Colleges Near Clifton
There are no colleges in Clifton, but 40 are within 100 miles, enrolling 178,917 students combined.
The closest option is Freed Hardeman University in Henderson, 36.7 miles from Clifton (about 44-63 minutes by car). Clifton (pop. 2,694) is in Tennessee.
Vanderbilt University in Nashville ranks #16 nationally. Itawamba Community College in Fulton has the lowest tuition at $3,420 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Clifton. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Clifton. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Clifton.
Lipscomb University
- Private 4 Year
- Nashville, TN
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 84 miles from Clifton
Lipscomb is a private Christian university known for undergraduate business, education, and nursing. The residential campus sits in Nashville's Green Hills neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1160-1380
- Avg GPA 3.73
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $27,695
Belmont University
- Private 4 Year
- Nashville, TN
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4.0 | 4 reviews
- 85 miles from Clifton
Belmont is a private university known for undergraduate music business, commercial music, and entertainment programs. The urban Nashville campus has long ties to the city's recording and music industry.
- SAT Range 1160-1350
- Avg GPA 3.83
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $38,578
Tennessee State University
- Public 4 Year
- Nashville, TN
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- 85 miles from Clifton
Tennessee State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate nursing, business, and engineering. The urban campus is in Nashville.
- SAT Range 880-1050
- Avg GPA 3.22
- Acceptance Rate 70%
- Net Price $14,586
Oakwood University
- Private 4 Year
- Huntsville, AL
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 87 miles from Clifton
Oakwood is a private historically Black university known for undergraduate nursing and theology. The Seventh-day Adventist campus is located in Huntsville.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.99
- Acceptance Rate 45%
- Net Price $26,730
Fisk University
- Private 4 Year
- Nashville, TN
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- 86 miles from Clifton
Fisk is a private historically Black university known for undergraduate natural sciences and music. The historic urban campus sits in Nashville and is closely tied to the Fisk Jubilee Singers.
- SAT Range 1140-1510
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 37%
- Net Price $18,595
John A Gupton College
- Private 2 Year
- Nashville, TN
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- 86 miles from Clifton
John A. Gupton is a private college known for undergraduate funeral service and mortuary science. The small urban campus is located in Nashville.
- SAT Range 890-960
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $19,334
Vanderbilt University
- Private 4 Year
- Nashville, TN
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5.0 | 5 reviews
- 85 miles from Clifton
Vanderbilt is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate education, music, and the sciences. The tree-lined urban campus is a designated arboretum in the heart of Nashville.
- SAT Range 1500-1570
- Avg GPA 3.89
- Acceptance Rate 6%
- Net Price $25,186
Murray State University
- Public 4 Year
- Murray, KY
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- 87 miles from Clifton
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
Trevecca Nazarene University
- Private 4 Year
- Nashville, TN
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 87 miles from Clifton
Trevecca is a private Nazarene university known for undergraduate education, business, and ministry programs. Most students live on the urban Nashville campus.
- SAT Range 980-1235
- Avg GPA 3.43
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $18,035
Fortis Institute Nashville
- Private 2 Year
- Nashville, TN
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- 88 miles from Clifton
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $28,679
University of Alabama in Huntsville
- Public 4 Year
- Huntsville, AL
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- 89 miles from Clifton
UAH is a public university known for undergraduate aerospace engineering, engineering, and the sciences. The Huntsville campus sits near NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and a major aerospace industry hub.
- SAT Range 1210-1410
- Avg GPA 3.81
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $19,396
American Baptist College
- Private 4 Year
- Nashville, TN
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- 88 miles from Clifton
American Baptist College is a small private HBCU known for undergraduate theology and ministry. Students study on a compact Nashville campus with deep roots in Baptist tradition.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,340
Austin Peay State University
- Public 4 Year
- Clarksville, TN
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- 87 miles from Clifton
Austin Peay is a public university known for undergraduate education and nursing. The Clarksville campus is close to Fort Campbell and draws many military-connected students.
- SAT Range 843-1126
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $9,882
Alabama A & M University
- Public 4 Year
- Normal, AL
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- 90 miles from Clifton
Alabama A&M is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate agriculture, engineering, and education. The Normal campus lies just north of Huntsville.
- SAT Range 810-1040
- Avg GPA 3.02
- Acceptance Rate 58%
- Net Price $17,152
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Huntsville, AL
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- 90 miles from Clifton
Drake State is a public community and technical college known for undergraduate nursing and engineering technology. It is Alabama's only historically Black community and technical college, with a campus in Huntsville.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,075
Huntsville Bible College
- Private 4 Year
- Huntsville, AL
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 90 miles from Clifton
A small private Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies and pastoral ministry. The Huntsville campus centers academic life on Christian faith and ministry training.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Dyersburg State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Dyersburg, TN
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- 91 miles from Clifton
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health. The college serves northwest Tennessee from campuses in Dyersburg, Covington, and Trenton.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.97
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,595
Rust College
- Private 4 Year
- Holly Springs, MS
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 92 miles from Clifton
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