Colleges Near Amherst
There are no colleges in Amherst, but 51 are within 200 miles, enrolling 208,182 students combined.
The closest option is University of Nebraska at Kearney in Kearney, 13 miles from Amherst (about 16-22 minutes by car). Amherst (pop. 248) is in Nebraska.
Creighton University in Omaha ranks #134 nationally. Central Community College in Grand Island has the lowest tuition at $3,360 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Amherst. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Amherst. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Amherst.
University of Nebraska at Kearney
- Public 4 Year
- Kearney, NE
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- 13 miles from Amherst
UNK is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus is set in the college town of Kearney.
- SAT Range 905-1125
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $16,287
Central Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Grand Island, NE
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- 47 miles from Amherst
Central Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate programs in nursing, business, and industrial technology. The Grand Island campus serves students across central Nebraska.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,856
Hastings College
- Private 4 Year
- Hastings, NE
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- 50 miles from Amherst
Hastings College is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate teacher education and business. Most students live on a residential campus in the small city of Hastings in central Nebraska.
- SAT Range 960-1180
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $24,406
Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture
- Public 2 Year
- Curtis, NE
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- 66 miles from Amherst
A public two-year college known for undergraduate veterinary technology and agricultural production. Students study on a small campus in the rural town of Curtis in southwestern Nebraska.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,412
Mid Plains Community College
- Public 2 Year
- North Platte, NE
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- 80 miles from Amherst
Mid-Plains is a community college known for undergraduate programs in nursing, business, and technical trades. Most students commute to the campus in North Platte.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,341
York University
- Private 4 Year
- York, NE
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- 88 miles from Amherst
York University is a small private university affiliated with the Churches of Christ, with undergraduate programs in biblical studies, education, and business. Most students live on its residential campus in the small city of York.
- SAT Range 880-1110
- Avg GPA 3.02
- Acceptance Rate 52%
- Net Price $21,957
Fort Hays Tech North Central
- Public 2 Year
- Beloit, KS
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- 112 miles from Amherst
Fort Hays Tech North Central is a public technical college known for career programs in diesel technology, practical nursing, and welding. The campus is in the small town of Beloit in north-central Kansas.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,971
Concordia University Nebraska
- Private 4 Year
- Seward, NE
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- 114 miles from Amherst
Concordia Nebraska is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and theology. Students live on a residential campus in the small college town of Seward.
- SAT Range 1040-1235
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $24,158
Cloud County Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Concordia, KS
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- 123 miles from Amherst
A public community college known for wind energy technology and nursing. The small-town campus is in Concordia in north-central Kansas.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,213
Doane University
- Private 4 Year
- Crete, NE
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- 122 miles from Amherst
Doane is a private university known for undergraduate education, business, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Crete.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $26,364
Northeast Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Norfolk, NE
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- 128 miles from Amherst
Northeast is a public community college known for associate programs in agriculture, nursing, and industrial technology. The main campus is in Norfolk in northeast Nebraska.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,604
University of Nebraska Lincoln
- Public 4 Year
- Lincoln, NE
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- 134 miles from Amherst
Nebraska is a large public university known for undergraduate agriculture, engineering, and journalism. Students attend classes on a large campus in Lincoln, the state capital.
- SAT Range 1098-1330
- Avg GPA 3.63
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $18,322
Fort Hays State University
- Public 4 Year
- Hays, KS
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- 136 miles from Amherst
Fort Hays State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and business. The residential campus is in the college town of Hays on the High Plains of western Kansas.
- SAT Range 970-1140
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $13,186
Bryan College of Health Sciences
- Private 4 Year
- Lincoln, NE
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- 137 miles from Amherst
A private health sciences college known for undergraduate nursing, sonography, and biomedical sciences. The Lincoln campus is affiliated with Bryan Health medical facilities for clinical training.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 67%
- Net Price $25,822
Nebraska Wesleyan University
- Private 4 Year
- Lincoln, NE
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 137 miles from Amherst
Nebraska Wesleyan is a private liberal arts university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in Lincoln.
- SAT Range 1020-1290
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $21,122
Union Adventist University
- Private 4 Year
- Lincoln, NE
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- 137 miles from Amherst
Union Adventist is a private Seventh-day Adventist university known for undergraduate nursing. Most students live on a residential campus in Lincoln.
- SAT Range 980-1130
- Avg GPA 3.44
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $24,844
Colby Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Colby, KS
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- 138 miles from Amherst
Colby Community College is a community college known for undergraduate veterinary technology and agriculture programs. The small-town campus sits in northwestern Kansas.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.96
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,230
Southeast Community College Area
- Public 2 Year
- Lincoln, NE
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- 139 miles from Amherst
Southeast Community College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, agriculture, and skilled trades. The multi-campus system includes sites in Lincoln, Beatrice, and Milford.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,613