Colleges Near Columbus
There are no colleges in Columbus, but 13 are within 200 miles, enrolling 164,188 students combined.
The closest option is New Mexico State University Main Campus in Las Cruces, 60.8 miles from Columbus (about 1-2 hours by car). Columbus (pop. 1,664) is in New Mexico.
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro ranks #191 nationally. Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College in Ruidoso has the lowest tuition at $1,804 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Columbus. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Columbus. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Columbus.
New Mexico State University Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Las Cruces, NM
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- 61 miles from Columbus
New Mexico State is a large public university known for undergraduate agriculture and engineering. The main campus lies in Las Cruces near the Organ Mountains.
- SAT Range 870-1110
- Avg GPA 3.55
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $10,719
New Mexico State University Dona Ana
- Public 2 Year
- Las Cruces, NM
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- 64 miles from Columbus
Doña Ana is a public community college in the New Mexico State University system offering associate degrees and career-technical certificates. Campuses serve students across the Las Cruces area of southern New Mexico.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,936
The University of Texas at El Paso
- Public 4 Year
- El Paso, TX
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- 67 miles from Columbus
UTEP is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering. The campus features distinctive Bhutanese-style architecture in El Paso near the U.S.-Mexico border.
- SAT Range 860-1080
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,305
Southwest University at El Paso
- Private 2 Year
- El Paso, TX
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- 72 miles from Columbus
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $16,906
El Paso Community College
- Public 2 Year
- El Paso, TX
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- 74 miles from Columbus
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing, allied health, and technical programs. Students attend classes across multiple campuses in El Paso near the U.S.-Mexico border.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,077
Western New Mexico University
- Public 4 Year
- Silver City, NM
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- 76 miles from Columbus
Western New Mexico is a small public university known for undergraduate education and nursing. Students study on a campus in the mountain town of Silver City near the Gila National Forest.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,477
New Mexico State University Alamogordo
- Public 2 Year
- Alamogordo, NM
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- 125 miles from Columbus
NMSU Alamogordo is a public community college offering associate degrees and certificate programs in fields such as nursing, business, and technical studies. The campus serves Alamogordo and nearby Holloman Air Force Base in southern New Mexico.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,868
Eastern Arizona College
- Public 2 Year
- Thatcher, AZ
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- 142 miles from Columbus
Eastern Arizona College is a public community college known for associate degree programs in nursing and university-transfer general education. Most undergrads live on a residential campus in a small eastern Arizona town.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,400
Cochise County Community College District
- Public 2 Year
- Sierra Vista, AZ
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- 154 miles from Columbus
Cochise College is a community college known for undergraduate aviation and nursing programs. Campuses in Sierra Vista and Douglas serve students across southeastern Arizona.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.97
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,247
Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Ruidoso, NM
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- 155 miles from Columbus
ENMU-Ruidoso is a branch community college offering associate degrees and certificates in business, education, and health sciences. The campus is located in the mountain resort town of Ruidoso in southern New Mexico.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,239
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
- Public 4 Year
- Socorro, NM
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- 161 miles from Columbus
New Mexico Tech is a small public technological university known for undergraduate engineering, earth sciences, and physics. The campus is in the small town of Socorro in central New Mexico.
- SAT Range 1080-1310
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.63
- Acceptance Rate 44%
- Net Price $11,551
Pima Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Tucson, AZ
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- 192 miles from Columbus
Pima is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, allied health, and transfer preparation. Students attend classes across multiple campuses in the Tucson area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,670
University of Arizona
- Public 4 Year
- Tucson, AZ
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- 196 miles from Columbus
Arizona is a large public university known for undergraduate astronomy, optical sciences, and planetary science. The main campus sits in the Sonoran Desert in Tucson.
- SAT Range 1150-1420
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $19,055