Colleges Near Columbia

Columbia State Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Columbia, TN
• | 0 reviews

• Campus in Columbia

Columbia State is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences programs. The main campus sits in Columbia, a small city in middle Tennessee.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $6,193

Williamson Christian College

• Private 4 Year
• Franklin, TN
• | 0 reviews

• 26 miles from Columbia

Williamson Christian College is a small private Christian college known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The campus is located in Franklin, a suburb south of Nashville.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 3.25
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $19,784

The University of Tennessee Southern

• Private 4 Year
• Pulaski, TN
• | 0 reviews

• 29 miles from Columbia

UT Southern is a small public university with undergraduate programs in nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in the small town of Pulaski in southern Tennessee.

• SAT Range 905-1110
• Predicted Avg GPA 3.17
• Acceptance Rate 87%
• Net Price $14,546

Lipscomb University

• Private 4 Year
• Nashville, TN
• 4.0 | 2 reviews

• 36 miles from Columbia

Lipscomb is a private Christian university known for undergraduate business, education, and nursing. The residential campus sits in Nashville's Green Hills neighborhood.

• SAT Range 1160-1380
• Avg GPA 3.73
• Acceptance Rate 68%
• Net Price $27,695

Nashville State Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Nashville, TN
• | 0 reviews

• 37 miles from Columbia

Nashville State is a community college known for undergraduate programs in nursing, business, and information technology. Most students commute to its urban Nashville campus.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 2.91
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $6,892

Belmont University

• Private 4 Year
• Nashville, TN
• 4.0 | 4 reviews

• 38 miles from Columbia

Belmont is a private university known for undergraduate music business, commercial music, and entertainment programs. The urban Nashville campus has long ties to the city's recording and music industry.

• SAT Range 1160-1350
• Avg GPA 3.83
• Acceptance Rate 95%
• Net Price $38,578

Fortis Institute Nashville

• Private 2 Year
• Nashville, TN
• | 0 reviews

• 38 miles from Columbia

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $28,679

Fisk University

• Private 4 Year
• Nashville, TN
• | 0 reviews

• 40 miles from Columbia

Fisk is a private historically Black university known for undergraduate natural sciences and music. The historic urban campus sits in Nashville and is closely tied to the Fisk Jubilee Singers.

• SAT Range 1140-1510
• Avg GPA 3.1
• Acceptance Rate 37%
• Net Price $18,595

John A Gupton College

• Private 2 Year
• Nashville, TN
• | 0 reviews

• 40 miles from Columbia

John A. Gupton is a private college known for undergraduate funeral service and mortuary science. The small urban campus is located in Nashville.

• SAT Range 890-960
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $19,334

Tennessee State University

• Public 4 Year
• Nashville, TN
• | 0 reviews

• 40 miles from Columbia

Tennessee State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate nursing, business, and engineering. The urban campus is in Nashville.

• SAT Range 880-1050
• Avg GPA 3.22
• Acceptance Rate 70%
• Net Price $14,586

Trevecca Nazarene University

• Private 4 Year
• Nashville, TN
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• 39 miles from Columbia

Trevecca is a private Nazarene university known for undergraduate education, business, and ministry programs. Most students live on the urban Nashville campus.

• SAT Range 980-1235
• Avg GPA 3.43
• Acceptance Rate 69%
• Net Price $18,035

Vanderbilt University

• Private 4 Year
• Nashville, TN
• 5.0 | 5 reviews

• 39 miles from Columbia

Vanderbilt is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate education, music, and the sciences. The tree-lined urban campus is a designated arboretum in the heart of Nashville.

• SAT Range 1500-1570
• Avg GPA 3.89
• Acceptance Rate 6%
• Net Price $25,186

American Baptist College

• Private 4 Year
• Nashville, TN
• | 0 reviews

• 43 miles from Columbia

American Baptist College is a small private HBCU known for undergraduate theology and ministry. Students study on a compact Nashville campus with deep roots in Baptist tradition.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $8,340

Middle Tennessee State University

• Public 4 Year
• Murfreesboro, TN
• 4.5 | 2 reviews

• 42 miles from Columbia

MTSU is a large public university known for undergraduate recording industry, aerospace, and music business programs. The campus is in Murfreesboro, a growing city about a half hour southeast of Nashville.

• SAT Range 1010-1230
• Avg GPA 3.64
• Acceptance Rate 69%
• Net Price $13,859

Remington College Nashville Campus

• Private 2 Year
• Nashville, TN
• | 0 reviews

• 42 miles from Columbia

Remington College Nashville is a private career college known for undergraduate programs in nursing and criminal justice. The urban campus emphasizes career-focused associate and bachelor's study.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $29,067

Motlow State Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Tullahoma, TN
• 3.0 | 2 reviews

• 46 miles from Columbia

Motlow State is a public community college offering associate degrees and technical career programs. The main campus is in Tullahoma in southern Middle Tennessee.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 3.16
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $17,423

Nossi College of Art and Design

• Private 4 Year
• Nashville, TN
• | 0 reviews

• 46 miles from Columbia

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 46%
• Net Price $24,044

Athens State University

• Public 4 Year
• Athens, AL
• | 0 reviews

• 57 miles from Columbia

Athens State is a public upper-division university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. Most students transfer in as juniors to finish bachelor's degrees on the Athens campus.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price -