Colleges Near Thorndale
There are no colleges in Thorndale, but 21 are within 100 miles, enrolling 343,430 students combined.
The closest option is Southwestern University in Georgetown, 27.3 miles from Thorndale (about 33-47 minutes by car). Thorndale (pop. 1,336) 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 Thorndale. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Thorndale. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Thorndale.
Southwestern University
- Private 4 Year
- Georgetown, TX
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 27 miles from Thorndale
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
Temple College
- Public 2 Year
- Temple, TX
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 33 miles from Thorndale
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
University of Mary Hardin Baylor
- Private 4 Year
- Belton, TX
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| 0 reviews
- 35 miles from Thorndale
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
Austin Community College District
- Public 2 Year
- Austin, TX
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 36 miles from Thorndale
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
Concordia University Texas
- Private 4 Year
- Austin, TX
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 40 miles from Thorndale
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
Huston Tillotson University
- Private 4 Year
- Austin, TX
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 39 miles from Thorndale
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
The University of Texas at Austin
- Public 4 Year
- Austin, TX
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5.0 | 4 reviews
- 39 miles from Thorndale
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
Saint Edward's University
- Private 4 Year
- Austin, TX
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 42 miles from Thorndale
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
Texas A&M University Central Texas
- Public 4 Year
- Killeen, TX
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- 45 miles from Thorndale
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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| 0 reviews
- 50 miles from Thorndale
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
Texas A&M University College Station
- Public 4 Year
- College Station, TX
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5.0 | 6 reviews
- 52 miles from Thorndale
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
Blinn College District
- Public 2 Year
- Brenham, TX
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| 0 reviews
- 57 miles from Thorndale
Blinn is a public community college known for associate degrees and high transfer volume to Texas A&M and other universities. The original campus sits in the small town of Brenham between Houston and Austin.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,793
Baylor University
- Private 4 Year
- Waco, TX
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4.2 | 14 reviews
- 65 miles from Thorndale
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
McLennan Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Waco, TX
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| 0 reviews
- 67 miles from Thorndale
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
Texas State University
- Public 4 Year
- San Marcos, TX
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3.8 | 9 reviews
- 67 miles from Thorndale
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 State Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Waco, TX
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| 0 reviews
- 71 miles from Thorndale
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
Prairie View A & M University
- Public 4 Year
- Prairie View, TX
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 81 miles from Thorndale
Prairie View A&M is a public HBCU known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and agriculture. The small-town campus sits northwest of Houston in Prairie View.
- SAT Range 860-1080
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $14,448
Texas Lutheran University
- Private 4 Year
- Seguin, TX
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| 0 reviews
- 86 miles from Thorndale
Texas Lutheran is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The residential campus is in Seguin, a small city northeast of San Antonio.
- SAT Range 1030-1230
- Avg GPA 3.9
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $25,119