Colleges Near Columbia
There are no colleges in Columbia, but 40 are within 100 miles, enrolling 209,804 students combined.
The closest option is University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, 29.6 miles from Columbia (about 36-51 minutes by car). Columbia (pop. 6,582) is in Mississippi.
Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana ranks #350 nationally. Pearl River Community College in Poplarville has the lowest tuition at $3,700 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Columbia. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Columbia. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Columbia.
Wesley Biblical Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Ridgeland, MS
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- 81 miles from Columbia
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 57%
- Net Price -
University of New Orleans
- Public 4 Year
- New Orleans, LA
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3.5 | 2 reviews
- 86 miles from Columbia
UNO is a public university known for undergraduate naval architecture, marine engineering, and hospitality. The urban campus sits on the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain.
- SAT Range 935-1241
- Avg GPA 3.21
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $12,258
Southern University at New Orleans
- Public 4 Year
- New Orleans, LA
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- 86 miles from Columbia
Southern University at New Orleans is a public HBCU known for undergraduate social work, criminal justice, and business. The urban campus occupies a site in New Orleans's Gentilly area.
- SAT Range 820-1050
- Avg GPA 2.4
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $14,480
Dillard University
- Private 4 Year
- New Orleans, LA
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- 88 miles from Columbia
Dillard is a private historically Black university known for undergraduate nursing, public health, and the sciences. The urban campus sits in New Orleans's Gentilly neighborhood.
- SAT Range 968-1202
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 42%
- Net Price $21,842
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- New Orleans, Louisiana
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- 88 miles from Columbia
NOBTS is a private Southern Baptist seminary with undergraduate programs in biblical studies and Christian ministry through Leavell College. The New Orleans campus centers on training for pastoral and church ministry roles.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,164
Herzing University New Orleans
- Private 4 Year
- Metairie, LA
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- 88 miles from Columbia
Herzing is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, healthcare, and business programs. The suburban campus is in Metairie near New Orleans.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $21,269
Delgado Community College
- Public 2 Year
- New Orleans, LA
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- 89 miles from Columbia
Delgado is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, allied health, and culinary arts. Multiple urban campuses serve students across the New Orleans metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,564
Alcorn State University
- Public 4 Year
- Alcorn State, MS
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 89 miles from Columbia
Alcorn State is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate agriculture, nursing, and biology. The rural campus sits in southwestern Mississippi.
- SAT Range 670-998
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 45%
- Net Price $12,376
Blue Cliff College Metairie
- Private 2 Year
- Metairie, LA
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- 89 miles from Columbia
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,863
Nunez Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Chalmette, LA
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- 90 miles from Columbia
Nunez is a public community college offering associate degrees and technical programs in nursing and process technology. The campus is in Chalmette, a New Orleans-area community in St. Bernard Parish.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.52
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,562
Xavier University of Louisiana
- Private 4 Year
- New Orleans, LA
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- 91 miles from Columbia
Xavier University of Louisiana is a private Catholic HBCU known for undergraduate pharmacy, biology, and chemistry. The urban campus sits in New Orleans.
- SAT Range 950-1113
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $17,162
Loyola University New Orleans
- Private 4 Year
- New Orleans, LA
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2.5 | 2 reviews
- 93 miles from Columbia
Loyola New Orleans is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate music and communications. The Uptown campus sits beside Audubon Park.
- SAT Range 1050-1240
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $26,291
University of Holy Cross
- Private 4 Year
- New Orleans, LA
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- 93 miles from Columbia
University of Holy Cross is a small private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus is in New Orleans's Algiers neighborhood on the West Bank of the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.12
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $14,420
Tulane University of Louisiana
- Private 4 Year
- New Orleans, LA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 93 miles from Columbia
Tulane is a private university known for undergraduate public health, business, and architecture. The uptown New Orleans campus sits beside Audubon Park.
- SAT Range 1400-1520
- Avg GPA 3.64
- Acceptance Rate 14%
- Net Price $47,427
East Central Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Decatur, MS
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- 92 miles from Columbia
East Central is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and career-technical programs. Students attend classes on a small-town campus in Decatur.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,729
Fortis College Baton Rouge
- Private 2 Year
- Baton Rouge, LA
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- 94 miles from Columbia
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $25,781
Remington College Baton Rouge Campus
- Private 2 Year
- Baton Rouge, LA
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- 93 miles from Columbia
A private career college known for undergraduate programs in nursing, criminal justice, and business. The urban Baton Rouge campus emphasizes career-focused associate degrees and certificates.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $23,003
Southern University and A & M College
- Public 4 Year
- Baton Rouge, LA
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- 95 miles from Columbia
Southern is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate nursing, engineering, and agriculture. The Baton Rouge campus sits on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 790-1020
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 35%
- Net Price $18,353