Colleges Near Philadelphia
There are no colleges in Philadelphia, but 41 are within 100 miles, enrolling 224,720 students combined.
The closest option is Roane State Community College in Harriman, 18.6 miles from Philadelphia (about 22-32 minutes by car). Philadelphia (pop. 656) 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 Philadelphia. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Philadelphia. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Philadelphia.
The University of Tennessee Chattanooga
- Public 4 Year
- Chattanooga, TN
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 67 miles from Philadelphia
UTC is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and nursing. The urban campus borders the Tennessee River in downtown Chattanooga.
- SAT Range 1013-1210
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $15,347
Dalton State College
- Public 4 Year
- Dalton, GA
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- 71 miles from Philadelphia
Dalton State is a public college known for undergraduate business, nursing, and teacher education. The campus is in northwest Georgia's Dalton, a city long tied to the carpet industry.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,625
Southwestern Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Sylva, NC
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- 71 miles from Philadelphia
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
Tennessee Technological University
- Public 4 Year
- Cookeville, TN
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- 71 miles from Philadelphia
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
Covenant College
- Private 4 Year
- Lookout Mountain, GA
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- 74 miles from Philadelphia
Covenant is a private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate programs taught from a Reformed theological perspective. The mountaintop campus on Lookout Mountain overlooks the Chattanooga valley.
- SAT Range 1160-1380
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $27,926
Western Carolina University
- Public 4 Year
- Cullowhee, NC
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4.6 | 10 reviews
- 73 miles from Philadelphia
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
University of the Cumberlands
- Private 4 Year
- Williamsburg, KY
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- 74 miles from Philadelphia
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
Walters State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Morristown, TN
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 74 miles from Philadelphia
Walters State is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The main campus in Morristown anchors several locations across East Tennessee.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,262
Lincoln Memorial University
- Private 4 Year
- Harrogate, TN
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- 75 miles from Philadelphia
Lincoln Memorial is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and pre-veterinary studies. The rural campus sits near Cumberland Gap in the Appalachian Mountains.
- SAT Range 1000-1210
- Avg GPA 3.29
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $21,447
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College
- Private 4 Year
- Pineville, KY
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- 81 miles from Philadelphia
Clear Creek is a private Baptist Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies and Christian ministry. The campus sits in the Appalachian Mountains of southeastern Kentucky near Pineville.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,451
Truett McConnell University
- Private 4 Year
- Cleveland, GA
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- 83 miles from Philadelphia
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
Haywood Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Clyde, NC
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- 83 miles from Philadelphia
Haywood Community College is a community college known for undergraduate programs in forestry, natural resources, and professional crafts. The rural campus sits in the mountains of western North Carolina near Clyde.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,727
University of North Georgia
- Public 4 Year
- Dahlonega, GA
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- 83 miles from Philadelphia
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
North Georgia Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Clarkesville, GA
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- 87 miles from Philadelphia
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
Union Commonwealth University
- Private 4 Year
- Barbourville, KY
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 87 miles from Philadelphia
Union Commonwealth is a small private university with undergraduate programs in education, business, and nursing. The residential campus sits in the Appalachian college town of Barbourville.
- SAT Range 920-1105
- Avg GPA 3.15
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $17,124
Piedmont University
- Private 4 Year
- Demorest, GA
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2.0 | 2 reviews
- 91 miles from Philadelphia
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
The University of the South
- Private 4 Year
- Sewanee, TN
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 92 miles from Philadelphia
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
- 94 miles from Philadelphia
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