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.
Blackburn College
- Private 4 Year
- Carlinville, IL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 166 miles from Charleston
Blackburn is a private liberal arts college that pairs undergraduate study with a required campus work program. Most students live on the residential campus in the small town of Carlinville.
- SAT Range 888-1125
- Avg GPA 3.23
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $18,460
Heritage Christian University
- Private 4 Year
- Florence, AL
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 170 miles from Charleston
Heritage Christian is a small private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The Florence campus is affiliated with the Churches of Christ and trains students for preaching and church work.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $13,222
Lincoln Trail College
- Public 2 Year
- Robinson, IL
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- 171 miles from Charleston
Lincoln Trail is a community college offering associate degrees and career-technical programs. The small campus is in the rural town of Robinson in southeastern Illinois.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
University of North Alabama
- Public 4 Year
- Florence, AL
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- 173 miles from Charleston
UNA is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. Students attend a historic campus in Florence near the Tennessee River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $11,745
State Technical College of Missouri
- Public 2 Year
- Linn, MO
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- 173 miles from Charleston
State Tech is a public two-year technical college known for hands-on associate programs in heavy equipment operations, diesel technology, and electrical distribution. The rural campus is located in the small town of Linn in central Missouri.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,490
Cumberland University
- Private 4 Year
- Lebanon, TN
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 175 miles from Charleston
Cumberland is a private university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and education. The campus is in Lebanon, a smaller city east of Nashville.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 67%
- Net Price $18,499
The University of Tennessee Southern
- Private 4 Year
- Pulaski, TN
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- 175 miles from Charleston
UT Southern is a small public university with undergraduate programs in nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in the small town of Pulaski in southern Tennessee.
- SAT Range 905-1110
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.17
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $14,546
Arkansas State University Mountain Home
- Public 2 Year
- Mountain Home, AR
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- 174 miles from Charleston
A public two-year college in the Arkansas State University system known for associate degrees in nursing and business. Students attend a small campus in the Ozark mountain town of Mountain Home.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,412
Northwest Shoals Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Muscle Shoals, AL
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- 177 miles from Charleston
Northwest Shoals is a public community college offering associate degrees and technical career programs. Students attend campuses in Muscle Shoals and Phil Campbell in northwest Alabama.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,054
Harding University
- Private 4 Year
- Searcy, AR
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 176 miles from Charleston
Harding is a private Christian university affiliated with the Churches of Christ and known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. Most students live on the residential campus in the college town of Searcy.
- SAT Range 1050-1290
- Avg GPA 3.71
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $22,806
University of Mississippi
- Public 4 Year
- University, MS
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 177 miles from Charleston
Ole Miss is a large public university known for undergraduate accountancy and business. Oxford is a classic college town built around the campus.
- SAT Range 1000-1200
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $15,045
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas
- Public 2 Year
- Helena, AR
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- 179 miles from Charleston
Phillips Community College is a public community college known for nursing and career-technical associate programs. The main campus is in Helena-West Helena on the Mississippi River in the Arkansas Delta.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,110
Lake Land College
- Public 2 Year
- Mattoon, IL
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- 180 miles from Charleston
Lake Land is a public community college known for associate degree programs in agriculture and nursing. The campus is located in the small city of Mattoon in east-central Illinois.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,414
Middle Tennessee State University
- Public 4 Year
- Murfreesboro, TN
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 181 miles from Charleston
MTSU is a large public university known for undergraduate recording industry, aerospace, and music business programs. The campus is in Murfreesboro, a growing city about a half hour southeast of Nashville.
- SAT Range 1010-1230
- Avg GPA 3.64
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $13,859
Eastern Illinois University
- Public 4 Year
- Charleston, IL
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- Campus in Charleston
Eastern Illinois is a mid-sized public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the college town of Charleston in east-central Illinois.
- SAT Range 880-1090
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 65%
- Net Price $13,787
Itawamba Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Fulton, MS
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- 190 miles from Charleston
Itawamba Community College is a public community college offering associate degrees and career-technical programs. The main campus is in the small town of Fulton in northeast Mississippi.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,664
Arkansas State University Beebe
- Public 2 Year
- Beebe, AR
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- 192 miles from Charleston
ASU-Beebe is a public two-year college known for associate programs in nursing, agriculture, and business. The campus is in the small town of Beebe in central Arkansas.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.75
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,900
Lincoln University
- Public 4 Year
- Jefferson City, MO
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- 192 miles from Charleston
Lincoln University is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate agriculture and education. The campus is in Jefferson City, Missouri's state capital.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.75
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,002