Colleges Near Blue Earth
There are no colleges in Blue Earth, but 27 are within 100 miles, enrolling 87,113 students combined.
The closest option is Waldorf University in Forest City, 34.8 miles from Blue Earth (about 42-60 minutes by car). Blue Earth (pop. 3,353) is in Minnesota.
Carleton College in Northfield ranks #44 nationally. Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge has the lowest tuition at $5,496 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Blue Earth. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Blue Earth. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Blue Earth.
Waldorf University
- Private 4 Year
- Forest City, IA
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- 35 miles from Blue Earth
- SAT Range 920-1110
- Avg GPA 3.07
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $19,766
Minnesota State University Mankato
- Public 4 Year
- Mankato, MN
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 35 miles from Blue Earth
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
Bethany Lutheran College
- Private 4 Year
- Mankato, MN
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- 37 miles from Blue Earth
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
South Central College
- Public 2 Year
- North Mankato, MN
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- 37 miles from Blue Earth
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
Iowa Lakes Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Estherville, IA
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- 40 miles from Blue Earth
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
Gustavus Adolphus College
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Peter, MN
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- 48 miles from Blue Earth
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
Martin Luther College
- Private 4 Year
- New Ulm, MN
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- 50 miles from Blue Earth
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
Riverland Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Austin, MN
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- 55 miles from Blue Earth
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
North Iowa Area Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Mason City, IA
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- 59 miles from Blue Earth
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
Carleton College
- Private 4 Year
- Northfield, MN
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 74 miles from Blue Earth
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
- 73 miles from Blue Earth
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
Iowa Central Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Fort Dodge, IA
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- 80 miles from Blue Earth
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
University of Minnesota Rochester
- Public 4 Year
- Rochester, MN
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- 86 miles from Blue Earth
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 Blue Earth
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
Rochester Community and Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Rochester, MN
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- 87 miles from Blue Earth
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
Buena Vista University
- Private 4 Year
- Storm Lake, IA
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- 89 miles from Blue Earth
Buena Vista is a private university known for undergraduate education and business. The residential campus sits beside Storm Lake in northwest Iowa.
- SAT Range 930-1130
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $19,704
Crown College
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Bonifacius, MN
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- 88 miles from Blue Earth
Crown College is a private Christian college known for undergraduate ministry, biblical studies, and nursing. The campus is in the small town of St. Bonifacius west of the Twin Cities.
- SAT Range 960-1150
- Avg GPA 3.22
- Acceptance Rate 23%
- Net Price $27,332
Dakota County Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Rosemount, MN
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2.0 | 1 reviews
- 91 miles from Blue Earth
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