Colleges Near Prior Lake
There are no colleges in Prior Lake, but 36 are within 50 miles, enrolling 242,385 students combined.
The closest option is Normandale Community College in Bloomington, 9 miles from Prior Lake (about 11-15 minutes by car). Prior Lake (pop. 22,796) 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 Prior Lake. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Prior Lake. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Prior Lake.
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
- Public 4 Year
- Minneapolis, MN
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 20 miles from Prior Lake
Minnesota is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and biological sciences. The Twin Cities campus spans Minneapolis and St. Paul along the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 1300-1500
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $17,209
Hamline University
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Paul, MN
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2.0 | 2 reviews
- 21 miles from Prior Lake
Hamline is a private university known for undergraduate education, business, and the liberal arts. The residential campus sits in a neighborhood setting in Saint Paul within the Twin Cities.
- SAT Range 1133-1391
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $22,390
Carleton College
- Private 4 Year
- Northfield, MN
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 23 miles from Prior Lake
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
- 22 miles from Prior Lake
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
Saint Paul College
- Public 2 Year
- Saint Paul, MN
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| 0 reviews
- 22 miles from Prior Lake
Saint Paul College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, health sciences, and culinary arts. Most students commute to its urban campus in Minnesota's capital.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,519
Metropolitan State University
- Public 4 Year
- Saint Paul, MN
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 24 miles from Prior Lake
Metropolitan State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and criminal justice. Most students commute to urban campus locations across the Twin Cities.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $16,615
University of Northwestern St Paul
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Paul, MN
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| 0 reviews
- 25 miles from Prior Lake
A private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, communications, and education. The suburban campus sits in Roseville near St. Paul.
- SAT Range 868-1271
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $29,117
Bethel University
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Paul, MN
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| 0 reviews
- 27 miles from Prior Lake
Bethel is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The suburban Arden Hills campus sits in the Twin Cities metro near St. Paul.
- SAT Range 1190-1300
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $31,738
Hennepin Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Brooklyn Park, MN
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| 0 reviews
- 26 miles from Prior Lake
A public technical college known for career programs in nursing, automotive technology, and manufacturing. The Brooklyn Park campus sits in the northwestern Twin Cities suburbs.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,666
North Hennepin Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Brooklyn Park, MN
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| 0 reviews
- 27 miles from Prior Lake
North Hennepin is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and business programs. Most students commute to the suburban Twin Cities campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,872
Anoka Ramsey Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Coon Rapids, MN
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| 0 reviews
- 31 miles from Prior Lake
Anoka-Ramsey is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and liberal arts transfer programs. The suburban Coon Rapids campus sits north of Minneapolis in the Twin Cities metro.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,901
Century College
- Public 2 Year
- White Bear Lake, MN
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| 0 reviews
- 31 miles from Prior Lake
Century College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and career-technical programs. The suburban campus sits in White Bear Lake near the Twin Cities.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,017
Anoka Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Anoka, MN
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| 0 reviews
- 34 miles from Prior Lake
Anoka Technical College is a public two-year technical college known for undergraduate programs in nursing, automotive technology, and manufacturing. The suburban campus sits in Anoka in the northern Twin Cities metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $16,988
Gustavus Adolphus College
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Peter, MN
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| 0 reviews
- 38 miles from Prior Lake
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
University of Wisconsin River Falls
- Public 4 Year
- River Falls, WI
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 41 miles from Prior Lake
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
Bethany Lutheran College
- Private 4 Year
- Mankato, MN
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| 0 reviews
- 47 miles from Prior Lake
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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| 0 reviews
- 48 miles from Prior Lake
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
- 49 miles from Prior Lake
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