Colleges Near Nelson
There are no colleges in Nelson, but 36 are within 100 miles, enrolling 159,321 students combined.
The closest option is Missouri Valley College in Marshall, 11.6 miles from Nelson (about 14-20 minutes by car). Nelson (pop. 192) is in Missouri.
Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla ranks #200 nationally. Johnson County Community College in Overland Park has the lowest tuition at $2,904 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.
Missouri Valley College
- Private 4 Year
- Marshall, MO
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- 12 miles from Nelson
Missouri Valley is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the small town of Marshall in central Missouri.
- SAT Range 895-1115
- Avg GPA 3.04
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $18,923
Central Methodist University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Private 4 Year
- Fayette, MO
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- 21 miles from Nelson
Central Methodist is a private Methodist university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and music. The historic campus sits in the small college town of Fayette.
- SAT Range 960-1045
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 57%
- Net Price $22,929
State Fair Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Sedalia, MO
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- 24 miles from Nelson
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing and technical education programs. The campus is located in the small city of Sedalia in central Missouri.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,295
Columbia College
- Private 4 Year
- Columbia, MO
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- 38 miles from Nelson
Columbia College is a private college known for undergraduate business, education, and criminal justice. The campus is in the college town of Columbia, also home to the University of Missouri.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $21,530
University of Missouri Columbia
- Public 4 Year
- Columbia, MO
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 38 miles from Nelson
Mizzou is a large public university known for undergraduate journalism and agriculture. Columbia is a Midwestern college town built around the campus.
- SAT Range 1150-1330
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $22,169
Stephens College
- Private 4 Year
- Columbia, MO
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3.0 | 4 reviews
- 38 miles from Nelson
Stephens is a private women's college known for undergraduate fashion, theater, and performing arts. Most students live on its residential campus in the college town of Columbia.
- SAT Range 1130-1270
- Avg GPA 3.27
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $23,194
University of Central Missouri
- Public 4 Year
- Warrensburg, MO
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- 41 miles from Nelson
Central Missouri is a public university known for undergraduate aviation, criminal justice, and education. The campus sits in the college town of Warrensburg east of Kansas City.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.68
- Acceptance Rate 64%
- Net Price $14,943
Central Christian College of the Bible
- Private 4 Year
- Moberly, MO
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- 43 miles from Nelson
Central Christian College of the Bible is a private Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry training. The small campus is located in the town of Moberly in north-central Missouri.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.01
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,918
Moberly Area Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Moberly, MO
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- 43 miles from Nelson
A public community college offering associate degrees and career-technical programs. The main campus is in Moberly, with additional sites across northern Missouri.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.85
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,199
Lincoln University
- Public 4 Year
- Jefferson City, MO
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- 55 miles from Nelson
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
Westminster College
- Private 4 Year
- Fulton, MO
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- 59 miles from Nelson
Westminster is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and political science. The Fulton campus houses the National Churchill Museum, site of Winston Churchill's 1946 Iron Curtain speech.
- SAT Range 990-1250
- Avg GPA 3.44
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $24,358
William Woods University
- Private 4 Year
- Fulton, MO
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 59 miles from Nelson
William Woods is a private university known for undergraduate equestrian studies and American Sign Language interpreting. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Fulton.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $27,092
State Technical College of Missouri
- Public 2 Year
- Linn, MO
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- 75 miles from Nelson
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
William Jewell College
- Private 4 Year
- Liberty, MO
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2.3 | 3 reviews
- 76 miles from Nelson
William Jewell is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing and an Oxbridge-style honors tutorial program. Students live on a historic residential campus in the Kansas City suburb of Liberty.
- SAT Range 1080-1270
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 38%
- Net Price $19,294
Calvary University
- Private 4 Year
- Kansas City, MO
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- 82 miles from Nelson
Calvary is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, theology, and ministry. The campus is in Kansas City, Missouri.
- SAT Range 980-1140
- Avg GPA 3.37
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $17,066
Research College of Nursing
- Private 4 Year
- Kansas City, MO
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- 82 miles from Nelson
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
North Central Missouri College
- Public 2 Year
- Trenton, MO
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- 81 miles from Nelson
North Central Missouri College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and agriculture. The small campus sits in the rural town of Trenton in northern Missouri.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,400
Avila University
- Private 4 Year
- Kansas City, MO
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- 84 miles from Nelson
Avila is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The compact campus sits in southern Kansas City.
- SAT Range 800-960
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $17,004