Colleges Near Harker Heights
There are no colleges in Harker Heights, but 21 are within 100 miles, enrolling 327,254 students combined.
The closest option is Texas A&M University Central Texas in Killeen, 7.8 miles from Harker Heights (about 9-13 minutes by car). Harker Heights (pop. 26,700) is in Texas.
The University of Texas at Austin in Austin ranks #105 nationally. Hill College in Hillsboro has the lowest tuition at $3,570 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Harker Heights. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Harker Heights. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Harker Heights.
Texas A&M University Central Texas
- Public 4 Year
- Killeen, TX
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- 8 miles from Harker Heights
Texas A&M-Central Texas is a public upper-division university with undergraduate programs in business, education, and criminal justice for transfer students. The Killeen campus serves many military-affiliated students near Fort Cavazos.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $1,794
Central Texas College
- Public 2 Year
- Killeen, TX
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- 11 miles from Harker Heights
Central Texas College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, emergency medical services, and business programs. The Killeen campus serves many military-affiliated students near Fort Cavazos.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,817
University of Mary Hardin Baylor
- Private 4 Year
- Belton, TX
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- 11 miles from Harker Heights
Mary Hardin-Baylor is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The residential campus is in Belton in Central Texas.
- SAT Range 960-1200
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $27,651
Temple College
- Public 2 Year
- Temple, TX
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 17 miles from Harker Heights
Temple College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, allied health, and technical career programs. The campus is located in the Central Texas city of Temple.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,375
Southwestern University
- Private 4 Year
- Georgetown, TX
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 29 miles from Harker Heights
Southwestern is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate study in the arts and sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in historic Georgetown, north of Austin.
- SAT Range 1130-1300
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 43%
- Net Price $32,228
Baylor University
- Private 4 Year
- Waco, TX
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4.2 | 14 reviews
- 46 miles from Harker Heights
Baylor is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and prehealth programs. The residential campus sits along the Brazos River in Waco.
- SAT Range 1200-1400
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.74
- Acceptance Rate 51%
- Net Price $47,001
Concordia University Texas
- Private 4 Year
- Austin, TX
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 45 miles from Harker Heights
Concordia Texas is a private Lutheran university with undergraduate programs in nursing, business, and education. The campus is in northwest Austin.
- SAT Range 860-1100
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $24,723
McLennan Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Waco, TX
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- 46 miles from Harker Heights
McLennan is a public community college known for associate degree programs in nursing and allied health. Most students commute to the campus in Waco.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,927
Austin Community College District
- Public 2 Year
- Austin, TX
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 51 miles from Harker Heights
Austin Community College is a large public community college known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and technical programs. Students attend classes across a multi-campus district throughout the Austin area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,466
Texas State Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Waco, TX
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- 52 miles from Harker Heights
TSTC is a public two-year technical college known for aviation maintenance, advanced manufacturing, and industrial technology. The Waco campus centers on associate degrees and technical certificates taught through applied lab work.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,421
The University of Texas at Austin
- Public 4 Year
- Austin, TX
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5.0 | 4 reviews
- 54 miles from Harker Heights
UT Austin is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate business, engineering, and computer science. The urban campus occupies a large site in central Austin.
- SAT Range 1250-1510
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.8
- Acceptance Rate 27%
- Net Price $17,942
Huston Tillotson University
- Private 4 Year
- Austin, TX
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 55 miles from Harker Heights
Huston-Tillotson is a private historically Black university with undergraduate programs in business, education, and the liberal arts. Most students study on a compact campus in East Austin.
- SAT Range 800-1160
- Avg GPA 2.92
- Acceptance Rate 39%
- Net Price $20,355
Saint Edward's University
- Private 4 Year
- Austin, TX
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 58 miles from Harker Heights
Saint Edward's is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate liberal arts, business, and education. The hilltop campus in South Austin overlooks the downtown skyline.
- SAT Range 970-1240
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.53
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $28,766
Hill College
- Public 2 Year
- Hillsboro, TX
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 74 miles from Harker Heights
Hill College is a public community college offering associate degrees and certificates in nursing and career-technical fields. The campus is set in the small town of Hillsboro in Central Texas.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,481
Texas State University
- Public 4 Year
- San Marcos, TX
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3.8 | 9 reviews
- 83 miles from Harker Heights
Texas State is a large public university known for undergraduate geography, education, and mass communication. The campus in the college town of San Marcos sits along the spring-fed San Marcos River.
- SAT Range 980-1200
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.38
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $15,716
Texas A&M University College Station
- Public 4 Year
- College Station, TX
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5.0 | 6 reviews
- 83 miles from Harker Heights
Texas A&M is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, agriculture, and business. A large Corps of Cadets gives the College Station campus a long-standing military tradition.
- SAT Range 1150-1400
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.68
- Acceptance Rate 57%
- Net Price $21,437
Tarleton State University
- Public 4 Year
- Stephenville, TX
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 87 miles from Harker Heights
Tarleton State is a public university known for undergraduate agriculture, animal science, and nursing. The main campus anchors the college town of Stephenville in north-central Texas.
- SAT Range 980-1160
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.21
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $16,159
Howard Payne University
- Private 4 Year
- Brownwood, TX
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- 91 miles from Harker Heights
Howard Payne is a private Baptist university with undergraduate programs in the liberal arts, education, and Christian studies. The residential campus sits in Brownwood, a small city in central Texas.
- SAT Range 880-1160
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 67%
- Net Price $25,750