Colleges Near Rock Island
2 colleges are in Rock Island, and 38 total within 100 miles enrolling 135,189 students.
Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences is the nearest college in Rock Island. Rock Island (pop. 39,018) is in Illinois.
Bradley University in Peoria ranks #192 nationally. Augustana College enrolls the most students with 2,570. Eastern Iowa Community College District in Davenport has the lowest tuition at $4,848 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Rock Island. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Rock Island. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Rock Island.
Mount Mercy University
- Private 4 Year
- Cedar Rapids, IA
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1.0 | 2 reviews
- 66 miles from Rock Island
Mount Mercy is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The compact residential campus sits in a neighborhood setting in Cedar Rapids.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $24,347
Methodist College
- Private 4 Year
- Peoria, IL
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- 67 miles from Rock Island
Methodist College is a private college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The compact urban campus sits in Peoria near a regional medical center.
- SAT Range 800-1160
- Avg GPA 2.95
- Acceptance Rate 39%
- Net Price $41,787
Divine Word College
- Private 4 Year
- Epworth, IA
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- 69 miles from Rock Island
Divine Word is a small private Catholic seminary college known for undergraduate philosophy, theology, and intercultural studies. The rural Epworth campus prepares students for missionary service with the Society of the Divine Word.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,083
Spoon River College
- Public 2 Year
- Canton, IL
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- 71 miles from Rock Island
Spoon River College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and agriculture. The campus is located in the small town of Canton in west-central Illinois.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,153
Western Illinois University
- Public 4 Year
- Macomb, IL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 70 miles from Rock Island
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
Clarke University
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 72 miles from Rock Island
Clarke is a small private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The campus sits on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 900-1160
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $26,725
University of Dubuque
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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- 71 miles from Rock Island
University of Dubuque is a private Presbyterian university known for undergraduate aviation and nursing. Most students live on the residential campus near the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 980-1220
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $26,067
Emmaus Bible College
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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- 72 miles from Rock Island
Emmaus is a small private Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies and Christian ministry. The campus sits in Dubuque near the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 1120-1320
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 60%
- Net Price $15,028
Loras College
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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- 71 miles from Rock Island
Loras is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and the humanities. The hilltop campus in Dubuque overlooks the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $21,631
Bradley University
- Private 4 Year
- Peoria, IL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 74 miles from Rock Island
Bradley is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and health sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in Peoria.
- SAT Range 1090-1300
- Avg GPA 3.83
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $23,787
Highland Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Freeport, IL
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- 73 miles from Rock Island
Highland is a community college offering associate degrees and career certificate programs. Most students commute to the Freeport campus from across northwestern Illinois.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,393
Illinois Central College
- Public 2 Year
- East Peoria, IL
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- 76 miles from Rock Island
Illinois Central is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and technical career fields. The main East Peoria campus overlooks the Illinois River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,570
Illinois Valley Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Oglesby, IL
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- 78 miles from Rock Island
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
Maharishi International University
- Private 4 Year
- Fairfield, IA
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- 78 miles from Rock Island
Maharishi International is a private university known for consciousness-based education and undergraduate programs in sustainable living. Students practice Transcendental Meditation as part of campus life in the small town of Fairfield.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $16,281
Eureka College
- Private 4 Year
- Eureka, IL
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- 86 miles from Rock Island
Eureka is a small private liberal arts college with a traditional undergraduate arts-and-sciences curriculum. The residential campus in a small central Illinois town is Ronald Reagan's alma mater.
- SAT Range 870-1155
- Avg GPA 3.22
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $19,128
University of Wisconsin Platteville
- Public 4 Year
- Platteville, WI
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3.0 | 4 reviews
- 87 miles from Rock Island
UW-Platteville is a public university known for undergraduate engineering and agriculture. Most students live on a residential campus in the small college town of Platteville.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $16,266
Kishwaukee College
- Public 2 Year
- Malta, IL
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- 94 miles from Rock Island
Kishwaukee is a public community college known for undergraduate programs in agriculture and nursing. The rural campus is in the small town of Malta in northern Illinois.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,218
Rockford University
- Private 4 Year
- Rockford, IL
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- 98 miles from Rock Island
Rockford is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the liberal arts. The residential campus sits in the mid-sized city of Rockford in northern Illinois.
- SAT Range 850-1070
- Avg GPA 3.25
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $23,642