Colleges Near Athens
There are no colleges in Athens, but 48 are within 100 miles, enrolling 263,852 students combined.
The closest option is Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, 17.6 miles from Athens (about 21-30 minutes by car). Athens (pop. 1,988) is in Illinois.
Washington University in St Louis in St. Louis, Missouri ranks #21 nationally. St Charles Community College in Cottleville has the lowest tuition at $4,656 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Athens. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Athens. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Athens.
Parkland College
- Public 2 Year
- Champaign, IL
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- 77 miles from Athens
Parkland is a community college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences programs. Most students commute to the campus in Champaign.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,681
Principia College
- Private 4 Year
- Elsah, Illinois
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- 78 miles from Athens
Principia is a small private liberal arts college affiliated with Christian Science. The historic campus overlooks the Mississippi River from bluffs in rural Elsah.
- SAT Range 1040-1250
- Avg GPA 3.34
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $18,248
Carl Sandburg College
- Public 2 Year
- Galesburg, IL
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- 79 miles from Athens
Carl Sandburg College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, business, and industrial technology. The campus is in Galesburg, a small city in western Illinois.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,374
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
- Public 4 Year
- Champaign, IL
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4.4 | 5 reviews
- 80 miles from Athens
Illinois is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate computer science and engineering. The campus spans the adjacent college towns of Champaign and Urbana.
- SAT Range 1310-1520
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.79
- Acceptance Rate 42%
- Net Price $13,973
Lake Land College
- Public 2 Year
- Mattoon, IL
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- 81 miles from Athens
Lake Land is a public community college known for associate degree programs in agriculture and nursing. The campus is located in the small city of Mattoon in east-central Illinois.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,414
Monmouth College
- Private 4 Year
- Monmouth, IL
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 82 miles from Athens
Monmouth is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in a small college town in western Illinois.
- SAT Range 1000-1210
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $17,768
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
- Public 4 Year
- Edwardsville, IL
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- 82 miles from Athens
SIUE is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The large wooded campus sits in the St. Louis metro area.
- SAT Range 950-1190
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $17,115
John Wood Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Quincy, IL
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- 86 miles from Athens
John Wood is a public community college offering associate degrees and career-technical programs. The main campus is in Quincy in western Illinois near the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,858
Eastern Illinois University
- Public 4 Year
- Charleston, IL
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- 89 miles from Athens
Eastern Illinois is a mid-sized public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the college town of Charleston in east-central Illinois.
- SAT Range 880-1090
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 65%
- Net Price $13,787
Quincy University
- Private 4 Year
- Quincy, IL
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2.3 | 3 reviews
- 88 miles from Athens
Quincy is a small private Catholic university in the Franciscan tradition known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The residential campus is in the Mississippi River city of Quincy.
- SAT Range 1000-1200
- Avg GPA 3.47
- Acceptance Rate 51%
- Net Price $19,477
Hannibal LaGrange University
- Private 4 Year
- Hannibal, MO
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- 90 miles from Athens
Hannibal-LaGrange is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus is in Mark Twain's hometown of Hannibal along the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 1067-1315
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 73%
- Net Price $22,685
Lindenwood University
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Charles, MO
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- 91 miles from Athens
Lindenwood is a private university known for undergraduate business, education, and communications. The residential campus is in historic St. Charles near St. Louis.
- SAT Range 1023-1230
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 57%
- Net Price $20,901
University of Missouri St Louis
- Public 4 Year
- Saint Louis, MO
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- 92 miles from Athens
UMSL is a public university known for undergraduate business, education, and nursing. The suburban campus is in St. Louis County.
- SAT Range 1060-1290
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $14,008
Saint Louis Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Bridgeton, MO
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- 92 miles from Athens
STLCC is a public community college known for associate degrees in nursing, allied health, and technical career programs. The suburban campus sits in Bridgeton in the St. Louis metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,181
McKendree University
- Private 4 Year
- Lebanon, IL
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- 94 miles from Athens
McKendree is a small private university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The historic campus in Lebanon is Illinois's oldest college and sits near the St. Louis metro area.
- SAT Range 871-1277
- Avg GPA 3.38
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $22,444
Stevens The Institute of Business & Arts
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Louis, MO
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- 95 miles from Athens
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $19,137
Ranken Technical College
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Louis, MO
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- 95 miles from Athens
Ranken is a private technical college known for undergraduate programs in automotive technology, electrical systems, and manufacturing. The urban St. Louis campus emphasizes hands-on technical training.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $18,286
Southeastern Community College
- Public 2 Year
- West Burlington, IA
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- 96 miles from Athens
A public community college known for associate degrees in nursing and industrial technology. The campus is in the small city of West Burlington in southeastern Iowa.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,587