Colleges Near Clear Lake
There are no colleges in Clear Lake, but 88 are within 200 miles, enrolling 403,307 students combined.
The closest option is Lake Area Technical College in Watertown, 22.2 miles from Clear Lake (about 27-38 minutes by car). Clear Lake (pop. 1,273) is in South Dakota.
Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota ranks #44 nationally. Kairos University in Sioux Falls has the lowest tuition at $3,600 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Clear Lake. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Clear Lake. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Clear Lake.
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Fergus Falls, MN
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- 110 miles from Clear Lake
M State is a public community and technical college known for associate-degree programs in nursing, business, and technical trades. The Fergus Falls campus serves students in a small western Minnesota city.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,802
Martin Luther College
- Private 4 Year
- New Ulm, MN
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- 114 miles from Clear Lake
Martin Luther College is a private Lutheran college known for undergraduate teacher education and pre-seminary ministry preparation. The campus is in the small city of New Ulm in southern Minnesota.
- SAT Range 1078-1256
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $18,974
Northwest Iowa Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Sheldon, IA
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- 116 miles from Clear Lake
A public community college known for associate-level nursing, agriculture, and industrial technology programs. The small-town campus sits in Sheldon in rural northwest Iowa.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,691
Dordt University
- Private 4 Year
- Sioux Center, IA
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- 119 miles from Clear Lake
Dordt is a private Christian university known for undergraduate engineering, agriculture, and education. The residential campus sits in the small town of Sioux Center in northwest Iowa.
- SAT Range 1070-1330
- Avg GPA 3.65
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $28,486
Trinity Bible College and Graduate School
- Private 4 Year
- Ellendale, ND
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- 124 miles from Clear Lake
Trinity Bible College is a private Assemblies of God Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The small campus is set in the rural town of Ellendale.
- SAT Range 950-1110
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.27
- Acceptance Rate 26%
- Net Price $19,720
Northwestern College
- Private 4 Year
- Orange City, IA
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 125 miles from Clear Lake
Northwestern College is a private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate education and nursing. The campus sits in the small town of Orange City in northwest Iowa.
- SAT Range 940-1240
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $26,347
Saint Johns University
- Private 4 Year
- Collegeville, MN
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 126 miles from Clear Lake
Saint John's is a private Benedictine men's college known for undergraduate liberal arts. The wooded Collegeville campus centers on a historic abbey and shares academics with the nearby College of Saint Benedict.
- SAT Range 941-1228
- Avg GPA 3.51
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $28,504
College of Saint Benedict
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Joseph, MN
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- 128 miles from Clear Lake
College of Saint Benedict is a private Catholic women's liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing. Students share classes and many programs with men from nearby Saint John's University under a coordinate college system.
- SAT Range 1048-1233
- Avg GPA 3.72
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $28,400
Iowa Lakes Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Estherville, IA
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- 131 miles from Clear Lake
Iowa Lakes is a community college known for undergraduate wind energy technology and agriculture programs. The Estherville campus sits in rural northwest Iowa.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,278
St Cloud Technical and Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Saint Cloud, MN
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- 135 miles from Clear Lake
A public technical and community college known for undergraduate nursing, manufacturing, and automotive programs. The campus is located in Saint Cloud in central Minnesota.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.16
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,948
Saint Cloud State University
- Public 4 Year
- Saint Cloud, MN
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- 135 miles from Clear Lake
Saint Cloud State is a public university known for undergraduate aviation, business, and education. The campus sits along the Mississippi River in central Minnesota.
- SAT Range 1025-1260
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $14,735
Mount Marty University
- Private 4 Year
- Yankton, SD
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- 135 miles from Clear Lake
Mount Marty is a small private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus sits along the Missouri River in Yankton.
- SAT Range 810-1050
- Avg GPA 3.35
- Acceptance Rate 43%
- Net Price $22,242
Gustavus Adolphus College
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Peter, MN
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- 137 miles from Clear Lake
Gustavus Adolphus is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate natural sciences and music. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Saint Peter along the Minnesota River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.69
- Acceptance Rate 61%
- Net Price $26,094
South Central College
- Public 2 Year
- North Mankato, MN
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- 136 miles from Clear Lake
South Central College is a public community and technical college known for career-focused associate degrees and certificates in nursing, manufacturing, and agriculture. Most students commute to the North Mankato campus for applied technical training.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,300
University of South Dakota
- Public 4 Year
- Vermillion, SD
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- 137 miles from Clear Lake
USD is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and fine arts. Most students live on a residential campus in the college town of Vermillion.
- SAT Range 1125-1315
- Avg GPA 3.43
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $19,133
Bethany Lutheran College
- Private 4 Year
- Mankato, MN
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- 139 miles from Clear Lake
Bethany Lutheran is a small private Lutheran college known for undergraduate education, business, and the liberal arts. Most students live on the residential campus in Mankato.
- SAT Range 1040-1180
- Avg GPA 3.51
- Acceptance Rate 39%
- Net Price $21,127
Minnesota State University Mankato
- Public 4 Year
- Mankato, MN
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 139 miles from Clear Lake
Minnesota State Mankato is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits on a bluff overlooking the Minnesota River valley in southern Minnesota.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.37
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $18,861
Concordia College at Moorhead
- Private 4 Year
- Moorhead, MN
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- 146 miles from Clear Lake
Concordia College is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate music and education. Most students live on the residential campus in Moorhead, across the river from Fargo.
- SAT Range 1160-1420
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $25,190