Colleges Near Rockdale
There are no colleges in Rockdale, but 76 are within 100 miles, enrolling 487,130 students combined.
The closest option is University of Wisconsin Whitewater in Whitewater, 17.3 miles from Rockdale (about 21-30 minutes by car). Rockdale (pop. 214) is in Wisconsin.
Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois ranks #15 nationally. Blackhawk Technical College in Janesville has the lowest tuition at $4,267 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Rockdale. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Rockdale. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Rockdale.
Northern Illinois University
- Public 4 Year
- Dekalb, IL
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3.2 | 5 reviews
- 73 miles from Rockdale
NIU is a large public university known for undergraduate business, education, and the visual arts. The residential campus is in the college town of DeKalb west of Chicago.
- SAT Range 940-1170
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 70%
- Net Price $14,243
Elgin Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Elgin, IL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 75 miles from Rockdale
Elgin Community College is a public community college offering undergraduate associate degrees and certificates in nursing, health professions, and career-technical fields. The suburban campus is located in the Chicago-area city of Elgin.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,020
University of Wisconsin Platteville
- Public 4 Year
- Platteville, WI
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3.0 | 4 reviews
- 76 miles from Rockdale
UW-Platteville is a public university known for undergraduate engineering and agriculture. Most students live on a residential campus in the small college town of Platteville.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $16,266
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
- Public 4 Year
- Oshkosh, WI
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 77 miles from Rockdale
UW Oshkosh is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus borders Lake Winnebago in a mid-sized Wisconsin city.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $12,500
Lake Forest College
- Private 4 Year
- Lake Forest, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 79 miles from Rockdale
Lake Forest is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate economics, business, and biology. The residential campus sits in a North Shore suburb of Chicago near Lake Michigan.
- SAT Range 1190-1393
- Avg GPA 3.62
- Acceptance Rate 57%
- Net Price $31,225
Trinity International University Illinois
- Private 4 Year
- Deerfield, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 79 miles from Rockdale
Trinity International is a private evangelical Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The suburban Deerfield campus sits north of Chicago.
- SAT Range 925-1106
- Avg GPA 3.26
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $2,835
William Rainey Harper College
- Public 2 Year
- Palatine, IL
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 78 miles from Rockdale
Harper College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The suburban campus sits in Palatine in the northwest Chicago suburbs.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.94
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,145
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Fennimore, WI
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| 0 reviews
- 81 miles from Rockdale
A public technical college known for agriculture, nursing, and industrial trades programs. The rural campus is located in the small town of Fennimore.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,272
Lakeland University
- Private 4 Year
- Plymouth, WI
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| 0 reviews
- 83 miles from Rockdale
Lakeland is a private university known for undergraduate business, education, and nursing. The residential campus sits in the small city of Plymouth in eastern Wisconsin.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $24,253
Sauk Valley Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Dixon, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 85 miles from Rockdale
Sauk Valley is a community college known for associate programs in nursing and industrial technology. The campus sits in Dixon in northwestern Illinois.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,141
Oakton College
- Public 2 Year
- Des Plaines, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 86 miles from Rockdale
Oakton is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, business, and liberal arts transfer. The main campus sits in suburban Des Plaines northwest of Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,401
Waubonsee Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Sugar Grove, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 86 miles from Rockdale
Waubonsee is a community college offering associate degrees and career certificates for transfer and workforce entry. The main campus is in the village of Sugar Grove in the western Chicago suburbs.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,754
Chamberlain University Illinois
- Private 4 Year
- Addison, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 87 miles from Rockdale
- SAT Range 770-850
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $31,599
Wheaton College
- Private 4 Year
- Wheaton, IL
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4.0 | 3 reviews
- 90 miles from Rockdale
Wheaton is a private evangelical Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate biblical studies, theology, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in a western suburb of Chicago.
- SAT Range 1260-1470
- Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $31,356
Loras College
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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| 0 reviews
- 90 miles from Rockdale
Loras is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and the humanities. The hilltop campus in Dubuque overlooks the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $21,631
Aurora University
- Private 4 Year
- Aurora, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 91 miles from Rockdale
Aurora University is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and social work. The suburban campus sits in Aurora, about 40 miles west of Chicago.
- SAT Range 900-1150
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $19,053
Clarke University
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 90 miles from Rockdale
Clarke is a small private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The campus sits on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 900-1160
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $26,725
University of Dubuque
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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| 0 reviews
- 90 miles from Rockdale
University of Dubuque is a private Presbyterian university known for undergraduate aviation and nursing. Most students live on the residential campus near the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 980-1220
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $26,067