Colleges Near Charleston
1 college is in Charleston, and 133 total within 200 miles enrolling 569,880 students.
The closest option is Shawnee Community College in Ullin, 29.5 miles from Charleston (about 35-51 minutes by car). Charleston (pop. 5,947) is in Missouri.
Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee ranks #16 nationally. Eastern Illinois University enrolls the most students with 8,505. Arkansas Northeastern College in Blytheville has the lowest tuition at $2,850 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Charleston. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Charleston. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Charleston.
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
- Public 2 Year
- Olney, IL
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- 143 miles from Charleston
Illinois Eastern is a public community college district known for associate programs in nursing and career-technical fields. Campuses sit in small towns across southeastern Illinois, including Olney.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,309
Lindenwood University
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Charles, MO
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- 144 miles from Charleston
Lindenwood is a private university known for undergraduate business, education, and communications. The residential campus is in historic St. Charles near St. Louis.
- SAT Range 1023-1230
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 57%
- Net Price $20,901
Oakland City University
- Private 4 Year
- Oakland City, IN
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- 146 miles from Charleston
Oakland City is a small private university affiliated with the General Baptists and known for undergraduate education and business. Students study on a compact campus in the small town of Oakland City in southwestern Indiana.
- SAT Range 850-1150
- Avg GPA 3.29
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $16,437
St Charles Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Cottleville, MO
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- 146 miles from Charleston
A public community college known for associate degrees in nursing and business. The suburban Cottleville campus serves the greater St. Louis area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,335
Nashville State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Nashville, TN
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- 148 miles from Charleston
Nashville State is a community college known for undergraduate programs in nursing, business, and information technology. Most students commute to its urban Nashville campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.91
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,892
Texas County Technical College
- Private 2 Year
- Houston, MO
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 147 miles from Charleston
A private technical college known for undergraduate practical nursing and allied health programs. Students attend a small campus in rural Houston in the Missouri Ozarks.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $16,822
University of Arkansas Community College Batesville
- Public 2 Year
- Batesville, AR
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- 149 miles from Charleston
A public community college offering associate degrees and certificates with strengths in nursing and allied health. The small campus is located in Batesville in north-central Arkansas.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,239
Lewis and Clark Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Godfrey, IL
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- 148 miles from Charleston
Lewis and Clark is a public community college offering associate degrees and career certificates for transfer and workforce training. The main campus is in Godfrey, just north of the St. Louis metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $2,781
Rust College
- Private 4 Year
- Holly Springs, MS
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 148 miles from Charleston
Rust is a private historically Black liberal arts college known for undergraduate teacher education and the social sciences. The small campus sits in the town of Holly Springs in northern Mississippi.
- SAT Range 440-1339
- Avg GPA 2.66
- Acceptance Rate 49%
- Net Price $12,037
Tennessee State University
- Public 4 Year
- Nashville, TN
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- 148 miles from Charleston
Tennessee State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate nursing, business, and engineering. The urban campus is in Nashville.
- SAT Range 880-1050
- Avg GPA 3.22
- Acceptance Rate 70%
- Net Price $14,586
Lyon College
- Private 4 Year
- Batesville, AR
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- 150 miles from Charleston
Lyon is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate arts and sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in Batesville in the Ozark foothills.
- SAT Range 1050-1195
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $19,872
American Baptist College
- Private 4 Year
- Nashville, TN
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- 150 miles from Charleston
American Baptist College is a small private HBCU known for undergraduate theology and ministry. Students study on a compact Nashville campus with deep roots in Baptist tradition.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,340
Fisk University
- Private 4 Year
- Nashville, TN
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- 150 miles from Charleston
Fisk is a private historically Black university known for undergraduate natural sciences and music. The historic urban campus sits in Nashville and is closely tied to the Fisk Jubilee Singers.
- SAT Range 1140-1510
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 37%
- Net Price $18,595
Principia College
- Private 4 Year
- Elsah, Illinois
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- 151 miles from Charleston
Principia is a small private liberal arts college affiliated with Christian Science. The historic campus overlooks the Mississippi River from bluffs in rural Elsah.
- SAT Range 1040-1250
- Avg GPA 3.34
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $18,248
Vanderbilt University
- Private 4 Year
- Nashville, TN
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5.0 | 5 reviews
- 150 miles from Charleston
Vanderbilt is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate education, music, and the sciences. The tree-lined urban campus is a designated arboretum in the heart of Nashville.
- SAT Range 1500-1570
- Avg GPA 3.89
- Acceptance Rate 6%
- Net Price $25,186
East Arkansas Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Forrest City, AR
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- 152 miles from Charleston
East Arkansas Community College is a public community college offering associate degrees in nursing, business, and industrial technology. The small campus is located in Forrest City in the Arkansas Delta.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,349
Missouri University of Science and Technology
- Public 4 Year
- Rolla, MO
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- 152 miles from Charleston
Missouri S&T is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and the physical sciences. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in the college town of Rolla.
- SAT Range 1190-1420
- Avg GPA 3.81
- Acceptance Rate 73%
- Net Price $17,366
Belmont University
- Private 4 Year
- Nashville, TN
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4.0 | 4 reviews
- 151 miles from Charleston
Belmont is a private university known for undergraduate music business, commercial music, and entertainment programs. The urban Nashville campus has long ties to the city's recording and music industry.
- SAT Range 1160-1350
- Avg GPA 3.83
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $38,578