Colleges Near Blue Ridge
There are no colleges in Blue Ridge, but 58 are within 100 miles, enrolling 358,441 students combined.
The closest option is Hollins University in Roanoke, 6.9 miles from Blue Ridge (about 8-12 minutes by car). Blue Ridge (pop. 3,084) is in Virginia.
Washington and Lee University in Lexington ranks #31 nationally. Rockingham Community College in Wentworth has the lowest tuition at $1,966 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Blue Ridge. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Blue Ridge. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Blue Ridge.
Bridgewater College
- Private 4 Year
- Bridgewater, VA
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- 83 miles from Blue Ridge
Bridgewater is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate programs in biology, business, and education. The Church of the Brethren-affiliated campus sits in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.
- SAT Range 1020-1360
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $11,316
Surry Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Dobson, NC
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- 85 miles from Blue Ridge
Surry Community College is a public community college known for associate programs in viticulture and enology, nursing, and technical trades. The main campus is in the small town of Dobson in North Carolina's Yadkin Valley region.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,020
Piedmont Virginia Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Charlottesville, VA
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- 85 miles from Blue Ridge
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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- 85 miles from Blue Ridge
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
Guilford College
- Private 4 Year
- Greensboro, NC
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- 89 miles from Blue Ridge
Guilford is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate peace and conflict studies. The Quaker-founded residential campus sits in Greensboro.
- SAT Range 1120-1260
- Avg GPA 3.14
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $22,270
Carolina Christian College
- Private 4 Year
- Winston Salem, NC
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- 89 miles from Blue Ridge
Carolina Christian is a private Christian college known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The small campus is located in Winston-Salem.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.6
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $21,274
James Madison University
- Public 4 Year
- Harrisonburg, VA
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 90 miles from Blue Ridge
JMU is a large public university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and education. Harrisonburg is a college town in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.
- SAT Range 1170-1340
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.57
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $18,856
Bennett College
- Private 4 Year
- Greensboro, NC
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- 91 miles from Blue Ridge
Bennett is a private historically Black women's college known for undergraduate education, social work, and the liberal arts. The small residential campus in Greensboro is one of only two remaining HBCUs dedicated exclusively to women.
- SAT Range 820-1060
- Predicted Avg GPA 2.74
- Acceptance Rate 51%
- Net Price $26,990
Elon University
- Private 4 Year
- Elon, NC
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 90 miles from Blue Ridge
Elon is a private university known for undergraduate communications and business. Most students live on the residential campus in the small college town of Elon.
- SAT Range 1130-1280
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.65
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $44,440
Greensboro College
- Private 4 Year
- Greensboro, NC
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- 90 miles from Blue Ridge
Greensboro College is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate teacher education. The historic campus sits in a residential neighborhood of Greensboro.
- SAT Range 900-1100
- Avg GPA 3.35
- Acceptance Rate 70%
- Net Price $18,730
North Carolina A & T State University
- Public 4 Year
- Greensboro, NC
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 90 miles from Blue Ridge
NC A&T is a large public HBCU known for undergraduate engineering and agriculture. The urban campus is in Greensboro.
- SAT Range 1020-1190
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 50%
- Net Price $10,097
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Public 4 Year
- Greensboro, NC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 91 miles from Blue Ridge
UNCG is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the performing arts. The urban campus is located in Greensboro.
- SAT Range 1150-1355
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $11,404
Wake Forest University
- Private 4 Year
- Winston-Salem, NC
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- 90 miles from Blue Ridge
Wake Forest is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate business and the liberal arts. Most undergraduates live on the residential campus in Winston-Salem.
- SAT Range 1410-1520
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 22%
- Net Price $24,401
Winston Salem State University
- Public 4 Year
- Winston-Salem, NC
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- 92 miles from Blue Ridge
Winston-Salem State is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The urban campus is part of the University of North Carolina system.
- SAT Range 830-1020
- Avg GPA 3.01
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $12,989
Eastern Mennonite University
- Private 4 Year
- Harrisonburg, VA
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- 91 miles from Blue Ridge
Eastern Mennonite is a private Mennonite university known for undergraduate peacebuilding and nursing. Students attend a residential campus in Harrisonburg in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.
- SAT Range 1040-1590
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $25,021
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
- Public 4 Year
- Winston Salem, NC
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- 93 miles from Blue Ridge
UNCSA is a public arts conservatory known for undergraduate dance, drama, music, and filmmaking. Students train on a specialized campus in Winston-Salem devoted to intensive performing-arts study.
- SAT Range 1140-1370
- Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 30%
- Net Price $13,140
Salem College
- Private 4 Year
- Winston-Salem, NC
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 92 miles from Blue Ridge
Salem is a private women's liberal arts college known for undergraduate music and the sciences. The historic campus adjoins the Old Salem Moravian district in Winston-Salem.
- SAT Range 1066-1243
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $18,668
Carolina University
- Private 4 Year
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- 92 miles from Blue Ridge
Carolina University is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, ministry, and education. Most programs are taught within an evangelical Christian framework on its Winston-Salem campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 40%
- Net Price $20,412