Colleges Near Amherst
There are no colleges in Amherst, but 47 are within 100 miles, enrolling 337,590 students combined.
The closest option is Sweet Briar College in Sweet Briar, 2.4 miles from Amherst (about 3-4 minutes by car). Amherst (pop. 2,231) is in Virginia.
Washington and Lee University in Lexington ranks #31 nationally. Vance Granville Community College in Henderson has the lowest tuition at $1,944 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Amherst. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Amherst. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Amherst.
Sweet Briar College
- Private 4 Year
- Sweet Briar, VA
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4.2 | 5 reviews
- 2 miles from Amherst
Sweet Briar is a private women's liberal arts college known for undergraduate equestrian studies and engineering. The rural campus sits in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains.
- SAT Range 1100-1310
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $21,322
Randolph College
- Private 4 Year
- Lynchburg, VA
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 12 miles from Amherst
Randolph is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate programs in the arts and sciences. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in Lynchburg's Blue Ridge foothills.
- SAT Range 1100-1210
- Avg GPA 3.35
- Acceptance Rate 94%
- Net Price $21,668
University of Lynchburg
- Private 4 Year
- Lynchburg, VA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 14 miles from Amherst
University of Lynchburg is a private university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. Students live on a residential campus in Lynchburg near the Blue Ridge Mountains.
- SAT Range 980-1230
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Acceptance Rate 43%
- Net Price $23,845
Centra College
- Private 4 Year
- Lynchburg, VA
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| 0 reviews
- 14 miles from Amherst
Centra College is a private college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The Lynchburg campus is affiliated with the Centra Health hospital system.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Virginia University of Lynchburg
- Private 4 Year
- Lynchburg, VA
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| 0 reviews
- 14 miles from Amherst
Virginia University of Lynchburg is a private historically Black university with undergraduate programs in business, religion, and the social sciences. Students attend a small campus in the city of Lynchburg.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.1
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $19,066
Central Virginia Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Lynchburg, VA
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| 0 reviews
- 17 miles from Amherst
CVCC is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, business, and industrial technology. Most students commute to the campus in Lynchburg.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,827
Liberty University
- Private 4 Year
- Lynchburg, VA
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 18 miles from Amherst
Liberty is a private Christian university known for undergraduate aviation, nursing, and business. The Lynchburg campus sits in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
- SAT Range 1040-1250
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $29,532
Southern Virginia University
- Private 4 Year
- Buena Vista, VA
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| 0 reviews
- 20 miles from Amherst
Southern Virginia is a private liberal arts college with undergraduate programs in business, the arts, and the sciences. Most undergrads follow an LDS honor code on the small campus in Buena Vista in the Shenandoah Valley.
- SAT Range 943-1253
- Avg GPA 3.19
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $24,561
Virginia Military Institute
- Public 4 Year
- Lexington, VA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 25 miles from Amherst
VMI is a public military college known for undergraduate engineering and the sciences. All students join the Corps of Cadets and live in barracks under a military regimen on the historic Lexington campus.
- SAT Range 1050-1270
- Avg GPA 3.65
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $18,825
Washington and Lee University
- Private 4 Year
- Lexington, VA
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4.3 | 3 reviews
- 26 miles from Amherst
Washington and Lee is a highly selective private liberal arts university known for undergraduate business, journalism, and politics. Most undergrads live under a strict student-run honor system on the historic campus in Lexington.
- SAT Range 1430-1540
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.87
- Acceptance Rate 14%
- Net Price $23,055
Hampden Sydney College
- Private 4 Year
- Hampden-Sydney, VA
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 40 miles from Amherst
Hampden-Sydney is a private men's liberal arts college known for undergraduate rhetoric, history, and government. The historic campus sits in a rural setting in south-central Virginia.
- SAT Range 1030-1250
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Acceptance Rate 41%
- Net Price $29,717
Mary Baldwin University
- Private 4 Year
- Staunton, VA
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| 0 reviews
- 40 miles from Amherst
Mary Baldwin is a private university known for undergraduate liberal arts programs and the Virginia Women's Institute for Leadership. The residential campus is in the historic Shenandoah Valley city of Staunton.
- SAT Range 940-1120
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $17,810
Longwood University
- Public 4 Year
- Farmville, VA
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| 0 reviews
- 41 miles from Amherst
Longwood is a public university known for undergraduate education, business, and nursing. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Farmville.
- SAT Range 1030-1210
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $20,847
Piedmont Virginia Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Charlottesville, VA
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| 0 reviews
- 43 miles from Amherst
Piedmont Virginia is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and transfer pathways to four-year universities. The campus serves students in the Charlottesville area of central Virginia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,710
University of Virginia Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Charlottesville, VA
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| 0 reviews
- 43 miles from Amherst
UVA is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate commerce, government, and architecture. The historic campus in Charlottesville centers on Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village.
- SAT Range 1410-1540
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.85
- Acceptance Rate 17%
- Net Price $18,427
Mountain Gateway Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Clifton Forge, VA
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| 0 reviews
- 47 miles from Amherst
Mountain Gateway is a community college known for undergraduate nursing and technical career programs. The campus sits in the small mountain town of Clifton Forge in western Virginia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,728
Blue Ridge Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Weyers Cave, VA
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| 0 reviews
- 49 miles from Amherst
Blue Ridge Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and associate transfer programs. The rural campus is in Weyers Cave in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,191
Hollins University
- Private 4 Year
- Roanoke, VA
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| 0 reviews
- 51 miles from Amherst
Hollins is a private women's college known for undergraduate creative writing, English, and the arts. The campus sits in the Roanoke Valley near the Blue Ridge Mountains.
- SAT Range 1150-1340
- Avg GPA 3.76
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $22,605