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.
Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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- 42 miles from Nelson
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
Georgia Piedmont Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Clarkston, GA
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- 41 miles from Nelson
Georgia Piedmont is a public technical college known for associate programs in health sciences, business technology, and industrial trades. The main campus is in Clarkston in metro Atlanta's DeKalb County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,509
Clark Atlanta University
- Private 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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- 44 miles from Nelson
Clark Atlanta is a private historically Black university known for undergraduate social work, business, and mass media arts. The urban Atlanta campus is part of the Atlanta University Center consortium with neighboring HBCUs.
- SAT Range 880-1120
- Avg GPA 3.28
- Acceptance Rate 64%
- Net Price $31,223
Georgia State University
- Public 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 43 miles from Nelson
Georgia State is a large public university known for undergraduate business, public health, and public policy. The urban campus sits in downtown Atlanta.
- SAT Range 940-1180
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Acceptance Rate 55%
- Net Price $16,854
Herzing University Atlanta
- Private 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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- 43 miles from Nelson
Herzing is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, healthcare, and technology programs. The urban Atlanta campus centers on career-focused professional degrees.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 94%
- Net Price $21,390
Beulah Heights University
- Private 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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- 44 miles from Nelson
Beulah Heights is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The urban Atlanta campus centers on faith-based degree programs.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Morehouse College
- Private 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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- 44 miles from Nelson
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
- 44 miles from Nelson
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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- 43 miles from Nelson
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
Dalton State College
- Public 4 Year
- Dalton, GA
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- 45 miles from Nelson
Dalton State is a public college known for undergraduate business, nursing, and teacher education. The campus is in northwest Georgia's Dalton, a city long tied to the carpet industry.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,625
Atlanta Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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- 46 miles from Nelson
Atlanta Technical College is a public technical college known for associate degrees and certificates in health sciences, industrial technology, and business. Students attend an urban campus in Atlanta.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Atlanta Metropolitan State College
- Public 2 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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- 46 miles from Nelson
Atlanta Metropolitan is a public state college known for undergraduate business administration and criminal justice. Most students commute to the urban campus in southwest Atlanta.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,630
Berry College
- Private 4 Year
- Mount Berry, GA
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- 47 miles from Nelson
Berry is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate animal science, business, and education. Most students join a campus work program on the college's 27,000-acre grounds of forests and farmland near Rome.
- SAT Range 1125-1330
- Avg GPA 3.84
- Acceptance Rate 64%
- Net Price $25,363
Georgia Northwestern Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Rome, GA
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- 47 miles from Nelson
Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public technical college offering associate degrees and certificates in health sciences, industrial technology, and business. Campuses across northwest Georgia are centered on the main location in Rome.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,617
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service
- Private 2 Year
- Decatur, GA
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- 48 miles from Nelson
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.0
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $26,629
Shorter University
- Private 4 Year
- Rome, GA
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- 48 miles from Nelson
Shorter is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, music, and education. The campus sits in the small city of Rome in northwest Georgia.
- SAT Range 1040-1200
- Avg GPA 3.25
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $16,821
Luther Rice College & Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Lithonia, GA
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- 49 miles from Nelson
Luther Rice is a private Christian college and seminary known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The campus is in Lithonia in metro Atlanta.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $27,883
Georgia Highlands College
- Public 2 Year
- Rome, GA
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- 50 miles from Nelson
Georgia Highlands is a public state college known for undergraduate nursing programs and associate degrees built for transfer. Students attend classes across multiple campuses in northwest Georgia, including Rome.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.02
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,838