Colleges Near Elkader
There are no colleges in Elkader, but 33 are within 100 miles, enrolling 132,583 students combined.
The closest option is Upper Iowa University in Fayette, 20.2 miles from Elkader (about 24-35 minutes by car). Elkader (pop. 1,273) 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 Elkader. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Elkader. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Elkader.
Upper Iowa University
- Private 4 Year
- Fayette, IA
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- 20 miles from Elkader
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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- 32 miles from Elkader
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
Divine Word College
- Private 4 Year
- Epworth, IA
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- 37 miles from Elkader
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
Luther College
- Private 4 Year
- Decorah, IA
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- 37 miles from Elkader
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
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Fennimore, WI
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- 40 miles from Elkader
A public technical college known for agriculture, nursing, and industrial trades programs. The rural campus is located in the small town of Fennimore.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,272
Clarke University
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 43 miles from Elkader
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
University of Dubuque
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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- 44 miles from Elkader
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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- 43 miles from Elkader
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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- 44 miles from Elkader
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
University of Wisconsin Platteville
- Public 4 Year
- Platteville, WI
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3.0 | 4 reviews
- 47 miles from Elkader
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
Allen College
- Private 4 Year
- Waterloo, IA
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- 53 miles from Elkader
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 -
Hawkeye Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Waterloo, IA
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- 56 miles from Elkader
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
Wartburg College
- Private 4 Year
- Waverly, IA
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- 56 miles from Elkader
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
University of Northern Iowa
- Public 4 Year
- Cedar Falls, IA
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3.5 | 4 reviews
- 59 miles from Elkader
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
Mount Mercy University
- Private 4 Year
- Cedar Rapids, IA
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1.0 | 2 reviews
- 60 miles from Elkader
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
Coe College
- Private 4 Year
- Cedar Rapids, IA
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- 61 miles from Elkader
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
Cornell College
- Private 4 Year
- Mount Vernon, IA
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- 64 miles from Elkader
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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- 67 miles from Elkader
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