Colleges Near Atlanta
There are no colleges in Atlanta, but 27 are within 100 miles, enrolling 157,966 students combined.
The closest option is Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, 20.1 miles from Atlanta (about 24-34 minutes by car). Atlanta (pop. 1,692) is in Illinois.
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign in Champaign ranks #117 nationally. Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield has the lowest tuition at $7,104 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Atlanta. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Atlanta. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Atlanta.
Knox College
- Private 4 Year
- Galesburg, IL
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- 76 miles from Atlanta
Knox is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate creative writing and the sciences. The historic campus in Galesburg includes Old Main, site of an 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debate.
- SAT Range 1180-1440
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $25,709
Eastern Illinois University
- Public 4 Year
- Charleston, IL
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- 78 miles from Atlanta
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
Western Illinois University
- Public 4 Year
- Macomb, IL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 78 miles from Atlanta
Western Illinois is a public university known for undergraduate criminal justice, education, and agriculture. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Macomb.
- SAT Range 880-1090
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $14,208
Carl Sandburg College
- Public 2 Year
- Galesburg, IL
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- 79 miles from Atlanta
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
Danville Area Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Danville, IL
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- 87 miles from Atlanta
Danville Area Community College is a public community college offering associate degrees and career and technical programs. Most students commute to a compact campus in the small city of Danville near the Indiana border.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,581
Monmouth College
- Private 4 Year
- Monmouth, IL
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 86 miles from Atlanta
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
Kankakee Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Kankakee, IL
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- 92 miles from Atlanta
A public community college known for nursing and allied health programs. Most students commute to the campus in Kankakee.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.9
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,789
Olivet Nazarene University
- Private 4 Year
- Bourbonnais, IL
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 94 miles from Atlanta
Olivet Nazarene is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and ministry. The residential campus sits in the small town of Bourbonnais south of Chicago.
- SAT Range 950-1220
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.38
- Acceptance Rate 56%
- Net Price $21,281
Greenville University
- Private 4 Year
- Greenville, IL
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- 95 miles from Atlanta
Greenville University is a private Free Methodist university known for undergraduate teacher education and music. Most students live on the residential campus in the small town of Greenville.
- SAT Range 771-1230
- Avg GPA 3.23
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $20,799