnesota.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.63
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $16,125
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
- Private 4 Year
- Winona, MN
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- 75 miles from Elgin
Saint Mary's is a private Lasallian Catholic university known for undergraduate education and business. The campus sits on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River in Winona.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $22,032
Winona State University
- Public 4 Year
- Winona, MN
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- 75 miles from Elgin
Winona State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits along the Mississippi River in Minnesota's bluff country.
- SAT Range 980-1250
- Avg GPA 3.44
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $18,289
North Iowa Area Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Mason City, IA
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- 77 miles from Elgin
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
Rochester Community and Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Rochester, MN
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- 83 miles from Elgin
RCTC is a public community and technical college known for undergraduate nursing, allied health, and career-technical programs. The campus is in Rochester, home to the Mayo Clinic.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,684
Riverland Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Austin, MN
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- 85 miles from Elgin
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
University of Minnesota Rochester
- Public 4 Year
- Rochester, MN
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- 85 miles from Elgin
UMR is a public university known for undergraduate health sciences. The downtown Rochester campus has close ties to the Mayo Clinic.
- SAT Range 950-1380
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $14,953
Ellsworth Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Iowa Falls, IA
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- 88 miles from Elgin
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
University of Iowa
- Public 4 Year
- Iowa City, IA
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3.0 | 3 reviews
- 90 miles from Elgin
Iowa is a large public university known for undergraduate creative writing and journalism. The campus sits in the college town of Iowa City along the Iowa River.
- SAT Range 1130-1330
- Avg GPA 3.81
- Acceptance Rate 84%
- Net Price $21,765
Marshalltown Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Marshalltown, IA
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- 93 miles from Elgin
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