Colleges Near Clearwater
There are no colleges in Clearwater, but 47 are within 100 miles, enrolling 278,906 students combined.
The closest option is Saint Cloud State University in Saint Cloud, 11.1 miles from Clearwater (about 13-19 minutes by car). Clearwater (pop. 1,735) 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 Clearwater. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Clearwater. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Clearwater.
Alexandria Technical & Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Alexandria, MN
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- 72 miles from Clearwater
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
Gustavus Adolphus College
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Peter, MN
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- 75 miles from Clearwater
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
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 79 miles from Clearwater
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
- 78 miles from Clearwater
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
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- 79 miles from Clearwater
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
University of Wisconsin River Falls
- Public 4 Year
- River Falls, WI
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 79 miles from Clearwater
UW-River Falls is a public university known for undergraduate agriculture, animal science, and teacher education. The campus is in the small city of River Falls near the Twin Cities.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.44
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $14,769
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Granite Falls, MN
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0.0 | 1 reviews
- 85 miles from Clearwater
Minnesota West is a community and technical college known for undergraduate programs in nursing, agriculture, and technical trades. The Granite Falls campus is one of several sites serving rural southwest Minnesota.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.62
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,638
Bethany Lutheran College
- Private 4 Year
- Mankato, MN
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- 86 miles from Clearwater
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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- 85 miles from Clearwater
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
- 87 miles from Clearwater
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
University of Minnesota Morris
- Public 4 Year
- Morris, MN
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- 91 miles from Clearwater
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