Colleges Near Rocky Mount
There are no colleges in Rocky Mount, but 62 are within 100 miles, enrolling 376,270 students combined.
The closest option is Ferrum College in Ferrum, 9.3 miles from Rocky Mount (about 11-16 minutes by car). Rocky Mount (pop. 4,799) is in Virginia.
Duke University in Durham, North Carolina ranks #2 nationally. Vance Granville Community College in Henderson has the lowest tuition at $1,944 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Rocky Mount. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Rocky Mount. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Rocky Mount.
Salem College
- Private 4 Year
- Winston-Salem, NC
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 66 miles from Rocky Mount
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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- 67 miles from Rocky Mount
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
Forsyth Technical Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Winston-Salem, NC
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- 68 miles from Rocky Mount
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
Concord University
- Public 4 Year
- Athens, WV
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- 68 miles from Rocky Mount
Concord is a small public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the college town of Athens in southern West Virginia.
- SAT Range 830-1090
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $11,379
Guilford Technical Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Jamestown, NC
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- 70 miles from Rocky Mount
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
High Point University
- Private 4 Year
- High Point, NC
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- 72 miles from Rocky Mount
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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- 71 miles from Rocky Mount
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
Bluefield University
- Private 4 Year
- Bluefield, VA
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- 77 miles from Rocky Mount
Bluefield University is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and education. The mountain campus sits in southwestern Virginia near the West Virginia border.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 59%
- Net Price $22,216
Bluefield State University
- Public 4 Year
- Bluefield, WV
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- 77 miles from Rocky Mount
Bluefield State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate nursing, engineering technology, and education. The campus is in Bluefield, a small city in the Appalachian mountains of southern West Virginia.
- SAT Range 870-1080
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $15,814
Davidson Davie Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Thomasville, NC
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- 80 miles from Rocky Mount
Davidson-Davie is a public community college known for associate degree programs in nursing and industrial technologies. Students attend classes on a campus in the small city of Thomasville.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,797
Hampden Sydney College
- Private 4 Year
- Hampden-Sydney, VA
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 80 miles from Rocky Mount
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
Longwood University
- Public 4 Year
- Farmville, VA
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- 84 miles from Rocky Mount
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
Duke University
- Private 4 Year
- Durham, NC
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5.0 | 6 reviews
- 87 miles from Rocky Mount
Duke is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate public policy, biomedical engineering, and economics. The residential campus in Durham centers on Collegiate Gothic quads and a separate East Campus for first-year housing.
- SAT Range 1500-1570
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.94
- Acceptance Rate 6%
- Net Price $21,981
New River Community and Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Beaver, WV
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- 87 miles from Rocky Mount
New River is a public community and technical college offering associate degrees and certificates in nursing, business, and skilled trades. Most students commute to campuses across southern West Virginia, including Beaver.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,309
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Public 4 Year
- Chapel Hill, NC
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 89 miles from Rocky Mount
UNC-Chapel Hill is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate journalism, business, and public health. Chapel Hill is a classic college town built around the historic campus.
- SAT Range 1390-1530
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.83
- Acceptance Rate 15%
- Net Price $10,154
West Virginia University Institute of Technology
- Public 4 Year
- Beckley, WV
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- 89 miles from Rocky Mount
WVU Tech is a public college known for undergraduate engineering and technology. The campus sits in Beckley in the mountains of southern West Virginia.
- SAT Range 880-1120
- Avg GPA 3.51
- Acceptance Rate 37%
- Net Price $11,281
Durham Technical Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Durham, NC
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- 90 miles from Rocky Mount
Durham Tech is a public community college known for nursing, health sciences, and information technology. Most students commute to its campus in Durham.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,163
North Carolina Central University
- Public 4 Year
- Durham, NC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 90 miles from Rocky Mount
NCCU is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and criminal justice. The campus sits in Durham within North Carolina's Research Triangle.
- SAT Range 980-1100
- Avg GPA 3.27
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $14,475