Colleges Near Albert Lea

Riverland Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Austin, MN
• | 0 reviews

• 18 miles from Albert Lea

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

Waldorf University

• Private 4 Year
• Forest City, IA
• | 0 reviews

• 30 miles from Albert Lea

• SAT Range 920-1110
• Avg GPA 3.07
• Acceptance Rate 77%
• Net Price $19,766

North Iowa Area Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Mason City, IA
• | 0 reviews

• 36 miles from Albert Lea

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

Bethany Lutheran College

• Private 4 Year
• Mankato, MN
• | 0 reviews

• 47 miles from Albert Lea

Bethany Lutheran is a small private Lutheran college known for undergraduate education, business, and the liberal arts. Most students live on the residential campus in Mankato.

• SAT Range 1040-1180
• Avg GPA 3.51
• Acceptance Rate 39%
• Net Price $21,127

Minnesota State University Mankato

• Public 4 Year
• Mankato, MN
• 3.7 | 3 reviews

• 46 miles from Albert Lea

Minnesota State Mankato is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits on a bluff overlooking the Minnesota River valley in southern Minnesota.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 3.37
• Acceptance Rate 88%
• Net Price $18,861

South Central College

• Public 2 Year
• North Mankato, MN
• | 0 reviews

• 49 miles from Albert Lea

South Central College is a public community and technical college known for career-focused associate degrees and certificates in nursing, manufacturing, and agriculture. Most students commute to the North Mankato campus for applied technical training.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $9,300

University of Minnesota Rochester

• Public 4 Year
• Rochester, MN
• | 0 reviews

• 52 miles from Albert Lea

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

Rochester Community and Technical College

• Public 2 Year
• Rochester, MN
• | 0 reviews

• 53 miles from Albert Lea

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

Gustavus Adolphus College

• Private 4 Year
• Saint Peter, MN
• | 0 reviews

• 55 miles from Albert Lea

Gustavus Adolphus is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate natural sciences and music. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Saint Peter along the Minnesota River.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 3.69
• Acceptance Rate 61%
• Net Price $26,094

Carleton College

• Private 4 Year
• Northfield, MN
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• 57 miles from Albert Lea

Carleton is a highly selective private liberal arts college known for undergraduate natural sciences, economics, and political science. Most students live on the residential campus in the small college town of Northfield.

• SAT Range 1450-1560
• Predicted Avg GPA 3.9
• Acceptance Rate 20%
• Net Price $28,047

St Olaf College

• Private 4 Year
• Northfield, MN
• 4.8 | 4 reviews

• 57 miles from Albert Lea

St. Olaf is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate music and the sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in the college town of Northfield.

• SAT Range 1300-1470
• Avg GPA 3.68
• Acceptance Rate 48%
• Net Price $26,756

Martin Luther College

• Private 4 Year
• New Ulm, MN
• | 0 reviews

• 71 miles from Albert Lea

Martin Luther College is a private Lutheran college known for undergraduate teacher education and pre-seminary ministry preparation. The campus is in the small city of New Ulm in southern Minnesota.

• SAT Range 1078-1256
• Avg GPA 3.56
• Acceptance Rate 87%
• Net Price $18,974

Iowa Lakes Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Estherville, IA
• | 0 reviews

• 76 miles from Albert Lea

Iowa Lakes is a community college known for undergraduate wind energy technology and agriculture programs. The Estherville campus sits in rural northwest Iowa.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $13,278

Dakota County Technical College

• Public 2 Year
• Rosemount, MN
• 2.0 | 1 reviews

• 76 miles from Albert Lea

A public technical college known for undergraduate programs in automotive technology and practical nursing. The suburban campus is in Rosemount in the southern Twin Cities metro area.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $12,935

Ellsworth Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Iowa Falls, IA
• | 0 reviews

• 78 miles from Albert Lea

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

Wartburg College

• Private 4 Year
• Waverly, IA
• | 0 reviews

• 78 miles from Albert Lea

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

Luther College

• Private 4 Year
• Decorah, IA
• | 0 reviews

• 82 miles from Albert Lea

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

Northeast Iowa Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Calmar, IA
• | 0 reviews

• 82 miles from Albert Lea

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