Colleges Near Alton
There are no colleges in Alton, but 133 are within 200 miles, enrolling 571,024 students combined.
The closest option is Missouri State University West Plains in West Plains, 25.9 miles from Alton (about 31-44 minutes by car). Alton (pop. 871) is in Missouri.
Washington University in St Louis in St. Louis ranks #21 nationally. Arkansas Northeastern College in Blytheville has the lowest tuition at $2,850 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Alton. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Alton. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Alton.
University of Arkansas
- Public 4 Year
- Fayetteville, AR
-
| 0 reviews
- 161 miles from Alton
Arkansas is a large public university known for undergraduate business and architecture. The campus sits in the college town of Fayetteville in the Ozark Mountains.
- SAT Range 1030-1220
- Avg GPA 3.74
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $18,408
Ecclesia College
- Private 4 Year
- Springdale, AR
-
| 0 reviews
- 161 miles from Alton
Ecclesia is a small private Christian college known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The campus is located in Springdale in northwest Arkansas.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $24,552
Jackson State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Jackson, TN
-
| 0 reviews
- 163 miles from Alton
A community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. Most students commute to the campus in Jackson.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,068
Lane College
- Private 4 Year
- Jackson, TN
-
0.0 | 1 reviews
- 162 miles from Alton
Lane is a private historically Black college with undergraduate programs in business, education, and criminal justice. Most students live on a compact residential campus in Jackson.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.57
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,803
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
- Public 4 Year
- Edwardsville, IL
-
| 0 reviews
- 164 miles from Alton
SIUE is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The large wooded campus sits in the St. Louis metro area.
- SAT Range 950-1190
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $17,115
Northwest Mississippi Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Senatobia, MS
-
| 0 reviews
- 164 miles from Alton
A public community college offering two-year associate degrees and career-technical programs such as nursing. The main campus is in the small town of Senatobia in northwest Mississippi.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,749
Columbia College
- Private 4 Year
- Columbia, MO
-
| 0 reviews
- 165 miles from Alton
Columbia College is a private college known for undergraduate business, education, and criminal justice. The campus is in the college town of Columbia, also home to the University of Missouri.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $21,530
University of Missouri Columbia
- Public 4 Year
- Columbia, MO
-
4.0 | 2 reviews
- 164 miles from Alton
Mizzou is a large public university known for undergraduate journalism and agriculture. Columbia is a Midwestern college town built around the campus.
- SAT Range 1150-1330
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $22,169
Crowder College
- Public 2 Year
- Neosho, MO
-
| 0 reviews
- 165 miles from Alton
Crowder is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and career-technical programs. The main campus sits in the small town of Neosho in southwest Missouri.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,210
Stephens College
- Private 4 Year
- Columbia, MO
-
3.0 | 4 reviews
- 164 miles from Alton
Stephens is a private women's college known for undergraduate fashion, theater, and performing arts. Most students live on its residential campus in the college town of Columbia.
- SAT Range 1130-1270
- Avg GPA 3.27
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $23,194
Bethel University
- Private 4 Year
- McKenzie, TN
-
| 0 reviews
- 164 miles from Alton
Bethel is a private Christian university affiliated with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, known for undergraduate business and education programs. The campus is set in the small town of McKenzie in western Tennessee.
- SAT Range 830-1120
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 60%
- Net Price $13,112
Principia College
- Private 4 Year
- Elsah, Illinois
-
| 0 reviews
- 166 miles from Alton
Principia is a small private liberal arts college affiliated with Christian Science. The historic campus overlooks the Mississippi River from bluffs in rural Elsah.
- SAT Range 1040-1250
- Avg GPA 3.34
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $18,248
Lewis and Clark Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Godfrey, IL
-
| 0 reviews
- 169 miles from Alton
Lewis and Clark is a public community college offering associate degrees and career certificates for transfer and workforce training. The main campus is in Godfrey, just north of the St. Louis metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $2,781
Rend Lake College
- Public 2 Year
- Ina, IL
-
3.0 | 1 reviews
- 168 miles from Alton
Rend Lake College is a public community college known for associate degrees and career-technical programs. The rural campus sits near Rend Lake in southern Illinois.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,427
Murray State University
- Public 4 Year
- Murray, KY
-
| 0 reviews
- 170 miles from Alton
Murray State is a public university known for undergraduate education, agriculture, and nursing. Murray is a small college town in western Kentucky built around the campus.
- SAT Range 940-1170
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $10,182
Rust College
- Private 4 Year
- Holly Springs, MS
-
5.0 | 2 reviews
- 171 miles from Alton
Rust is a private historically Black liberal arts college known for undergraduate teacher education and the social sciences. The small campus sits in the town of Holly Springs in northern Mississippi.
- SAT Range 440-1339
- Avg GPA 2.66
- Acceptance Rate 49%
- Net Price $12,037
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
- Public 4 Year
- Pine Bluff, AR
-
| 0 reviews
- 173 miles from Alton
UAPB is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate aquaculture and agriculture. Students study on a residential campus in Pine Bluff in southeastern Arkansas.
- SAT Range 845-1108
- Avg GPA 2.9
- Acceptance Rate 41%
- Net Price $12,373
Missouri Southern State University
- Public 4 Year
- Joplin, MO
-
| 0 reviews
- 172 miles from Alton
Missouri Southern is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, business, and health sciences. The campus is in Joplin in southwest Missouri.
- SAT Range 1150-1420
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $11,626