Colleges Near Harrisonburg
2 colleges are in Harrisonburg, and 53 total within 100 miles enrolling 428,871 students.
James Madison University is the nearest college in Harrisonburg. Harrisonburg (pop. 48,914) is in Virginia.
Washington and Lee University in Lexington ranks #31 nationally. Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College in Moorefield has the lowest tuition at $4,722 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Harrisonburg. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Harrisonburg. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Harrisonburg.
James Madison University
- Public 4 Year
- Harrisonburg, VA
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- Campus in Harrisonburg
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
Eastern Mennonite University
- Private 4 Year
- Harrisonburg, VA
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- Campus in Harrisonburg
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
Bridgewater College
- Private 4 Year
- Bridgewater, VA
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- 6 miles from Harrisonburg
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
Blue Ridge Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Weyers Cave, VA
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- 11 miles from Harrisonburg
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
Mary Baldwin University
- Private 4 Year
- Staunton, VA
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- 22 miles from Harrisonburg
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
University of Virginia Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Charlottesville, VA
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- 34 miles from Harrisonburg
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
Piedmont Virginia Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Charlottesville, VA
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- 36 miles from Harrisonburg
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
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Moorefield, WV
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- 44 miles from Harrisonburg
A public community and technical college known for associate nursing and career-technical programs. Students attend a small rural campus in Moorefield in eastern West Virginia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,342
Laurel Ridge Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Middletown, VA
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- 53 miles from Harrisonburg
Laurel Ridge is a public community college offering associate degrees and certificate programs. The Middletown campus sits in Virginia's northern Shenandoah Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,411
Southern Virginia University
- Private 4 Year
- Buena Vista, VA
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- 55 miles from Harrisonburg
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
- 54 miles from Harrisonburg
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
- 54 miles from Harrisonburg
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
Germanna Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Locust Grove, VA
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- 59 miles from Harrisonburg
Germanna is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. Most students commute to the Locust Grove campus and other sites in the Fredericksburg area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,469
Sweet Briar College
- Private 4 Year
- Sweet Briar, VA
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4.2 | 5 reviews
- 62 miles from Harrisonburg
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
Shenandoah University
- Private 4 Year
- Winchester, VA
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- 64 miles from Harrisonburg
Shenandoah is a private university known for undergraduate music, theater, and dance through the Shenandoah Conservatory. The campus is in Winchester in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.
- SAT Range 1010-1230
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $27,181
Davis & Elkins College
- Private 4 Year
- Elkins, WV
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- 63 miles from Harrisonburg
Davis & Elkins is a private liberal arts college with undergraduate programs in business, nursing, and education. The hillside campus overlooks the mountain town of Elkins in West Virginia's Alleghenies.
- SAT Range 880-1125
- Avg GPA 3.35
- Acceptance Rate 94%
- Net Price $19,784
Mountain Gateway Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Clifton Forge, VA
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- 68 miles from Harrisonburg
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
Potomac State College of West Virginia University
- Public 4 Year
- Keyser, WV
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- 69 miles from Harrisonburg
Potomac State is a public junior college of West Virginia University known for undergraduate agriculture and forestry. The residential campus is set in rural Keyser in the Potomac Highlands.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.06
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,541