Colleges Near Knoxville

Tusculum University

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

• 68 miles from Knoxville

Tusculum is a small private university with undergraduate programs in business, education, and nursing. The historic Greeneville campus is Tennessee's oldest college and retains a Presbyterian affiliation.

• SAT Range 910-1110
• Predicted Avg GPA 3.18
• Acceptance Rate 72%
• Net Price $20,355

Young Harris College

• Private 4 Year
• Young Harris, GA
• 3.3 | 3 reviews

• 72 miles from Knoxville

Young Harris is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate teacher education. The campus sits in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northern Georgia.

• SAT Range 930-1160
• Avg GPA 3.15
• Acceptance Rate 63%
• Net Price $21,969

Cleveland State Community College

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

• 75 miles from Knoxville

A public community college known for undergraduate nursing and industrial technology programs. The campus is in Cleveland, a midsize city in southeastern Tennessee near Chattanooga.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 3.29
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $7,236

Pentecostal Theological Seminary

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

• 76 miles from Knoxville

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

Lee University

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

• 76 miles from Knoxville

Lee is a private Christian university known for undergraduate music and education. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in Cleveland, Tennessee.

• SAT Range 1040-1230
• Avg GPA 3.73
• Acceptance Rate 71%
• Net Price $20,416

Mars Hill University

• Private 4 Year
• Mars Hill, NC
• | 0 reviews

• 79 miles from Knoxville

Mars Hill is a small private university known for undergraduate music and teacher education. The campus sits in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 3.5
• Acceptance Rate 68%
• Net Price $18,925

University of North Carolina Asheville

• Public 4 Year
• Asheville, NC
• | 0 reviews

• 81 miles from Knoxville

UNC Asheville is a public liberal arts university known for undergraduate environmental studies and the arts. The campus sits in the mountain city of Asheville in the Blue Ridge.

• SAT Range 1170-1360
• Avg GPA 3.49
• Acceptance Rate 92%
• Net Price $13,798

Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Asheville, NC
• 2.0 | 1 reviews

• 83 miles from Knoxville

A-B Tech is a community college known for associate programs in nursing and culinary arts. The main campus is located in Asheville in the Blue Ridge Mountains region.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $11,602

Somerset Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Somerset, KY
• | 0 reviews

• 84 miles from Knoxville

Somerset Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and technical programs. The main campus is in the small city of Somerset in south-central Kentucky.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $5,748

Brevard College

• Private 4 Year
• Brevard, NC
• | 0 reviews

• 85 miles from Knoxville

Brevard is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate wilderness leadership and environmental studies. The campus sits in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Pisgah National Forest.

• SAT Range 870-1220
• Avg GPA 3.07
• Acceptance Rate 42%
• Net Price $26,930

Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College

• Public 2 Year
• Cumberland, KY
• | 0 reviews

• 87 miles from Knoxville

A public community and technical college known for associate degrees and certificates in nursing, allied health, and technical trades. Multiple campuses serve students across the mountain communities of southeastern Kentucky.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 3.0
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $4,744

Warren Wilson College

• Private 4 Year
• Swannanoa, NC
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• 88 miles from Knoxville

Warren Wilson is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental studies and sustainability. Most undergrads take part in a required work-college program on a mountain campus that includes a working farm.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 3.6
• Acceptance Rate 71%
• Net Price $26,084

Southern Adventist University

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

• 89 miles from Knoxville

Southern Adventist is a private Seventh-day Adventist university known for undergraduate nursing and theology. Most students live on the residential campus in Collegedale near Chattanooga.

• SAT Range 1020-1300
• Avg GPA 3.59
• Acceptance Rate 65%
• Net Price $25,753

Tennessee Technological University

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

• 88 miles from Knoxville

Tennessee Tech is a public university known for undergraduate engineering and technology. The campus sits in the college town of Cookeville on the Cumberland Plateau.

• SAT Range 1048-1310
• Avg GPA 3.63
• Acceptance Rate 76%
• Net Price $15,336

Mountain Empire Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Big Stone Gap, VA
• | 0 reviews

• 90 miles from Knoxville

Mountain Empire Community College is a public two-year college offering associate degrees and career certificate programs. The small-town campus is in Big Stone Gap in southwest Virginia's Appalachian region.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $9,210

East Tennessee State University

• Public 4 Year
• Johnson City, TN
• 4.0 | 1 reviews

• 91 miles from Knoxville

ETSU is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and bluegrass music. The campus sits in the Appalachian Highlands of northeastern Tennessee.

• SAT Range 980-1200
• Predicted Avg GPA 3.33
• Acceptance Rate 86%
• Net Price $16,286

Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers

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

• 93 miles from Knoxville

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $33,625

Northeast State Community College

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

• 93 miles from Knoxville

Northeast State is a public community college known for associate programs in health sciences and technical fields. The Blountville campus primarily serves commuting students across northeast Tennessee's Tri-Cities region.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 3.09
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $7,325