Colleges Near Franklin
There are no colleges in Franklin, but 48 are within 100 miles, enrolling 289,103 students combined.
The closest option is Martin Luther College in New Ulm, 25.7 miles from Franklin (about 31-44 minutes by car). Franklin (pop. 510) is in Minnesota.
Carleton College in Northfield ranks #44 nationally. North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park has the lowest tuition at $5,061 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Franklin. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Franklin. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Franklin.
Martin Luther College
- Private 4 Year
- New Ulm, MN
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- 26 miles from Franklin
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
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Granite Falls, MN
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0.0 | 1 reviews
- 38 miles from Franklin
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
Southwest Minnesota State University
- Public 4 Year
- Marshall, MN
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- 43 miles from Franklin
SMSU is a public university known for undergraduate culinology, education, and business. The campus sits in the small city of Marshall in rural southwestern Minnesota.
- SAT Range 935-1102
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.21
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $15,547
Ridgewater College
- Public 2 Year
- Willmar, MN
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- 43 miles from Franklin
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
Gustavus Adolphus College
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Peter, MN
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- 47 miles from Franklin
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
South Central College
- Public 2 Year
- North Mankato, MN
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- 48 miles from Franklin
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
Bethany Lutheran College
- Private 4 Year
- Mankato, MN
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- 51 miles from Franklin
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
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 51 miles from Franklin
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
Crown College
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Bonifacius, MN
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- 61 miles from Franklin
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
College of Saint Benedict
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Joseph, MN
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- 76 miles from Franklin
College of Saint Benedict is a private Catholic women's liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing. Students share classes and many programs with men from nearby Saint John's University under a coordinate college system.
- SAT Range 1048-1233
- Avg GPA 3.72
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $28,400
Saint Johns University
- Private 4 Year
- Collegeville, MN
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 76 miles from Franklin
Saint John's is a private Benedictine men's college known for undergraduate liberal arts. The wooded Collegeville campus centers on a historic abbey and shares academics with the nearby College of Saint Benedict.
- SAT Range 941-1228
- Avg GPA 3.51
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $28,504
Iowa Lakes Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Estherville, IA
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- 78 miles from Franklin
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
Herzing University Minneapolis
- Private 4 Year
- St. Louis Park, MN
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- 79 miles from Franklin
Herzing is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, healthcare, and business programs. The suburban campus is in St. Louis Park near Minneapolis.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 94%
- Net Price $16,741
Normandale Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Bloomington, MN
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- 79 miles from Franklin
Normandale is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and transfer-focused liberal arts programs. The suburban campus serves mainly commuting students in the Twin Cities metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,789
Saint Cloud State University
- Public 4 Year
- Saint Cloud, MN
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- 79 miles from Franklin
Saint Cloud State is a public university known for undergraduate aviation, business, and education. The campus sits along the Mississippi River in central Minnesota.
- SAT Range 1025-1260
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $14,735
Academy College
- Private 4 Year
- Bloomington, MN
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- 81 miles from Franklin
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $29,093
Northwestern Health Sciences University
- Private 4 Year
- Bloomington, MN
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- 80 miles from Franklin
Northwestern Health Sciences is a private university known for undergraduate health sciences programs linked to chiropractic, acupuncture, and massage therapy. The campus is in suburban Bloomington in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $36,272
St Cloud Technical and Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Saint Cloud, MN
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- 80 miles from Franklin
A public technical and community college known for undergraduate nursing, manufacturing, and automotive programs. The campus is located in Saint Cloud in central Minnesota.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.16
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,948