Colleges Near Nelson
There are no colleges in Nelson, but 38 are within 50 miles, enrolling 289,715 students combined.
The closest option is Reinhardt University in Waleska, 11.2 miles from Nelson (about 13-19 minutes by car). Nelson (pop. 1,314) 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 Nelson. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Nelson. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Nelson.
Reinhardt University
- Private 4 Year
- Waleska, GA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 11 miles from Nelson
Reinhardt is a private university known for undergraduate business, education, and music. The campus is set in the small North Georgia mountain town of Waleska.
- SAT Range 940-1160
- Avg GPA 3.25
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $24,550
University of North Georgia
- Public 4 Year
- Dahlonega, GA
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- 24 miles from Nelson
UNG is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and its Corps of Cadets. The Dahlonega campus is one of six senior military colleges in the United States and sits in the Blue Ridge foothills.
- SAT Range 980-1210
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $11,157
Kennesaw State University
- Public 4 Year
- Kennesaw, GA
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- 26 miles from Nelson
Kennesaw State is a large public university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and education. The suburban campuses in Kennesaw and Marietta sit northwest of Atlanta.
- SAT Range 1000-1220
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $15,636
American InterContinental University Atlanta
- Private 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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- 30 miles from Nelson
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $16,482
Brenau University
- Private 4 Year
- Gainesville, GA
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- 32 miles from Nelson
Brenau is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the arts. Traditional undergraduates enroll in its residential Women's College on a historic campus in Gainesville.
- SAT Range 930-1200
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $19,743
Life University
- Private 4 Year
- Marietta, GA
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- 32 miles from Nelson
Life University is a private university known for chiropractic education and undergraduate exercise science and biology. The suburban campus is in Marietta near Atlanta.
- SAT Range 920-1130
- Avg GPA 3.11
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $29,111
Chattahoochee Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Marietta, GA
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- 33 miles from Nelson
A public technical college offering associate degrees and certificates in nursing, information technology, and industrial trades. Campuses serve students across the northwest Atlanta suburbs, including Marietta.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,655
Reformed University
- Private 4 Year
- Lawrenceville, Georgia
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- 33 miles from Nelson
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 -
Interactive College of Technology Chamblee
- Private 2 Year
- Chamblee, GA
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 34 miles from Nelson
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,430
Gwinnett Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Lawrenceville, GA
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4.7 | 3 reviews
- 34 miles from Nelson
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
Lanier Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Gainesville, GA
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- 34 miles from Nelson
Lanier Tech is a public technical college known for undergraduate programs in health sciences and industrial technologies. The main campus is in Gainesville in northeast Georgia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,165
Oglethorpe University
- Private 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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- 35 miles from Nelson
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
Fortis College Smyrna
- Private 2 Year
- Smyrna, GA
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- 35 miles from Nelson
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $23,393
Georgia Gwinnett College
- Public 4 Year
- Lawrenceville, GA
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 35 miles from Nelson
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
Gwinnett College Lilburn
- Private 2 Year
- Lilburn, GA
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- 36 miles from Nelson
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $30,175
Truett McConnell University
- Private 4 Year
- Cleveland, GA
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- 38 miles from Nelson
Truett McConnell is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate Christian studies and education. The campus is in the North Georgia mountains near Cleveland.
- SAT Range 1000-1190
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $22,179
Emory University
- Private 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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4.8 | 5 reviews
- 41 miles from Nelson
Emory is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and the biological sciences. The wooded campus sits in Atlanta's Druid Hills neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1470-1550
- Avg GPA 3.8
- Acceptance Rate 11%
- Net Price $27,303
Agnes Scott College
- Private 4 Year
- Decatur, GA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 42 miles from Nelson
Agnes Scott is a private women's liberal arts college known for undergraduate sciences, writing, and global learning. The residential campus sits in historic Decatur, just outside Atlanta.
- SAT Range 1160-1330
- Avg GPA 3.77
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $27,499