Colleges Near Athens
1 college is in Athens, and 44 total within 100 miles enrolling 290,934 students.
Tennessee Wesleyan University is the nearest college in Athens. Athens (pop. 13,458) is in Tennessee.
The University of the South in Sewanee ranks #89 nationally. Haywood Community College in Clyde has the lowest tuition at $2,580 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Athens. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Athens. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Athens.
Young Harris College
- Private 4 Year
- Young Harris, GA
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3.3 | 3 reviews
- 56 miles from Athens
Young Harris is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate teacher education. The campus sits in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northern Georgia.
- SAT Range 930-1160
- Avg GPA 3.15
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $21,969
Johnson University
- Private 4 Year
- Knoxville, TN
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 58 miles from Athens
Johnson University is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The residential campus sits in a rural setting outside Knoxville.
- SAT Range 960-1110
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Acceptance Rate 65%
- Net Price $22,615
Tennessee Technological University
- Public 4 Year
- Cookeville, TN
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- 71 miles from Athens
Tennessee Tech is a public university known for undergraduate engineering and technology. The campus sits in the college town of Cookeville on the Cumberland Plateau.
- SAT Range 1048-1310
- Avg GPA 3.63
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $15,336
University of North Georgia
- Public 4 Year
- Dahlonega, GA
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- 73 miles from Athens
UNG is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and its Corps of Cadets. The Dahlonega campus is one of six senior military colleges in the United States and sits in the Blue Ridge foothills.
- SAT Range 980-1210
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $11,157
Truett McConnell University
- Private 4 Year
- Cleveland, GA
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- 76 miles from Athens
Truett McConnell is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate Christian studies and education. The campus is in the North Georgia mountains near Cleveland.
- SAT Range 1000-1190
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $22,179
The University of the South
- Private 4 Year
- Sewanee, TN
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 76 miles from Athens
Sewanee is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate English, creative writing, and environmental studies. The campus occupies a 13,000-acre domain on Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau.
- SAT Range 1260-1390
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 57%
- Net Price $34,815
Reinhardt University
- Private 4 Year
- Waleska, GA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 78 miles from Athens
Reinhardt is a private university known for undergraduate business, education, and music. The campus is set in the small North Georgia mountain town of Waleska.
- SAT Range 940-1160
- Avg GPA 3.25
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $24,550
Carson Newman University
- Private 4 Year
- Jefferson City, TN
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 78 miles from Athens
Carson-Newman is a private Baptist university with undergraduate strengths in nursing, education, and the liberal arts. Students live on a residential campus in the small East Tennessee town of Jefferson City.
- SAT Range 955-1215
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $20,895
Southwestern Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Sylva, NC
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- 79 miles from Athens
Southwestern is a public community college offering associate degrees and certificates in health sciences and technical career fields. The campus is in the mountain town of Sylva in western North Carolina.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,176
Western Carolina University
- Public 4 Year
- Cullowhee, NC
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4.6 | 10 reviews
- 80 miles from Athens
Western Carolina is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and criminal justice. The campus sits in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Cullowhee.
- SAT Range 1080-1270
- Avg GPA 3.44
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $13,767
North Georgia Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Clarkesville, GA
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- 83 miles from Athens
North Georgia Technical College is a public technical college known for associate-level programs in nursing, industrial technologies, and business. The main campus is in the small mountain town of Clarkesville in northeast Georgia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,758
Piedmont University
- Private 4 Year
- Demorest, GA
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2.0 | 2 reviews
- 86 miles from Athens
Piedmont is a private university known for undergraduate education and nursing. The campus is set in the small town of Demorest in northeast Georgia's Blue Ridge foothills.
- SAT Range 1038-1245
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $22,252
Berry College
- Private 4 Year
- Mount Berry, GA
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- 87 miles from Athens
Berry is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate animal science, business, and education. Most students join a campus work program on the college's 27,000-acre grounds of forests and farmland near Rome.
- SAT Range 1125-1330
- Avg GPA 3.84
- Acceptance Rate 64%
- Net Price $25,363
Shorter University
- Private 4 Year
- Rome, GA
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- 89 miles from Athens
Shorter is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, music, and education. The campus sits in the small city of Rome in northwest Georgia.
- SAT Range 1040-1200
- Avg GPA 3.25
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $16,821
Brenau University
- Private 4 Year
- Gainesville, GA
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- 91 miles from Athens
Brenau is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the arts. Traditional undergraduates enroll in its residential Women's College on a historic campus in Gainesville.
- SAT Range 930-1200
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $19,743
Georgia Northwestern Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Rome, GA
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- 91 miles from Athens
Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public technical college offering associate degrees and certificates in health sciences, industrial technology, and business. Campuses across northwest Georgia are centered on the main location in Rome.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,617
Lanier Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Gainesville, GA
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- 91 miles from Athens
Lanier Tech is a public technical college known for undergraduate programs in health sciences and industrial technologies. The main campus is in Gainesville in northeast Georgia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,165
Toccoa Falls College
- Private 4 Year
- Toccoa Falls, GA
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1.8 | 6 reviews
- 92 miles from Athens
Toccoa Falls is a private Christian college known for undergraduate biblical studies, ministry, and missions. The wooded campus includes the Toccoa Falls waterfall in the North Georgia foothills.
- SAT Range 1010-1230
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $21,955