Colleges Near Decatur
There are no colleges in Decatur, but 41 are within 100 miles, enrolling 253,309 students combined.
The closest option is Bryan College Dayton in Dayton, 12 miles from Decatur (about 14-21 minutes by car). Decatur (pop. 1,598) is in Tennessee.
The University of the South in Sewanee ranks #89 nationally. Tri County Community College in Murphy has the lowest tuition at $2,636 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Decatur. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Decatur. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Decatur.
Tennessee Technological University
- Public 4 Year
- Cookeville, TN
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- 60 miles from Decatur
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
Johnson University
- Private 4 Year
- Knoxville, TN
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 65 miles from Decatur
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
Young Harris College
- Private 4 Year
- Young Harris, GA
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3.3 | 3 reviews
- 68 miles from Decatur
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
The University of the South
- Private 4 Year
- Sewanee, TN
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 68 miles from Decatur
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
Carson Newman University
- Private 4 Year
- Jefferson City, TN
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 83 miles from Decatur
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
University of North Georgia
- Public 4 Year
- Dahlonega, GA
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- 83 miles from Decatur
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
Reinhardt University
- Private 4 Year
- Waleska, GA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 85 miles from Decatur
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
Motlow State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Tullahoma, TN
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 86 miles from Decatur
Motlow State is a public community college offering associate degrees and technical career programs. The main campus is in Tullahoma in southern Middle Tennessee.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.16
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $17,423
Truett McConnell University
- Private 4 Year
- Cleveland, GA
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- 88 miles from Decatur
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
Berry College
- Private 4 Year
- Mount Berry, GA
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- 89 miles from Decatur
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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- 91 miles from Decatur
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
University of the Cumberlands
- Private 4 Year
- Williamsburg, KY
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- 90 miles from Decatur
University of the Cumberlands is a private Christian university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. Students live on a residential campus in the small Appalachian town of Williamsburg.
- SAT Range 960-1160
- Avg GPA 3.47
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $14,743
Southwestern Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Sylva, NC
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- 90 miles from Decatur
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
- 92 miles from Decatur
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
Middle Tennessee State University
- Public 4 Year
- Murfreesboro, TN
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 91 miles from Decatur
MTSU is a large public university known for undergraduate recording industry, aerospace, and music business programs. The campus is in Murfreesboro, a growing city about a half hour southeast of Nashville.
- SAT Range 1010-1230
- Avg GPA 3.64
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $13,859
Northeast Alabama Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Rainsville, AL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 93 miles from Decatur
A public community college offering associate degrees and career certificates, with programs in nursing and technical fields. Most students commute to the small campus in Rainsville.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,054
Georgia Northwestern Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Rome, GA
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- 93 miles from Decatur
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
North Georgia Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Clarkesville, GA
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- 94 miles from Decatur
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