Colleges Near Jackson

William Carey University

• Private 4 Year
• Hattiesburg, MS
• 4.0 | 1 reviews

• 88 miles from Jackson

William Carey is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and music. The main campus is in Hattiesburg in southern Mississippi.

• SAT Range 1040-1290
• Predicted Avg GPA 3.46
• Acceptance Rate 60%
• Net Price $15,469

Delta State University

• Public 4 Year
• Cleveland, MS
• 5.0 | 2 reviews

• 103 miles from Jackson

Delta State is a public university known for undergraduate commercial aviation and teacher education. The campus is in the Mississippi Delta town of Cleveland.

• SAT Range 925-1210
• Avg GPA 3.37
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $14,021

East Mississippi Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Scooba, MS
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• 107 miles from Jackson

A public community college offering associate degrees and career-technical programs. The rural campus is located in the small town of Scooba in eastern Mississippi.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $4,341

Louisiana Delta Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Monroe, LA
• | 0 reviews

• 107 miles from Jackson

Louisiana Delta is a public community college offering associate degrees and career-technical programs such as nursing and industrial technology. The main campus sits in Monroe in northeast Louisiana.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 2.41
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $7,102

University of Louisiana at Monroe

• Public 4 Year
• Monroe, LA
• | 0 reviews

• 110 miles from Jackson

ULM is a public university known for undergraduate pharmacy, nursing, and health sciences. The campus borders Bayou DeSiard in Monroe.

• SAT Range 1160-1360
• Avg GPA 3.53
• Acceptance Rate 85%
• Net Price $13,648

Pearl River Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Poplarville, MS
• | 0 reviews

• 109 miles from Jackson

A public community college known for associate-level nursing and career-technical programs. The small-town campus in southern Mississippi serves students pursuing transfer and workforce credentials.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $7,170

Miller Motte College McCann Monroe

• Private 2 Year
• Monroe, LA
• | 0 reviews

• 111 miles from Jackson

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $20,773

Mississippi State University

• Public 4 Year
• Mississippi State, MS
• | 0 reviews

• 114 miles from Jackson

Mississippi State is a large public university known for undergraduate agriculture, engineering, and architecture. Starkville is a college town centered on the campus.

• SAT Range 1100-1350
• Avg GPA 3.58
• Acceptance Rate 78%
• Net Price $18,478

University of West Alabama

• Public 4 Year
• Livingston, AL
• | 0 reviews

• 120 miles from Jackson

West Alabama is a public university known for undergraduate education and business programs. The campus sits in the small town of Livingston in western Alabama.

• SAT Range 860-1120
• Predicted Avg GPA 3.16
• Acceptance Rate 43%
• Net Price $13,954

Saint Joseph Seminary College

• Private 4 Year
• St. Benedict, LA
• | 0 reviews

• 124 miles from Jackson

Saint Joseph Seminary College is a private Catholic seminary college known for undergraduate philosophy and liberal arts formation for men preparing for the priesthood. The rural campus sits on the grounds of Saint Joseph Abbey in St. Benedict.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 3.25
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $44,114

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Perkinston, MS
• | 0 reviews

• 123 miles from Jackson

MGCCC is a public community college known for associate degrees and career-technical programs. The Perkinston campus sits in a small college town in southern Mississippi.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $6,087

Southeastern Louisiana University

• Public 4 Year
• Hammond, LA
• | 0 reviews

• 125 miles from Jackson

Southeastern Louisiana is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The residential campus is in Hammond, a smaller city between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 3.39
• Acceptance Rate 99%
• Net Price $13,116

University of Arkansas at Monticello

• Public 4 Year
• Monticello, AR
• 2.0 | 2 reviews

• 128 miles from Jackson

UAM is a public university known for undergraduate forestry, agriculture, and natural resources. The campus sits in the small town of Monticello in southeast Arkansas.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 2.71
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $14,613

Mississippi University for Women

• Public 4 Year
• Columbus, MS
• | 0 reviews

• 132 miles from Jackson

Mississippi University for Women is a public university known for undergraduate nursing and education. Historically the first public women's college in the United States, the Columbus campus is now coeducational.

• SAT Range 850-1180
• Avg GPA 3.49
• Acceptance Rate 90%
• Net Price $12,487

Northshore Technical Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Lacombe, LA
• | 0 reviews

• 135 miles from Jackson

Northshore Technical is a public community college known for undergraduate programs in nursing, industrial technology, and business. The Lacombe campus serves students across Louisiana's Northshore region near Lake Pontchartrain.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $10,699

Coahoma Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Clarksdale, MS
• | 0 reviews

• 136 miles from Jackson

Coahoma is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and career-technical fields. It is an HBCU on a small campus in the Mississippi Delta town of Clarksdale.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price -

Southern University and A & M College

• Public 4 Year
• Baton Rouge, LA
• | 0 reviews

• 137 miles from Jackson

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

Baton Rouge Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Baton Rouge, LA
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• 140 miles from Jackson

BRCC is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and business. Most students commute to its campus in Baton Rouge.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $9,461