Colleges Near Lincoln
There are no colleges in Lincoln, but 28 are within 100 miles, enrolling 168,901 students combined.
The closest option is Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, 30.8 miles from Lincoln (about 37-53 minutes by car). Lincoln (pop. 14,504) 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 Lincoln. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Lincoln. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Lincoln.
Knox College
- Private 4 Year
- Galesburg, IL
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- 76 miles from Lincoln
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
Carl Sandburg College
- Public 2 Year
- Galesburg, IL
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- 79 miles from Lincoln
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
Eastern Illinois University
- Public 4 Year
- Charleston, IL
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- 79 miles from Lincoln
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
Illinois Valley Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Oglesby, IL
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- 81 miles from Lincoln
A public community college known for nursing and career-technical associate programs. Most students commute to the campus in the small city of Oglesby.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,437
Monmouth College
- Private 4 Year
- Monmouth, IL
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- 85 miles from Lincoln
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
Greenville University
- Private 4 Year
- Greenville, IL
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- 87 miles from Lincoln
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
Danville Area Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Danville, IL
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- 94 miles from Lincoln
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
Lewis and Clark Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Godfrey, IL
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- 94 miles from Lincoln
Lewis and Clark is a public community college offering associate degrees and career certificates for transfer and workforce training. The main campus is in Godfrey, just north of the St. Louis metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $2,781
Principia College
- Private 4 Year
- Elsah, Illinois
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- 98 miles from Lincoln
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
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
- Public 4 Year
- Edwardsville, IL
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- 100 miles from Lincoln
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