Colleges Near Lincoln
There are no colleges in Lincoln, but 31 are within 100 miles, enrolling 163,228 students combined.
The closest option is Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo, 21.7 miles from Lincoln (about 26-37 minutes by car). Lincoln (pop. 162) is in Iowa.
Grinnell College in Grinnell ranks #57 nationally. Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa has the lowest tuition at $5,040 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Lincoln. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Lincoln. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Lincoln.
Mercy College of Health Sciences
- Private 4 Year
- Des Moines, IA
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- 67 miles from Lincoln
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
William Penn University
- Private 4 Year
- Oskaloosa, IA
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- 66 miles from Lincoln
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
Cornell College
- Private 4 Year
- Mount Vernon, IA
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- 69 miles from Lincoln
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
University of Iowa
- Public 4 Year
- Iowa City, IA
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3.0 | 3 reviews
- 72 miles from Lincoln
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
Northeast Iowa Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Calmar, IA
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- 76 miles from Lincoln
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
Simpson College
- Private 4 Year
- Indianola, IA
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2.0 | 1 reviews
- 77 miles from Lincoln
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 Central Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Fort Dodge, IA
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- 79 miles from Lincoln
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
Waldorf University
- Private 4 Year
- Forest City, IA
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- 84 miles from Lincoln
- SAT Range 920-1110
- Avg GPA 3.07
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $19,766
Indian Hills Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Ottumwa, IA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 86 miles from Lincoln
Indian Hills is a public community college known for career programs in nursing and industrial technology. The campus serves southeast Iowa from sites in Ottumwa and Centerville.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,340
Luther College
- Private 4 Year
- Decorah, IA
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- 85 miles from Lincoln
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
Divine Word College
- Private 4 Year
- Epworth, IA
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- 91 miles from Lincoln
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
Maharishi International University
- Private 4 Year
- Fairfield, IA
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- 94 miles from Lincoln
Maharishi International is a private university known for consciousness-based education and undergraduate programs in sustainable living. Students practice Transcendental Meditation as part of campus life in the small town of Fairfield.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $16,281
Riverland Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Austin, MN
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- 99 miles from Lincoln
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