Nearby colleges
Colleges near Chattanooga, TN
11 colleges and universities sit within 25 miles of Chattanooga, Tennessee — 5 in Chattanooga itself and the rest across the surrounding area. The table below is ordered by measured distance and includes cost, admissions, and graduation data.
Colleges near Chattanooga by the numbers
- Lowest published in-state tuition
- Dalton State College ($3,336)
- Median in-state tuition (11 reporting)
- $18,841
- Median net price after aid (9 reporting)
- $18,878
- Highest graduation rate
- Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers (87%)
- Most selective
- Southern Adventist University (66% acceptance)
- Largest by enrollment
- The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga (11,276 students)
Colleges within 25 miles of Chattanooga
Nearest first. Showing 11 of 11. Distance is straight-line from the centre of the Chattanooga campus cluster, not driving time.
| College | Distance | Location | In-state tuition | Avg. net price | Acceptance rate | Graduation rate | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga State Community College | 2 mi | Chattanooga, TN | $4,772 | $5,283 | 100% | 26% | Community college |
| Richmont Graduate University | 3 mi | Chattanooga, TN | $18,841 | Not reported | 78% | Not reported | University |
| The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 3 mi | Chattanooga, TN | $10,448 | $14,265 | 81% | 50% | University |
| Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers | 4 mi | Chattanooga, TN | $12,709 | $33,625 | 100% | 87% | Community college |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga | 4 mi | Chattanooga, TN | $18,841 | $23,958 | 100% | 60% | Community college |
| Covenant College | 10 mi | Lookout Mountain, GA | $42,040 | $26,265 | 87% | 71% | University |
| Southern Adventist University | 11 mi | Collegedale, TN | $27,300 | $24,345 | 66% | 49% | University |
| Lee University | 22 mi | Cleveland, TN | $23,790 | $18,878 | 71% | 63% | University |
| Pentecostal Theological Seminary | 22 mi | Cleveland, TN | $18,841 | Not reported | 83% | Not reported | University |
| Cleveland State Community College | 23 mi | Cleveland, TN | $4,762 | $6,384 | 100% | 37% | Community college |
| Dalton State College | 25 mi | Dalton, GA | $3,336 | $5,012 | 100% | 25% | University |
What the Chattanooga area looks like
- Within 25 miles of Chattanooga CampusPin finds 11 colleges. 5 of them are in Chattanooga itself; the rest are in surrounding communities. Distances are measured from the centre of the Chattanooga campus cluster.
- Dalton State College has the lowest published in-state tuition among the 11 nearby colleges listed, at $3,336. Commuting from home is one of the largest levers on total cost, since housing is often the single biggest line after tuition.
- 4 of the 11 colleges shown are community colleges, which typically offer the lowest published tuition in a metro and transfer pathways into nearby four-year campuses.
How this list was built
This page runs a real geographic query: every college whose campus coordinates fall within 25 miles of Chattanooga is included, ordered by distance. No college appears here unless it is genuinely that close.
The Chattanooga anchor point is the average position of the campuses CampusPin holds for the city, so it reflects where colleges actually are rather than a civic centre-point. Distances are straight-line and are a guide to proximity, not a commute estimate.
Frequently asked questions
- How many colleges are near Chattanooga, TN?
- CampusPin finds 11 colleges and universities within 25 miles of Chattanooga, Tennessee. That includes 5 located in Chattanooga itself plus campuses in the surrounding area that are realistically commutable.
- What is the closest college to Chattanooga?
- Of the colleges on this page, Chattanooga State Community College in Chattanooga is the nearest to the Chattanooga campus cluster at about 2 miles. The table is ordered by distance, so the top rows are always the closest.
- Can I commute to college from Chattanooga?
- Every college on this page is within 25 miles of Chattanooga, which is a plausible commute for many students, though actual travel time depends on traffic and transit rather than straight-line distance. Check each college's profile for its exact location, and confirm commuter services and parking with the campus directly.
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Data sources & methodology
Locations, cost, and outcome figures for colleges near Chattanooga come from federal datasets and each institution's own reporting.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
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