Colleges Near Purdue University
There are no colleges in Purdue University, but 55 are within 100 miles, enrolling 475,738 students combined.
The closest option is Purdue University Main Campus in West Lafayette, 0.5 miles from Purdue University (about 1-1 minutes by car). Purdue University (pop. 12,183) 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 Purdue University. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Purdue University. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Purdue University.
Olivet Nazarene University
- Private 4 Year
- Bourbonnais, IL
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 71 miles from Purdue University
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
Anderson University
- Private 4 Year
- Anderson, IN
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- 70 miles from Purdue University
Anderson University is a private Christian university known for undergraduate music, nursing, and business. Most students live on its residential campus in Anderson, northeast of Indianapolis.
- SAT Range 900-1150
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $25,332
Saint Mary of the Woods College
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Mary of the Woods, IN
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- 70 miles from Purdue University
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
Indiana State University
- Public 4 Year
- Terre Haute, IN
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- 71 miles from Purdue University
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
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
- Public 4 Year
- Champaign, IL
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4.4 | 5 reviews
- 72 miles from Purdue University
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
College of Court Reporting Inc
- Private 2 Year
- Valparaiso, IN
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- 72 miles from Purdue University
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $38,145
Valparaiso University
- Private 4 Year
- Valparaiso, IN
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 72 miles from Purdue University
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
Manchester University
- Private 4 Year
- North Manchester, IN
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- 73 miles from Purdue University
Manchester is a private liberal arts university known for undergraduate peace studies and the sciences. The residential campus sits in the small town of North Manchester in northern Indiana.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $19,425
Parkland College
- Public 2 Year
- Champaign, IL
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- 75 miles from Purdue University
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
Taylor University
- Private 4 Year
- Upland, IN
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4.0 | 4 reviews
- 75 miles from Purdue University
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
Governors State University
- Public 4 Year
- University Park, IL
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- 82 miles from Purdue University
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
Ball State University
- Public 4 Year
- Muncie, IN
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4.6 | 5 reviews
- 81 miles from Purdue University
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
- 80 miles from Purdue University
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
Grace College and Theological Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Winona Lake, IN
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 80 miles from Purdue University
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
Huntington University
- Private 4 Year
- Huntington, IN
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- 81 miles from Purdue University
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
Indiana University Northwest
- Public 4 Year
- Gary, IN
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- 81 miles from Purdue University
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
Prairie State College
- Public 2 Year
- Chicago Heights, IL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 84 miles from Purdue University
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
Purdue University Northwest
- Public 4 Year
- Hammond, Indiana
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- 85 miles from Purdue University
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