Colleges Near South Bend
1 college is in South Bend, and 105 total within 100 miles enrolling 616,551 students.
The closest option is Holy Cross College in Notre Dame, 1.7 miles from South Bend (about 2-3 minutes by car). South Bend (pop. 101,168) is in Indiana.
University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois ranks #6 nationally. Indiana University South Bend enrolls the most students with 4,631. Glen Oaks Community College in Centreville has the lowest tuition at $5,760 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from South Bend. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near South Bend. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near South Bend.
Calvin University
- Private 4 Year
- Grand Rapids, MI
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 93 miles from South Bend
Calvin is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the liberal arts. The Grand Rapids campus is rooted in the Reformed tradition of the Christian Reformed Church.
- SAT Range 1083-1330
- Avg GPA 3.84
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $25,231
Purdue University Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- West Lafayette, IN
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4.6 | 5 reviews
- 93 miles from South Bend
Purdue is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, agriculture, and computer science. Students live on a large campus in the college town of West Lafayette along the Wabash River.
- SAT Range 1200-1480
- Avg GPA 3.67
- Acceptance Rate 50%
- Net Price $13,722
Chamberlain University Illinois
- Private 4 Year
- Addison, IL
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- 93 miles from South Bend
- SAT Range 770-850
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $31,599
Benedictine University
- Private 4 Year
- Lisle, IL
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- 95 miles from South Bend
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
Lewis University
- Private 4 Year
- Romeoville, IL
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- 94 miles from South Bend
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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- 95 miles from South Bend
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
Wheaton College
- Private 4 Year
- Wheaton, IL
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4.0 | 3 reviews
- 95 miles from South Bend
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
Aquinas College
- Private 4 Year
- Grand Rapids, MI
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- 95 miles from South Bend
Aquinas is a private Dominican liberal arts college known for undergraduate education and business. The wooded campus sits in a residential neighborhood of Grand Rapids.
- SAT Range 910-1140
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $18,018
Grand Rapids Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Grand Rapids, MI
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- 94 miles from South Bend
GRCC is a public community college known for undergraduate programs in culinary arts and nursing. The urban campus sits in downtown Grand Rapids.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,720
Spring Arbor University
- Private 4 Year
- Spring Arbor, MI
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3.2 | 4 reviews
- 95 miles from South Bend
Spring Arbor is a private Free Methodist university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and social work. The residential campus sits in the small village of Spring Arbor in south-central Michigan.
- SAT Range 1010-1240
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 52%
- Net Price $21,067
North Central College
- Private 4 Year
- Naperville, IL
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- 97 miles from South Bend
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
William Rainey Harper College
- Public 2 Year
- Palatine, IL
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 97 miles from South Bend
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
Cornerstone University
- Private 4 Year
- Grand Rapids, MI
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- 96 miles from South Bend
Cornerstone is a private Christian university known for undergraduate ministry, biblical studies, and business. Students live on a compact residential campus in Grand Rapids.
- SAT Range 970-1220
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.28
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $21,335
Joliet Junior College
- Public 2 Year
- Joliet, IL
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1.0 | 2 reviews
- 100 miles from South Bend
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
Kuyper College
- Private 4 Year
- Grand Rapids, MI
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- 99 miles from South Bend
Kuyper is a small private Christian college known for undergraduate ministry, biblical studies, and social work. Students study on a faith-based Grand Rapids campus rooted in the Reformed tradition.
- SAT Range 935-1170
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.34
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $17,669