Colleges Near Oak Ridge
There are no colleges in Oak Ridge, but 26 are within 50 miles, enrolling 117,253 students combined.
The closest option is Guilford College in Greensboro, 8 miles from Oak Ridge (about 10-14 minutes by car). Oak Ridge (pop. 6,185) is in North Carolina.
Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem ranks #49 nationally. Rockingham Community College in Wentworth has the lowest tuition at $1,966 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Oak Ridge. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Oak Ridge. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Oak Ridge.
Guilford College
- Private 4 Year
- Greensboro, NC
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- 8 miles from Oak Ridge
Guilford is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate peace and conflict studies. The Quaker-founded residential campus sits in Greensboro.
- SAT Range 1120-1260
- Avg GPA 3.14
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $22,270
Greensboro College
- Private 4 Year
- Greensboro, NC
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- 13 miles from Oak Ridge
Greensboro College is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate teacher education. The historic campus sits in a residential neighborhood of Greensboro.
- SAT Range 900-1100
- Avg GPA 3.35
- Acceptance Rate 70%
- Net Price $18,730
Guilford Technical Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Jamestown, NC
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- 13 miles from Oak Ridge
A public community college known for undergraduate programs in aviation technology and nursing. Most students commute across a multi-campus system centered on the Jamestown site.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.55
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,819
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Public 4 Year
- Greensboro, NC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 13 miles from Oak Ridge
UNCG is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the performing arts. The urban campus is located in Greensboro.
- SAT Range 1150-1355
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $11,404
Bennett College
- Private 4 Year
- Greensboro, NC
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- 14 miles from Oak Ridge
Bennett is a private historically Black women's college known for undergraduate education, social work, and the liberal arts. The small residential campus in Greensboro is one of only two remaining HBCUs dedicated exclusively to women.
- SAT Range 820-1060
- Predicted Avg GPA 2.74
- Acceptance Rate 51%
- Net Price $26,990
High Point University
- Private 4 Year
- High Point, NC
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- 14 miles from Oak Ridge
High Point is a private university known for undergraduate business, entrepreneurship, and communications. The residential campus sits in High Point, a city long tied to the American furniture industry.
- SAT Range 1110-1320
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $43,086
North Carolina A & T State University
- Public 4 Year
- Greensboro, NC
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 14 miles from Oak Ridge
NC A&T is a large public HBCU known for undergraduate engineering and agriculture. The urban campus is in Greensboro.
- SAT Range 1020-1190
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 50%
- Net Price $10,097
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
- Public 4 Year
- Winston Salem, NC
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- 15 miles from Oak Ridge
UNCSA is a public arts conservatory known for undergraduate dance, drama, music, and filmmaking. Students train on a specialized campus in Winston-Salem devoted to intensive performing-arts study.
- SAT Range 1140-1370
- Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 30%
- Net Price $13,140
Salem College
- Private 4 Year
- Winston-Salem, NC
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 15 miles from Oak Ridge
Salem is a private women's liberal arts college known for undergraduate music and the sciences. The historic campus adjoins the Old Salem Moravian district in Winston-Salem.
- SAT Range 1066-1243
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $18,668
Carolina Christian College
- Private 4 Year
- Winston Salem, NC
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- 15 miles from Oak Ridge
Carolina Christian is a private Christian college known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The small campus is located in Winston-Salem.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.6
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $21,274
Winston Salem State University
- Public 4 Year
- Winston-Salem, NC
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- 14 miles from Oak Ridge
Winston-Salem State is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The urban campus is part of the University of North Carolina system.
- SAT Range 830-1020
- Avg GPA 3.01
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $12,989
Wake Forest University
- Private 4 Year
- Winston-Salem, NC
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- 16 miles from Oak Ridge
Wake Forest is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate business and the liberal arts. Most undergraduates live on the residential campus in Winston-Salem.
- SAT Range 1410-1520
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 22%
- Net Price $24,401
Carolina University
- Private 4 Year
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- 16 miles from Oak Ridge
Carolina University is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, ministry, and education. Most programs are taught within an evangelical Christian framework on its Winston-Salem campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 40%
- Net Price $20,412
Forsyth Technical Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Winston-Salem, NC
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- 17 miles from Oak Ridge
Forsyth Tech is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, allied health, and technical trades. Most students commute to its campuses in the Winston-Salem area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,917
Rockingham Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Wentworth, NC
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- 20 miles from Oak Ridge
Rockingham Community College is a public community college with undergraduate programs in nursing and industrial technology. The rural campus is in the small town of Wentworth in northern North Carolina.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,158
Davidson Davie Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Thomasville, NC
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- 24 miles from Oak Ridge
Davidson-Davie is a public community college known for associate degree programs in nursing and industrial technologies. Students attend classes on a campus in the small city of Thomasville.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,797
Elon University
- Private 4 Year
- Elon, NC
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 28 miles from Oak Ridge
Elon is a private university known for undergraduate communications and business. Most students live on the residential campus in the small college town of Elon.
- SAT Range 1130-1280
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.65
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $44,440
Randolph Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Asheboro, NC
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- 36 miles from Oak Ridge
Randolph Community College is a public community college known for associate programs in photographic technology and nursing. The main campus is in Asheboro in North Carolina's central Piedmont region.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,035