Colleges Near Big Lake
There are no colleges in Big Lake, but 81 are within 200 miles, enrolling 402,743 students combined.
The closest option is Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College in Cloquet, 8.1 miles from Big Lake (about 10-14 minutes by car). Big Lake (pop. 443) is in Minnesota.
Carleton College in Northfield ranks #44 nationally. Pine Technical & Community College in Pine City has the lowest tuition at $4,738 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Big Lake. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Big Lake. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Big Lake.
Alexandria Technical & Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Alexandria, MN
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- 143 miles from Big Lake
A public technical and community college known for undergraduate programs in nursing, law enforcement, and the skilled trades. The campus sits in a small city in central Minnesota lake country.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,560
Carleton College
- Private 4 Year
- Northfield, MN
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 157 miles from Big Lake
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
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 157 miles from Big Lake
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
Ridgewater College
- Public 2 Year
- Willmar, MN
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- 160 miles from Big Lake
Ridgewater is a public community and technical college known for undergraduate programs in agriculture and nursing. The college has campuses in Willmar and Hutchinson in west-central Minnesota.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,448
White Earth Tribal and Community College
- Private 2 Year
- Mahnomen, MN
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- 163 miles from Big Lake
White Earth Tribal and Community College is a tribal community college known for undergraduate programs in Ojibwe language and culture and environmental science. The campus serves the White Earth Nation in rural northwestern Minnesota.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $1,899
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Fergus Falls, MN
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- 168 miles from Big Lake
M State is a public community and technical college known for associate-degree programs in nursing, business, and technical trades. The Fergus Falls campus serves students in a small western Minnesota city.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,802
Nicolet Area Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Rhinelander, WI
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- 171 miles from Big Lake
Nicolet is a public technical college known for associate programs in nursing, business, and skilled trades. The campus is in the Northwoods town of Rhinelander.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,016
University of Minnesota Morris
- Public 4 Year
- Morris, MN
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- 175 miles from Big Lake
Minnesota Morris is a public liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental studies and the sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in the small prairie town of Morris.
- SAT Range 1040-1250
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $9,677
Gustavus Adolphus College
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Peter, MN
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- 177 miles from Big Lake
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
Rochester Community and Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Rochester, MN
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- 186 miles from Big Lake
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
Northcentral Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Wausau, WI
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- 186 miles from Big Lake
A public technical college known for undergraduate programs in nursing, manufacturing, and information technology. The main campus is based in Wausau in central Wisconsin.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,078
University of Minnesota Rochester
- Public 4 Year
- Rochester, MN
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- 185 miles from Big Lake
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
Bethany Lutheran College
- Private 4 Year
- Mankato, MN
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- 187 miles from Big Lake
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
Martin Luther College
- Private 4 Year
- New Ulm, MN
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- 188 miles from Big Lake
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
South Central College
- Public 2 Year
- North Mankato, MN
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- 188 miles from Big Lake
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
Minnesota State University Mankato
- Public 4 Year
- Mankato, MN
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 189 miles from Big Lake
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
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
- Private 4 Year
- Winona, MN
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- 189 miles from Big Lake
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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- 189 miles from Big Lake
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