Colleges Near Sterling
There are no colleges in Sterling, but 69 are within 100 miles, enrolling 438,604 students combined.
The closest option is Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon, 5.2 miles from Sterling (about 6-9 minutes by car). Sterling (pop. 15,370) is in Illinois.
University of Wisconsin Madison in Madison, Wisconsin ranks #109 nationally. Blackhawk Technical College in Janesville has the lowest tuition at $4,267 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Sterling. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Sterling. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Sterling.
Joliet Junior College
- Public 2 Year
- Joliet, IL
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1.0 | 2 reviews
- 81 miles from Sterling
Joliet Junior College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and agriculture programs. It was founded as the nation's first public community college, with its main campus in Joliet southwest of Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,090
North Central College
- Private 4 Year
- Naperville, IL
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- 80 miles from Sterling
North Central is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in suburban Naperville, west of Chicago.
- SAT Range 1055-1310
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $23,276
Benedictine University
- Private 4 Year
- Lisle, IL
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- 82 miles from Sterling
Benedictine is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and biology. The suburban campus is in Lisle in Chicago's western suburbs.
- SAT Range 1050-1280
- Avg GPA 3.26
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $23,139
Wheaton College
- Private 4 Year
- Wheaton, IL
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4.0 | 3 reviews
- 82 miles from Sterling
Wheaton is a private evangelical Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate biblical studies, theology, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in a western suburb of Chicago.
- SAT Range 1260-1470
- Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $31,356
College of DuPage
- Public 2 Year
- Glen Ellyn, IL
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- 84 miles from Sterling
College of DuPage is a large community college known for associate programs in nursing, health sciences, and culinary arts. Most students commute to the suburban campus in Glen Ellyn west of Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,691
Lewis University
- Private 4 Year
- Romeoville, IL
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- 84 miles from Sterling
Lewis is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate aviation and nursing. The suburban Romeoville campus includes its own airport used for flight training.
- SAT Range 960-1210
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $18,959
University of St Francis
- Private 4 Year
- Joliet, IL
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- 85 miles from Sterling
University of St. Francis is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and education. The campus sits in Joliet, a suburban city southwest of Chicago.
- SAT Range 1030-1220
- Avg GPA 3.47
- Acceptance Rate 65%
- Net Price $14,045
William Rainey Harper College
- Public 2 Year
- Palatine, IL
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 86 miles from Sterling
Harper College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The suburban campus sits in Palatine in the northwest Chicago suburbs.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.94
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,145
University of Wisconsin Whitewater
- Public 4 Year
- Whitewater, WI
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- 87 miles from Sterling
UW-Whitewater is a public university known for undergraduate business and education. The campus is set in the small college town of Whitewater in southeastern Wisconsin.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $12,709
Chamberlain University Illinois
- Private 4 Year
- Addison, IL
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- 86 miles from Sterling
- SAT Range 770-850
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $31,599
Edgewood College
- Private 4 Year
- Madison, WI
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2.7 | 3 reviews
- 88 miles from Sterling
Edgewood is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing and education. The wooded campus overlooks Lake Wingra in Madison.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $27,038
Elmhurst University
- Private 4 Year
- Elmhurst, IL
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 90 miles from Sterling
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
Spoon River College
- Public 2 Year
- Canton, IL
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- 90 miles from Sterling
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
Cornell College
- Private 4 Year
- Mount Vernon, IA
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- 89 miles from Sterling
Cornell College is a private liberal arts college known for its One Course At A Time calendar of intensive undergraduate courses. Most students live on the residential campus in the small town of Mount Vernon.
- SAT Range 1120-1285
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $25,220
University of Wisconsin Madison
- Public 4 Year
- Madison, WI
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 89 miles from Sterling
Wisconsin is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate business, engineering, and the biological sciences. The lakeside campus occupies an isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona in a classic college town.
- SAT Range 1380-1520
- Avg GPA 3.88
- Acceptance Rate 45%
- Net Price $14,235
Madison Area Technical College
- Public 4 Year
- Madison, WI
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 93 miles from Sterling
A public technical college known for undergraduate nursing, information technology, and skilled trades programs. Students attend campuses in and around Madison.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,284
College of Lake County
- Public 2 Year
- Grayslake, IL
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 94 miles from Sterling
College of Lake County is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and health sciences. The main campus is in suburban Grayslake north of Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,357
Oakton College
- Public 2 Year
- Des Plaines, IL
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- 95 miles from Sterling
Oakton is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, business, and liberal arts transfer. The main campus sits in suburban Des Plaines northwest of Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,401