Colleges Near Rockdale
There are no colleges in Rockdale, but 69 are within 50 miles, enrolling 441,626 students combined.
The closest option is University of St Francis in Joliet, 2.2 miles from Rockdale (about 3-4 minutes by car). Rockdale (pop. 1,976) is in Illinois.
University of Chicago in Chicago ranks #6 nationally. Elgin Community College in Elgin has the lowest tuition at $7,140 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Rockdale. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Rockdale. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Rockdale.
Waubonsee Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Sugar Grove, IL
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- 27 miles from Rockdale
Waubonsee is a community college offering associate degrees and career certificates for transfer and workforce entry. The main campus is in the village of Sugar Grove in the western Chicago suburbs.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,754
Elmhurst University
- Private 4 Year
- Elmhurst, IL
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 28 miles from Rockdale
Elmhurst is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in a residential suburb west of Chicago.
- SAT Range 990-1260
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $24,629
Morton College
- Public 2 Year
- Cicero, IL
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- 29 miles from Rockdale
Morton College is a public community college offering associate degrees and career certificate programs. The campus sits in Cicero, a near-west suburb of Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,716
Chicago State University
- Public 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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- 30 miles from Rockdale
Chicago State is a public university known for undergraduate education and nursing. The urban campus is located on Chicago's South Side.
- SAT Range 750-963
- Avg GPA 3.18
- Acceptance Rate 43%
- Net Price $10,441
City Colleges of Chicago Kennedy King College
- Public 2 Year
- Chicago, IL
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- 31 miles from Rockdale
Kennedy-King is a public community college known for culinary arts through the Washburne Culinary Institute and construction trades programs. The urban campus is on Chicago's South Side in the Englewood neighborhood.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,563
City Colleges of Chicago Olive Harvey College
- Public 2 Year
- Chicago, IL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 31 miles from Rockdale
Olive-Harvey is a public community college known for undergraduate programs in transportation, distribution, and logistics. The South Side campus is part of the City Colleges of Chicago system.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,209
Concordia University Chicago
- Private 4 Year
- River Forest, IL
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- 31 miles from Rockdale
Concordia Chicago is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate education and teacher preparation. The suburban campus sits in River Forest just west of Chicago.
- SAT Range 990-1180
- Avg GPA 3.18
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $19,073
Kankakee Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Kankakee, IL
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- 31 miles from Rockdale
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
Dominican University
- Private 4 Year
- River Forest, IL
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- 31 miles from Rockdale
Dominican is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. The suburban River Forest campus sits just west of Chicago.
- SAT Range 880-1100
- Avg GPA 3.74
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $13,402
Triton College
- Public 2 Year
- River Grove, IL
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 32 miles from Rockdale
Triton is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and automotive technology programs. The suburban campus sits in River Grove near Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,648
Chamberlain University Illinois
- Private 4 Year
- Addison, IL
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- 31 miles from Rockdale
- SAT Range 770-850
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $31,599
University of Chicago
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 33 miles from Rockdale
UChicago is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate economics and a rigorous Core Curriculum. The urban campus occupies Hyde Park on Chicago's South Side.
- SAT Range 1510-1580
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.95
- Acceptance Rate 4%
- Net Price $28,060
City Colleges of Chicago Malcolm X College
- Public 2 Year
- Chicago, IL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 34 miles from Rockdale
Malcolm X College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The urban campus is part of the City Colleges of Chicago system on the city's Near West Side.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,623
Illinois Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 34 miles from Rockdale
Illinois Tech is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, architecture, and computer science. The urban Chicago campus is noted for its modernist buildings by Mies van der Rohe.
- SAT Range 1180-1440
- Avg GPA 3.84
- Acceptance Rate 55%
- Net Price $24,796
Rush University
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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- 34 miles from Rockdale
Rush is a private health sciences university known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The urban Chicago campus is closely tied to Rush University Medical Center.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
VanderCook College of Music
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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- 34 miles from Rockdale
VanderCook is a private college known for undergraduate music education and teacher preparation. The urban Chicago campus centers on training future band, orchestra, and choral music teachers.
- SAT Range 890-1160
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $21,306
Calumet College of Saint Joseph
- Private 4 Year
- Whiting, IN
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- 34 miles from Rockdale
Calumet College of Saint Joseph is a small private Catholic college known for undergraduate criminal justice, business, and education. The Whiting campus lies near the southern shore of Lake Michigan in the Chicago area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.75
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $16,765
Purdue University Northwest
- Public 4 Year
- Hammond, Indiana
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- 34 miles from Rockdale
Purdue Northwest is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and technology. The Hammond campus sits in northwest Indiana near the Chicago metro area.
- SAT Range 890-1140
- Avg GPA 3.19
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $7,916