Colleges Near Des Moines
There are no colleges in Des Moines, but 32 are within 200 miles, enrolling 171,154 students combined.
The closest option is Trinidad State College in Trinidad, 46.9 miles from Des Moines (about 56-80 minutes by car). Des Moines (pop. 143) is in New Mexico.
Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado ranks #78 nationally. Clovis Community College in Clovis has the lowest tuition at $1,856 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Des Moines. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Des Moines. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Des Moines.
Colorado College
- Private 4 Year
- Colorado Springs, CO
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- 154 miles from Des Moines
Colorado College is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental studies and geology. Students take one course at a time under the Block Plan in intensive three-and-a-half-week sessions.
- SAT Range 1230-1460
- Avg GPA 3.98
- Acceptance Rate 18%
- Net Price $36,123
Nazarene Bible College
- Private 4 Year
- Colorado Springs, CO
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- 154 miles from Des Moines
Nazarene Bible College is a private Bible college known for undergraduate pastoral ministries and biblical studies. The Colorado Springs campus trains students for Christian ministry in the Church of the Nazarene.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
- Public 4 Year
- Colorado Springs, CO
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- 156 miles from Des Moines
UCCS is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The campus faces the Front Range foothills with views of Pikes Peak.
- SAT Range 1010-1220
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $16,942
Amarillo College
- Public 2 Year
- Amarillo, TX
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- 156 miles from Des Moines
Amarillo College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. Most students commute to the main campus in the Texas Panhandle city of Amarillo.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,019
Frank Phillips College
- Public 2 Year
- Borger, TX
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- 155 miles from Des Moines
Frank Phillips College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and career technical education. The campus is located in Borger, a small city in the Texas Panhandle.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,788
Colorado Technical University Colorado Springs
- Private 4 Year
- Colorado Springs, CO
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- 158 miles from Des Moines
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $16,449
Seward County Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Liberal, KS
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- 163 miles from Des Moines
Seward County Community College is a public community college with associate programs in nursing and industrial technology. The small campus serves students from a High Plains setting in southwestern Kansas.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,295
West Texas A & M University
- Public 4 Year
- Canyon, TX
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 163 miles from Des Moines
West Texas A&M is a public university known for undergraduate agriculture, nursing, and business. The campus is in Canyon, a small college town in the Texas Panhandle.
- SAT Range 950-1170
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $15,572
United States Air Force Academy
- Public 4 Year
- USAF Academy, Colorado
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4.3 | 6 reviews
- 166 miles from Des Moines
Air Force Academy is a highly selective federal service academy known for undergraduate aeronautical and astronautical engineering. The campus sits against the Rampart Range near Colorado Springs, and all undergraduates train as cadets.
- SAT Range 1230-1440
- Avg GPA 3.81
- Acceptance Rate 14%
- Net Price -
Clovis Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Clovis, NM
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- 167 miles from Des Moines
A public community college offering two-year associate degrees and career certificate programs. The campus is located in the small city of Clovis on New Mexico's eastern plains.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,974
Eastern New Mexico University Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Portales, NM
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 181 miles from Des Moines
ENMU is a public university known for undergraduate aviation and teacher education. The campus is in the small college town of Portales on New Mexico's eastern plains.
- SAT Range 830-1060
- Avg GPA 3.23
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $6,416
Garden City Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Garden City, KS
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- 184 miles from Des Moines
A public community college known for associate programs in agriculture and nursing. The small campus serves students in Garden City on the High Plains of western Kansas.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.07
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,047
Central New Mexico Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Albuquerque, NM
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- 195 miles from Des Moines
CNM is a large community college known for undergraduate nursing, allied health, and technical career programs. Most students commute to campuses across the Albuquerque area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,560
University of New Mexico Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Albuquerque, NM
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- 194 miles from Des Moines
UNM is a large public university known for undergraduate Latin American studies, anthropology, and photography. The urban Albuquerque campus features Pueblo Revival architecture.
- SAT Range 890-1170
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $6,347