Colleges Near Houston
There are no colleges in Houston, but 31 are within 100 miles, enrolling 120,335 students combined.
The closest option is Viterbo University in La Crosse, 16.5 miles from Houston (about 20-28 minutes by car). Houston (pop. 979) is in Minnesota.
Carleton College in Northfield ranks #44 nationally. Western Technical College in La Crosse has the lowest tuition at $4,820 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Houston. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Houston. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Houston.
University of Wisconsin Platteville
- Public 4 Year
- Platteville, WI
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3.0 | 4 reviews
- 90 miles from Houston
UW-Platteville is a public university known for undergraduate engineering and agriculture. Most students live on a residential campus in the small college town of Platteville.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $16,266
Carleton College
- Private 4 Year
- Northfield, MN
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 92 miles from Houston
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
University of Wisconsin River Falls
- Public 4 Year
- River Falls, WI
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 92 miles from Houston
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
Allen College
- Private 4 Year
- Waterloo, IA
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| 0 reviews
- 93 miles from Houston
Allen College is a private health sciences college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The Waterloo campus works in close partnership with the region's hospital system.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
St Olaf College
- Private 4 Year
- Northfield, MN
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 93 miles from Houston
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
Clarke University
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 97 miles from Houston
Clarke is a small private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The campus sits on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 900-1160
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $26,725
Divine Word College
- Private 4 Year
- Epworth, IA
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| 0 reviews
- 97 miles from Houston
Divine Word is a small private Catholic seminary college known for undergraduate philosophy, theology, and intercultural studies. The rural Epworth campus prepares students for missionary service with the Society of the Divine Word.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,083
University of Dubuque
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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| 0 reviews
- 98 miles from Houston
University of Dubuque is a private Presbyterian university known for undergraduate aviation and nursing. Most students live on the residential campus near the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 980-1220
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $26,067
Emmaus Bible College
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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| 0 reviews
- 97 miles from Houston
Emmaus is a small private Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies and Christian ministry. The campus sits in Dubuque near the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 1120-1320
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 60%
- Net Price $15,028
Loras College
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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| 0 reviews
- 98 miles from Houston
Loras is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and the humanities. The hilltop campus in Dubuque overlooks the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $21,631
University of Northern Iowa
- Public 4 Year
- Cedar Falls, IA
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3.5 | 4 reviews
- 97 miles from Houston
UNI is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the college town of Cedar Falls.
- SAT Range 1020-1280
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $16,437
Hawkeye Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Waterloo, IA
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| 0 reviews
- 100 miles from Houston
Hawkeye is a public community college known for career programs in nursing, manufacturing technology, and agriculture. Most students commute to the Waterloo campus in Iowa's Cedar Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,532
Mid State Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Wisconsin Rapids, WI
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| 0 reviews
- 99 miles from Houston
Mid-State is a public technical college known for associate programs in nursing, manufacturing, and information technology. Students attend campuses in Wisconsin Rapids and other central Wisconsin communities.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,537