Colleges Near Cowan
There are no colleges in Cowan, but 54 are within 100 miles, enrolling 241,511 students combined.
The closest option is The University of the South in Sewanee, 6 miles from Cowan (about 7-10 minutes by car). Cowan (pop. 1,737) is in Tennessee.
Vanderbilt University in Nashville ranks #16 nationally. Georgia Highlands College in Rome has the lowest tuition at $3,120 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Cowan. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Cowan. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Cowan.
Belmont University
- Private 4 Year
- Nashville, TN
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4.0 | 4 reviews
- 80 miles from Cowan
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
Vanderbilt University
- Private 4 Year
- Nashville, TN
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5.0 | 5 reviews
- 81 miles from Cowan
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
Georgia Highlands College
- Public 2 Year
- Rome, GA
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- 83 miles from Cowan
Georgia Highlands is a public state college known for undergraduate nursing programs and associate degrees built for transfer. Students attend classes across multiple campuses in northwest Georgia, including Rome.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.02
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,838
Fisk University
- Private 4 Year
- Nashville, TN
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- 82 miles from Cowan
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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- 81 miles from Cowan
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
Nashville State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Nashville, TN
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- 82 miles from Cowan
Nashville State is a community college known for undergraduate programs in nursing, business, and information technology. Most students commute to its urban Nashville campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.91
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,892
Tennessee Wesleyan University
- Private 4 Year
- Athens, TN
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- 82 miles from Cowan
Tennessee Wesleyan is a small private Methodist university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The campus sits in the small town of Athens in East Tennessee.
- SAT Range 960-1100
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $15,125
American Baptist College
- Private 4 Year
- Nashville, TN
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- 84 miles from Cowan
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
Tennessee State University
- Public 4 Year
- Nashville, TN
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- 83 miles from Cowan
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
Nossi College of Art and Design
- Private 4 Year
- Nashville, TN
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- 85 miles from Cowan
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 46%
- Net Price $24,044
George C Wallace State Community College Hanceville
- Public 2 Year
- Hanceville, AL
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- 87 miles from Cowan
Wallace State is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The campus is set in the small town of Hanceville north of Birmingham.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,710
Volunteer State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Gallatin, TN
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 87 miles from Cowan
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
Welch College
- Private 4 Year
- Gallatin, TN
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- 88 miles from Cowan
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
Jacksonville State University
- Public 4 Year
- Jacksonville, AL
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- 94 miles from Cowan
Jacksonville State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in a small college town in the Appalachian foothills of northeast Alabama.
- SAT Range 1000-1290
- Avg GPA 3.43
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $14,221
Roane State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Harriman, TN
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3.5 | 2 reviews
- 93 miles from Cowan
Roane State is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and allied health. The main campus is in Harriman, with additional locations across East Tennessee.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.17
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,249
Heritage Christian University
- Private 4 Year
- Florence, AL
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 96 miles from Cowan
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
University of North Alabama
- Public 4 Year
- Florence, AL
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- 97 miles from Cowan
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
Northwest Shoals Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Muscle Shoals, AL
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- 99 miles from Cowan
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