Colleges Near Franklin
There are no colleges in Franklin, but 46 are within 100 miles, enrolling 305,426 students combined.
The closest option is Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, 27 miles from Franklin (about 32-46 minutes by car). Franklin (pop. 721) is in West Virginia.
Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia 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 Franklin. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Franklin. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Franklin.
Bridgewater College
- Private 4 Year
- Bridgewater, VA
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- 27 miles from Franklin
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
Eastern Mennonite University
- Private 4 Year
- Harrisonburg, VA
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- 27 miles from Franklin
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
James Madison University
- Public 4 Year
- Harrisonburg, VA
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 29 miles from Franklin
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
Blue Ridge Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Weyers Cave, VA
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- 33 miles from Franklin
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
Davis & Elkins College
- Private 4 Year
- Elkins, WV
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- 34 miles from Franklin
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
Mary Baldwin University
- Private 4 Year
- Staunton, VA
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- 37 miles from Franklin
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
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Moorefield, WV
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- 37 miles from Franklin
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
West Virginia Wesleyan College
- Private 4 Year
- Buckhannon, WV
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- 53 miles from Franklin
West Virginia Wesleyan is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing and education. Most students live on a residential campus in the college town of Buckhannon.
- SAT Range 892-1160
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $19,218
Potomac State College of West Virginia University
- Public 4 Year
- Keyser, WV
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- 58 miles from Franklin
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
Virginia Military Institute
- Public 4 Year
- Lexington, VA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 59 miles from Franklin
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
- 59 miles from Franklin
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
University of Virginia Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Charlottesville, VA
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- 62 miles from Franklin
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
Garrett College
- Public 2 Year
- McHenry, MD
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- 63 miles from Franklin
Garrett College is a public community college known for undergraduate adventure sports and natural resource management. The campus sits near Deep Creek Lake in the mountains of western Maryland.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.52
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,507
Mountain Gateway Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Clifton Forge, VA
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- 64 miles from Franklin
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
Laurel Ridge Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Middletown, VA
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- 63 miles from Franklin
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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- 63 miles from Franklin
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
Piedmont Virginia Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Charlottesville, VA
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- 64 miles from Franklin
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
West Virginia Junior College Bridgeport
- Private 2 Year
- Bridgeport, WV
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- 67 miles from Franklin
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,572