Colleges Near Columbia

Cumberland University

• Private 4 Year
• Lebanon, TN
• 4.0 | 1 reviews

• 58 miles from Columbia

Cumberland is a private university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and education. The campus is in Lebanon, a smaller city east of Nashville.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 3.3
• Acceptance Rate 67%
• Net Price $18,499

Welch College

• Private 4 Year
• Gallatin, TN
• | 0 reviews

• 59 miles from Columbia

Welch College is a small private Free Will Baptist college known for undergraduate biblical studies, Christian ministry, and teacher education. The residential campus sits in Gallatin, northeast of Nashville.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 3.34
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $21,157

Volunteer State Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Gallatin, TN
• 3.0 | 1 reviews

• 60 miles from Columbia

Volunteer State is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and allied health. The Gallatin campus primarily serves commuting students from the greater Nashville area.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 3.24
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $8,651

Alabama A & M University

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

• 64 miles from Columbia

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

Heritage Christian University

• Private 4 Year
• Florence, AL
• 1.0 | 1 reviews

• 63 miles from Columbia

Heritage Christian is a small private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The Florence campus is affiliated with the Churches of Christ and trains students for preaching and church work.

• SAT Range -
• Predicted Avg GPA 3.1
• Acceptance Rate 90%
• Net Price $13,222

J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College

• Public 2 Year
• Huntsville, AL
• | 0 reviews

• 65 miles from Columbia

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

Oakwood University

• Private 4 Year
• Huntsville, AL
• 1.0 | 1 reviews

• 64 miles from Columbia

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

Austin Peay State University

• Public 4 Year
• Clarksville, TN
• | 0 reviews

• 65 miles from Columbia

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

University of Alabama in Huntsville

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

• 66 miles from Columbia

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

Huntsville Bible College

• Private 4 Year
• Huntsville, AL
• 5.0 | 2 reviews

• 66 miles from Columbia

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 -

University of North Alabama

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

• 67 miles from Columbia

UNA is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. Students attend a historic campus in Florence near the Tennessee River.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 3.6
• Acceptance Rate 87%
• Net Price $11,745

John C Calhoun State Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Tanner, AL
• | 0 reviews

• 68 miles from Columbia

Calhoun State is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and industrial technology programs. The main campus is in Tanner near Decatur in northern Alabama.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $7,388

Northwest Shoals Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Muscle Shoals, AL
• | 0 reviews

• 71 miles from Columbia

Northwest Shoals is a public community college offering associate degrees and technical career programs. Students attend campuses in Muscle Shoals and Phil Campbell in northwest Alabama.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 3.39
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $3,054

The University of the South

• Private 4 Year
• Sewanee, TN
• 4.5 | 2 reviews

• 70 miles from Columbia

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

Ross College Hopkinsville

• Private 2 Year
• Hopkinsville, KY
• | 0 reviews

• 87 miles from Columbia

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $19,411

Hopkinsville Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Hopkinsville, KY
• | 0 reviews

• 90 miles from Columbia

A public community college offering associate degrees and technical programs in nursing and allied health. Most students commute to the small campus in Hopkinsville in western Kentucky.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $7,872

Bethel University

• Private 4 Year
• McKenzie, TN
• | 0 reviews

• 90 miles from Columbia

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

Freed Hardeman University

• Private 4 Year
• Henderson, TN
• | 0 reviews

• 90 miles from Columbia

Freed-Hardeman is a private Christian university affiliated with the Churches of Christ, known for undergraduate biblical studies, ministry, and education. The residential campus sits in the small town of Henderson in West Tennessee.

• SAT Range 952-1087
• Avg GPA 3.75
• Acceptance Rate 60%
• Net Price $20,178