Colleges Near Dayton
There are no colleges in Dayton, but 49 are within 100 miles, enrolling 441,309 students combined.
The closest option is Purdue University Main Campus in West Lafayette, 8.2 miles from Dayton (about 10-14 minutes by car). Dayton (pop. 1,420) is in Indiana.
University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame ranks #27 nationally. Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis has the lowest tuition at $5,154 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Dayton. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Dayton. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Dayton.
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Terre Haute, IN
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0.0 | 1 reviews
- 68 miles from Dayton
Rose-Hulman is a private college known for undergraduate engineering, science, and mathematics. Most students live on the residential campus in Terre Haute.
- SAT Range 1320-1500
- Avg GPA 4.0
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $45,406
Taylor University
- Private 4 Year
- Upland, IN
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4.0 | 4 reviews
- 67 miles from Dayton
Taylor is a private Christian university known for undergraduate education, business, and nursing. Most students live on the residential campus in the small town of Upland.
- SAT Range 1070-1330
- Avg GPA 3.87
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $26,178
Indiana State University
- Public 4 Year
- Terre Haute, IN
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- 71 miles from Dayton
Indiana State is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. The campus is in the city of Terre Haute in western Indiana.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.29
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $12,066
Saint Mary of the Woods College
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Mary of the Woods, IN
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- 70 miles from Dayton
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate music therapy, nursing, and equine studies. The wooded campus near Terre Haute is the historic home of the Sisters of Providence.
- SAT Range 875-1070
- Avg GPA 3.35
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $20,451
Ball State University
- Public 4 Year
- Muncie, IN
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4.6 | 5 reviews
- 73 miles from Dayton
Ball State is a public university known for undergraduate architecture, education, and telecommunications. The college-town campus is in Muncie.
- SAT Range 1080-1260
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $13,599
Franklin College
- Private 4 Year
- Franklin, IN
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 73 miles from Dayton
Franklin College is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate journalism. The traditional campus sits in the small college town of Franklin, south of Indianapolis.
- SAT Range 1060-1240
- Avg GPA 3.51
- Acceptance Rate 70%
- Net Price $24,189
Kankakee Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Kankakee, IL
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- 75 miles from Dayton
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
College of Court Reporting Inc
- Private 2 Year
- Valparaiso, IN
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- 77 miles from Dayton
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $38,145
Huntington University
- Private 4 Year
- Huntington, IN
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- 76 miles from Dayton
Huntington is a private Christian university known for undergraduate education and ministry. Most students live on a residential campus in the small city of Huntington.
- SAT Range 930-1150
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $19,767
Grace College and Theological Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Winona Lake, IN
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 77 miles from Dayton
Grace College is a private Christian college known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The campus sits beside Winona Lake in northern Indiana.
- SAT Range 1000-1200
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $21,065
Valparaiso University
- Private 4 Year
- Valparaiso, IN
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 76 miles from Dayton
Valparaiso is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate engineering, meteorology, and nursing. The residential campus sits in a college town in northwest Indiana.
- SAT Range 1060-1280
- Avg GPA 3.76
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $21,766
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
- Public 4 Year
- Champaign, IL
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4.4 | 5 reviews
- 79 miles from Dayton
Illinois is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate computer science and engineering. The campus spans the adjacent college towns of Champaign and Urbana.
- SAT Range 1310-1520
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.79
- Acceptance Rate 42%
- Net Price $13,973
Olivet Nazarene University
- Private 4 Year
- Bourbonnais, IL
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 79 miles from Dayton
Olivet Nazarene is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and ministry. The residential campus sits in the small town of Bourbonnais south of Chicago.
- SAT Range 950-1220
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.38
- Acceptance Rate 56%
- Net Price $21,281
Parkland College
- Public 2 Year
- Champaign, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 82 miles from Dayton
Parkland is a community college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences programs. Most students commute to the campus in Champaign.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,681
Indiana University Bloomington
- Public 4 Year
- Bloomington, IN
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 85 miles from Dayton
IU is a large public university known for undergraduate business, music, and media. Bloomington is a classic college town built around a historic limestone campus.
- SAT Range 1170-1400
- Avg GPA 3.74
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $17,270
Indiana University Northwest
- Public 4 Year
- Gary, IN
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- 87 miles from Dayton
IU Northwest is a public regional campus of Indiana University known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The urban Gary campus primarily serves commuting students from Northwest Indiana.
- SAT Range 910-1180
- Avg GPA 3.14
- Acceptance Rate 73%
- Net Price $5,745
Governors State University
- Public 4 Year
- University Park, IL
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- 89 miles from Dayton
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
Prairie State College
- Public 2 Year
- Chicago Heights, IL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 91 miles from Dayton
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