Colleges Near Columbia
There are no colleges in Columbia, but 40 are within 200 miles, enrolling 120,812 students combined.
The closest option is Northern State University in Aberdeen, 14.1 miles from Columbia (about 17-24 minutes by car). Columbia (pop. 136) is in South Dakota.
Concordia College at Moorhead in Moorhead, Minnesota ranks #260 nationally. Kairos University in Sioux Falls has the lowest tuition at $3,600 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Columbia. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Columbia. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Columbia.
Northern State University
- Public 4 Year
- Aberdeen, SD
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- 14 miles from Columbia
Northern State is a public university known for undergraduate education, business, and fine arts. The campus is in Aberdeen, a small city in northeastern South Dakota.
- SAT Range 980-1160
- Avg GPA 3.37
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $15,990
Trinity Bible College and Graduate School
- Private 4 Year
- Ellendale, ND
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- 28 miles from Columbia
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
Sisseton Wahpeton College
- Public 2 Year
- Sisseton, SD
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- 61 miles from Columbia
Sisseton Wahpeton College is a tribal college known for undergraduate Dakota studies and associate programs in education. The campus is located on the Lake Traverse Reservation in rural northeastern South Dakota.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $2,508
Lake Area Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Watertown, SD
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- 77 miles from Columbia
A public two-year technical college known for undergraduate diesel technology, nursing, and agriculture programs. The campus is in Watertown, a small city in eastern South Dakota.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.06
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,551
University of Jamestown
- Private 4 Year
- Jamestown, ND
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- 92 miles from Columbia
University of Jamestown is a private university known for undergraduate nursing and teacher education. The residential campus sits in the small city of Jamestown in central North Dakota.
- SAT Range 900-1140
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.25
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $20,510
Valley City State University
- Public 4 Year
- Valley City, ND
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- 91 miles from Columbia
Valley City State is a small public university known for undergraduate teacher education. The campus sits in the small town of Valley City along the Sheyenne River.
- SAT Range 830-1070
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $12,442
North Dakota State College of Science
- Public 2 Year
- Wahpeton, ND
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- 94 miles from Columbia
NDSCS is a public two-year technical college known for undergraduate diesel technology, automotive technology, and nursing. The residential campus sits in the small town of Wahpeton near the Minnesota border.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,794
Concordia College at Moorhead
- Private 4 Year
- Moorhead, MN
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- 113 miles from Columbia
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
Minnesota State University Moorhead
- Public 4 Year
- Moorhead, MN
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- 114 miles from Columbia
Minnesota State Moorhead is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, fine arts, and mass communications. The campus sits in Moorhead across the Red River from Fargo, North Dakota.
- SAT Range 1080-1290
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Acceptance Rate 59%
- Net Price $18,221
North Dakota State University Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Fargo, ND
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- 114 miles from Columbia
NDSU is a large public university known for undergraduate agriculture, engineering, and pharmacy. The main campus sits in Fargo along the Red River.
- SAT Range 968-1216
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $15,596
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Fergus Falls, MN
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- 116 miles from Columbia
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
University of Minnesota Morris
- Public 4 Year
- Morris, MN
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- 117 miles from Columbia
Minnesota Morris is a public liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental studies and the sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in the small prairie town of Morris.
- SAT Range 1040-1250
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $9,677
South Dakota State University
- Public 4 Year
- Brookings, SD
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- 117 miles from Columbia
South Dakota State is a large public university known for undergraduate agriculture, engineering, and pharmacy. Most undergrads study on a residential campus in the college town of Brookings.
- SAT Range 1060-1240
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $19,932
Institute of Lutheran Theology
- Private 4 Year
- Brookings, South Dakota
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- 117 miles from Columbia
Institute of Lutheran Theology is a small private Lutheran theological school known for undergraduate theology and ministry. The Brookings campus centers on confessional Lutheran study for church and ministry vocations.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Sitting Bull College
- Public 4 Year
- Fort Yates, ND
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- 118 miles from Columbia
A small tribal college known for undergraduate Native American studies and teacher education. The rural campus sits on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,281
Dakota State University
- Public 4 Year
- Madison, SD
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- 125 miles from Columbia
Dakota State is a public university known for undergraduate cybersecurity, computer science, and information systems. Most students live on a residential campus in the small college town of Madison.
- SAT Range 1190-1440
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $20,438
Dakota Wesleyan University
- Private 4 Year
- Mitchell, SD
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- 133 miles from Columbia
Dakota Wesleyan is a small private university with undergraduate programs in nursing, education, and business. The residential campus is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
- SAT Range 950-1420
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 73%
- Net Price $22,990
Mitchell Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Mitchell, SD
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- 134 miles from Columbia
Mitchell Tech is a public two-year technical college known for undergraduate programs in agriculture, power line technology, and nursing. Most students pursue hands-on associate degrees and certificates on its campus in Mitchell.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.09
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,570