Colleges Near Wheeling
There are no colleges in Wheeling, but 73 are within 50 miles, enrolling 473,915 students combined.
The closest option is Oakton College in Des Plaines, 5.3 miles from Wheeling (about 6-9 minutes by car). Wheeling (pop. 37,648) is in Illinois.
University of Chicago in Chicago ranks #6 nationally. Gateway Technical College in Kenosha has the lowest tuition at $4,956 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Wheeling. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Wheeling. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Wheeling.
Chicago State University
- Public 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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- 33 miles from Wheeling
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
Trinity Christian College
- Private 4 Year
- Palos Heights, IL
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- 33 miles from Wheeling
Trinity Christian is a private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The suburban campus is in Palos Heights just southwest of Chicago.
- SAT Range 1050-1320
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $19,655
Aurora University
- Private 4 Year
- Aurora, IL
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- 34 miles from Wheeling
Aurora University is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and social work. The suburban campus sits in Aurora, about 40 miles west of Chicago.
- SAT Range 900-1150
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $19,053
City Colleges of Chicago Olive Harvey College
- Public 2 Year
- Chicago, IL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 34 miles from Wheeling
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
Gateway Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Kenosha, WI
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- 33 miles from Wheeling
Gateway Technical College is a public two-year technical college known for associate programs in manufacturing, nursing, and skilled trades. It operates campuses in Kenosha, Racine, and Elkhorn across southeastern Wisconsin.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,185
Carthage College
- Private 4 Year
- Kenosha, WI
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4.5 | 4 reviews
- 34 miles from Wheeling
Carthage is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The campus sits on the western shore of Lake Michigan.
- SAT Range 1000-1205
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $27,066
Waubonsee Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Sugar Grove, IL
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- 36 miles from Wheeling
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
University of Wisconsin Parkside
- Public 4 Year
- Kenosha, WI
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- 36 miles from Wheeling
UW-Parkside is a public university known for undergraduate business, criminal justice, and biological sciences. The wooded Kenosha campus sits between Milwaukee and Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $10,234
Lewis University
- Private 4 Year
- Romeoville, IL
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- 37 miles from Wheeling
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
Fox College
- Private 2 Year
- Tinley Park, IL
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- 40 miles from Wheeling
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 70%
- Net Price $9,576
South Suburban College
- Public 2 Year
- South Holland, IL
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- 39 miles from Wheeling
South Suburban is a public community college offering two-year associate degrees and career certificate programs. The suburban campus is in South Holland, south of Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,814
Calumet College of Saint Joseph
- Private 4 Year
- Whiting, IN
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- 39 miles from Wheeling
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
University of St Francis
- Private 4 Year
- Joliet, IL
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- 42 miles from Wheeling
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
Purdue University Northwest
- Public 4 Year
- Hammond, Indiana
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- 44 miles from Wheeling
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
Joliet Junior College
- Public 2 Year
- Joliet, IL
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1.0 | 2 reviews
- 46 miles from Wheeling
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
Northern Illinois University
- Public 4 Year
- Dekalb, IL
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3.2 | 5 reviews
- 45 miles from Wheeling
NIU is a large public university known for undergraduate business, education, and the visual arts. The residential campus is in the college town of DeKalb west of Chicago.
- SAT Range 940-1170
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 70%
- Net Price $14,243
Prairie State College
- Public 2 Year
- Chicago Heights, IL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 44 miles from Wheeling
Prairie State is a public community college offering associate degrees and career certificate programs. The suburban campus in Chicago Heights draws many commuting students from Chicago's south suburbs.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,317
Governors State University
- Public 4 Year
- University Park, IL
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- 48 miles from Wheeling
Governors State is a public university known for undergraduate programs in nursing, education, and business. The suburban campus sits in University Park south of Chicago.
- SAT Range 830-1060
- Avg GPA 4.0
- Acceptance Rate 48%
- Net Price $12,756