Colleges Near Jackson
There are no colleges in Jackson, but 30 are within 50 miles, enrolling 216,794 students combined.
The closest option is Southern Crescent Technical College in Griffin, 18.8 miles from Jackson (about 23-32 minutes by car). Jackson (pop. 5,045) is in Georgia.
Emory University in Atlanta ranks #28 nationally. Georgia State University Perimeter College in Atlanta has the lowest tuition at $3,104 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Jackson. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Jackson. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Jackson.
Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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- 41 miles from Jackson
Georgia Tech is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and the sciences. The urban campus sits in midtown Atlanta.
- SAT Range 1370-1540
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.85
- Acceptance Rate 14%
- Net Price $15,918
Morehouse College
- Private 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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- 41 miles from Jackson
Morehouse is a private historically Black men's college known for undergraduate business, political science, and biology. The urban Atlanta campus is part of the Atlanta University Center consortium with neighboring HBCUs.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 44%
- Net Price $36,292
Spelman College
- Private 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 41 miles from Jackson
Spelman is a highly selective historically Black women's college known for undergraduate sciences and the liberal arts. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in Atlanta's West End, part of the Atlanta University Center.
- SAT Range 1108-1320
- Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 25%
- Net Price $40,354
Georgia State University Perimeter College
- Public 2 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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- 40 miles from Jackson
Perimeter College is Georgia State University's two-year public college, offering associate degrees and transfer pathways into bachelor's study. Students attend classes across multiple campuses in the Atlanta metro area.
- SAT Range 760-1020
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $11,367
Gwinnett College Lilburn
- Private 2 Year
- Lilburn, GA
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- 43 miles from Jackson
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $30,175
Interactive College of Technology Chamblee
- Private 2 Year
- Chamblee, GA
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 46 miles from Jackson
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,430
Georgia College & State University
- Public 4 Year
- Milledgeville, GA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 45 miles from Jackson
Georgia College is a public liberal arts university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the arts and sciences. The residential campus occupies historic grounds in downtown Milledgeville, Georgia's former capital.
- SAT Range 1070-1230
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $21,632
Oglethorpe University
- Private 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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- 46 miles from Jackson
Oglethorpe is a private liberal arts college known for a required undergraduate core curriculum in the humanities and sciences. The wooded campus sits in Atlanta's Brookhaven neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1090-1310
- Avg GPA 3.73
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $20,490
Georgia Military College
- Public 4 Year
- Milledgeville, GA
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- 45 miles from Jackson
Georgia Military College is a public military junior college offering associate degrees alongside a structured Corps of Cadets program. The historic campus sits in the small city of Milledgeville, once Georgia's capital.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,321
Gwinnett Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Lawrenceville, GA
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4.7 | 3 reviews
- 47 miles from Jackson
A public technical college known for undergraduate programs in nursing, information technology, and health sciences. The suburban campus is in Lawrenceville in the Atlanta metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,618
Georgia Gwinnett College
- Public 4 Year
- Lawrenceville, GA
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 48 miles from Jackson
Georgia Gwinnett is a public college with undergraduate programs in business, information technology, and education. Students attend a suburban campus in Lawrenceville outside Atlanta.
- SAT Range 940-1170
- Avg GPA 2.88
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $15,225
Reformed University
- Private 4 Year
- Lawrenceville, Georgia
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- 48 miles from Jackson
Reformed University is a private Christian university in the Reformed tradition with undergraduate programs in biblical studies and business. The suburban campus sits in Lawrenceville northeast of Atlanta.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -