Colleges Near Nelson
There are no colleges in Nelson, but 82 are within 200 miles, enrolling 352,615 students combined.
The closest option is Hastings College in Hastings, 31.3 miles from Nelson (about 38-54 minutes by car). Nelson (pop. 488) is in Nebraska.
Creighton University in Omaha ranks #134 nationally. Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence has the lowest tuition at $600 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Nelson. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Nelson. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Nelson.
Sterling College
- Private 4 Year
- Sterling, KS
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- 137 miles from Nelson
Sterling is a private Presbyterian liberal arts college known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in a small college town in central Kansas.
- SAT Range 938-1123
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Acceptance Rate 48%
- Net Price $23,531
Tabor College
- Private 4 Year
- Hillsboro, KS
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- 136 miles from Nelson
Tabor is a small private Mennonite Brethren liberal arts college known for undergraduate education and business. The residential campus sits in the small town of Hillsboro in central Kansas.
- SAT Range 830-1130
- Avg GPA 3.23
- Acceptance Rate 65%
- Net Price $20,681
Iowa Western Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Council Bluffs, IA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 140 miles from Nelson
Iowa Western is a public community college known for career programs in nursing, aviation maintenance, and culinary arts. The Council Bluffs campus offers student housing and sits across the Missouri River from Omaha.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,852
Hesston College
- Private 2 Year
- Hesston, KS
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- 147 miles from Nelson
Hesston is a private Mennonite two-year college known for undergraduate aviation and nursing. The residential campus sits in a small Kansas town north of Wichita.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.37
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $22,723
Hutchinson Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Hutchinson, KS
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 148 miles from Nelson
A public community college known for undergraduate agriculture and nursing programs. The campus is in Hutchinson, a mid-sized city in south-central Kansas.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.21
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,090
Highland Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Highland, KS
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- 150 miles from Nelson
A public community college offering associate degrees and career-technical programs. Students attend a small rural campus in northeastern Kansas.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,353
Washburn University
- Public 4 Year
- Topeka, KS
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- 150 miles from Nelson
Washburn is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The urban campus sits in Topeka, the state capital of Kansas.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,488
Bethel College North Newton
- Private 4 Year
- North Newton, KS
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- 152 miles from Nelson
Bethel College is a private Mennonite liberal arts college known for undergraduate peace studies and nursing. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in the small town of North Newton.
- SAT Range 860-1090
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Acceptance Rate 94%
- Net Price $30,406
Wayne State College
- Public 4 Year
- Wayne, NE
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- 151 miles from Nelson
Wayne State College is a public college known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus is set in the small college town of Wayne in northeast Nebraska.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $16,060
Mid Plains Community College
- Public 2 Year
- North Platte, NE
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- 154 miles from Nelson
Mid-Plains is a community college known for undergraduate programs in nursing, business, and technical trades. Most students commute to the campus in North Platte.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,341
Flint Hills Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Emporia, KS
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- 158 miles from Nelson
Flint Hills Technical College is a public technical college known for undergraduate programs in dental hygiene, power plant technology, and welding. The campus is located in the small city of Emporia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,816
Emporia State University
- Public 4 Year
- Emporia, KS
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- 159 miles from Nelson
Emporia State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education. Most students live on a residential campus in the college town of Emporia, Kansas.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $16,094
Nebraska Indian Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Macy, NE
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- 160 miles from Nelson
Nebraska Indian Community College is a tribal community college offering associate degrees with strengths in Native American studies, education, and business. Campuses serve the Omaha, Santee Sioux, and Winnebago communities in northeastern Nebraska.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $23,188
Benedictine College
- Private 4 Year
- Atchison, KS
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 163 miles from Nelson
Benedictine College is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate theology, philosophy, and business. The campus sits on bluffs overlooking the Missouri River in Atchison.
- SAT Range 1140-1380
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $28,629
Little Priest Tribal College
- Private 2 Year
- Winnebago, NE
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- 163 miles from Nelson
Little Priest is a small tribal college known for associate programs in Native American studies and early childhood education. Students attend on the Winnebago Reservation in rural northeastern Nebraska.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,457
Colby Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Colby, KS
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- 168 miles from Nelson
Colby Community College is a community college known for undergraduate veterinary technology and agriculture programs. The small-town campus sits in northwestern Kansas.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.96
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,230
Northwest Missouri State University
- Public 4 Year
- Maryville, MO
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- 168 miles from Nelson
Northwest Missouri State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, business, and agriculture. The residential campus is in the small college town of Maryville.
- SAT Range 976-1193
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $16,790
University of Kansas
- Public 4 Year
- Lawrence, KS
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3.5 | 6 reviews
- 173 miles from Nelson
KU is a large public university known for undergraduate journalism, pharmacy, and business. The hillside campus sits in the college town of Lawrence.
- SAT Range 1070-1300
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $19,205