Colleges Near Roanoke
2 colleges are in Roanoke, and 58 total within 100 miles enrolling 361,592 students.
Virginia Western Community College is the nearest college in Roanoke. Roanoke (pop. 97,032) 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 Roanoke. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Roanoke. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Roanoke.
Wake Forest University
- Private 4 Year
- Winston-Salem, NC
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- 81 miles from Roanoke
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
Hampden Sydney College
- Private 4 Year
- Hampden-Sydney, VA
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 82 miles from Roanoke
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
Bennett College
- Private 4 Year
- Greensboro, NC
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- 84 miles from Roanoke
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
Greensboro College
- Private 4 Year
- Greensboro, NC
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- 84 miles from Roanoke
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
- 84 miles from Roanoke
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
Winston Salem State University
- Public 4 Year
- Winston-Salem, NC
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- 83 miles from Roanoke
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
Carolina University
- Private 4 Year
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- 84 miles from Roanoke
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
Elon University
- Private 4 Year
- Elon, NC
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 85 miles from Roanoke
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
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Public 4 Year
- Greensboro, NC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 84 miles from Roanoke
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
Forsyth Technical Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Winston-Salem, NC
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- 85 miles from Roanoke
Forsyth Tech is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, allied health, and technical trades. Most students commute to its campuses in the Winston-Salem area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,917
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
- Public 4 Year
- Winston Salem, NC
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- 84 miles from Roanoke
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
- 84 miles from Roanoke
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
Longwood University
- Public 4 Year
- Farmville, VA
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- 86 miles from Roanoke
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
Guilford Technical Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Jamestown, NC
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- 88 miles from Roanoke
A public community college known for undergraduate programs in aviation technology and nursing. Most students commute across a multi-campus system centered on the Jamestown site.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.55
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,819
Blue Ridge Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Weyers Cave, VA
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- 89 miles from Roanoke
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
High Point University
- Private 4 Year
- High Point, NC
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- 90 miles from Roanoke
High Point is a private university known for undergraduate business, entrepreneurship, and communications. The residential campus sits in High Point, a city long tied to the American furniture industry.
- SAT Range 1110-1320
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $43,086
Alamance Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Graham, NC
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- 90 miles from Roanoke
Alamance Community College is a public community college offering associate degrees and career programs in nursing and technical fields. Most students commute to the campus in Graham in central North Carolina's Piedmont.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,566
Bridgewater College
- Private 4 Year
- Bridgewater, VA
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- 93 miles from Roanoke
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