Colleges Near Nelson
There are no colleges in Nelson, but 94 are within 200 miles, enrolling 445,136 students combined.
The closest option is Alexandria Technical & Community College in Alexandria, 5.3 miles from Nelson (about 6-9 minutes by car). Nelson (pop. 187) is in Minnesota.
Carleton College in Northfield ranks #44 nationally. Kairos University in Sioux Falls has the lowest tuition at $3,600 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Nelson. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Nelson. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Nelson.
Dakota County Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Rosemount, MN
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2.0 | 1 reviews
- 133 miles from Nelson
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
South Central College
- Public 2 Year
- North Mankato, MN
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- 132 miles from Nelson
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
Institute of Lutheran Theology
- Private 4 Year
- Brookings, South Dakota
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- 132 miles from Nelson
Institute of Lutheran Theology is a small private Lutheran theological school known for undergraduate theology and ministry. The Brookings campus centers on confessional Lutheran study for church and ministry vocations.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Bethany Lutheran College
- Private 4 Year
- Mankato, MN
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- 134 miles from Nelson
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
- 135 miles from Nelson
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
Red Lake Nation College
- Public 2 Year
- Red Lake, Minnesota
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- 138 miles from Nelson
Red Lake Nation College is a tribal two-year college known for associate programs in Ojibwe language and culture and the liberal arts. Students attend on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,149
Carleton College
- Private 4 Year
- Northfield, MN
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 142 miles from Nelson
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
- 141 miles from Nelson
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
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Cloquet, MN
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- 145 miles from Nelson
A tribal community college known for American Indian studies and environmental science. The small campus sits in Cloquet near the Fond du Lac Reservation in northeastern Minnesota.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,723
University of Minnesota Crookston
- Public 4 Year
- Crookston, MN
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- 147 miles from Nelson
University of Minnesota Crookston is a small public university known for undergraduate agriculture, natural resources, and business. The compact rural campus sits in northwestern Minnesota near the Red River Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.28
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $13,490
University of Wisconsin River Falls
- Public 4 Year
- River Falls, WI
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 147 miles from Nelson
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
Mayville State University
- Public 4 Year
- Mayville, ND
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- 148 miles from Nelson
Mayville State is a small public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The campus sits in the rural town of Mayville in eastern North Dakota.
- SAT Range 880-1250
- Avg GPA 3.14
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,069
Valley City State University
- Public 4 Year
- Valley City, ND
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- 149 miles from Nelson
Valley City State is a small public university known for undergraduate teacher education. The campus sits in the small town of Valley City along the Sheyenne River.
- SAT Range 830-1070
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $12,442
Minnesota North College
- Public 2 Year
- Hibbing, MN
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| 0 reviews
- 154 miles from Nelson
Minnesota North is a public community and technical college known for associate programs in nursing and industrial technology. The campus sits on Minnesota's Iron Range.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,766
Trinity Bible College and Graduate School
- Private 4 Year
- Ellendale, ND
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- 156 miles from Nelson
Trinity Bible College is a private Assemblies of God Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The small campus is set in the rural town of Ellendale.
- SAT Range 950-1110
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.27
- Acceptance Rate 26%
- Net Price $19,720
Dakota State University
- Public 4 Year
- Madison, SD
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4.3 | 7 reviews
- 158 miles from Nelson
Dakota State is a public university known for undergraduate cybersecurity, computer science, and information systems. Most students live on a residential campus in the small college town of Madison.
- SAT Range 1190-1440
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $20,438
Northern State University
- Public 4 Year
- Aberdeen, SD
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- 158 miles from Nelson
Northern State is a public university known for undergraduate education, business, and fine arts. The campus is in Aberdeen, a small city in northeastern South Dakota.
- SAT Range 980-1160
- Avg GPA 3.37
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $15,990
Lake Superior College
- Public 2 Year
- Duluth, MN
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- 161 miles from Nelson
Lake Superior College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and technical career programs. The urban Duluth campus overlooks Lake Superior.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,131