Colleges Near Covington
There are no colleges in Covington, but 44 are within 100 miles, enrolling 270,946 students combined.
The closest option is Mountain Gateway Community College in Clifton Forge, 7.7 miles from Covington (about 9-13 minutes by car). Covington (pop. 5,961) 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 Covington. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Covington. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Covington.
Mountain Gateway Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Clifton Forge, VA
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- 8 miles from Covington
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
Hollins University
- Private 4 Year
- Roanoke, VA
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- 29 miles from Covington
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
Virginia Military Institute
- Public 4 Year
- Lexington, VA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 30 miles from Covington
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
- 30 miles from Covington
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
American National University
- Private 4 Year
- Salem, VA
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- 33 miles from Covington
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $18,061
Roanoke College
- Private 4 Year
- Salem, VA
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 34 miles from Covington
Roanoke is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, biology, and psychology. The residential campus sits in Salem at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
- SAT Range 1090-1300
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $26,044
Southern Virginia University
- Private 4 Year
- Buena Vista, VA
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- 35 miles from Covington
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 Western Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Roanoke, VA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 37 miles from Covington
Virginia Western is a public community college offering two-year associate degrees and career certificates, including programs in nursing and allied health. Most students commute to the Roanoke campus in the Roanoke Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,492
Virginia Tech
- Public 4 Year
- Blacksburg, VA
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 45 miles from Covington
Virginia Tech is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering and architecture. The campus sits in the college town of Blacksburg in Virginia's Blue Ridge region.
- SAT Range 1280-1450
- Avg GPA 3.97
- Acceptance Rate 55%
- Net Price $24,912
University of Lynchburg
- Private 4 Year
- Lynchburg, VA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 51 miles from Covington
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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- 51 miles from Covington
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 -
Randolph College
- Private 4 Year
- Lynchburg, VA
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 50 miles from Covington
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
Central Virginia Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Lynchburg, VA
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- 53 miles from Covington
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
Sweet Briar College
- Private 4 Year
- Sweet Briar, VA
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4.2 | 5 reviews
- 52 miles from Covington
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
Liberty University
- Private 4 Year
- Lynchburg, VA
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 53 miles from Covington
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
Virginia University of Lynchburg
- Private 4 Year
- Lynchburg, VA
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- 53 miles from Covington
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
Radford University
- Public 4 Year
- Radford, VA
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3.5 | 2 reviews
- 54 miles from Covington
Radford is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in a small college town in southwestern Virginia's New River Valley.
- SAT Range 940-1160
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $16,749
Mary Baldwin University
- Private 4 Year
- Staunton, VA
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- 56 miles from Covington
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