Nearby colleges
Colleges near Lincoln, NE
8 colleges and universities sit within 25 miles of Lincoln, Nebraska — 6 in Lincoln 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 Lincoln by the numbers
- Lowest published in-state tuition
- Southeast Community College Area ($3,690)
- Median in-state tuition (8 reporting)
- $24,987
- Median net price after aid (8 reporting)
- $23,841
- Highest graduation rate
- Bryan College of Health Sciences (70%)
- Most selective
- Bryan College of Health Sciences (67% acceptance)
- Largest by enrollment
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln (23,535 students)
Colleges within 25 miles of Lincoln
Nearest first. Showing 8 of 8. Distance is straight-line from the centre of the Lincoln campus cluster, not driving time.
| College | Distance | Location | In-state tuition | Avg. net price | Acceptance rate | Graduation rate | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan College of Health Sciences | <1 mi | Lincoln, NE | $20,640 | $26,919 | 67% | 70% | University |
| Southeast Community College Area | 1 mi | Lincoln, NE | $3,690 | $9,171 | 100% | 38% | Community college |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | 2 mi | Lincoln, NE | $43,572 | $18,327 | 80% | 66% | University |
| Myotherapy Institute | 2 mi | Lincoln, NE | $16,750 | $35,500 | 100% | 43% | Community college |
| Union Adventist University | 2 mi | Lincoln, NE | $29,334 | $23,716 | 100% | 52% | University |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 3 mi | Lincoln, NE | $10,434 | $17,747 | 87% | 67% | University |
| Doane University | 20 mi | Crete, NE | $43,985 | $26,364 | 98% | 57% | University |
| Concordia University-Nebraska | 24 mi | Seward, NE | $40,640 | $23,965 | 86% | 65% | University |
What the Lincoln area looks like
- Within 25 miles of Lincoln CampusPin finds 8 colleges. 6 of them are in Lincoln itself; the rest are in surrounding communities. Distances are measured from the centre of the Lincoln campus cluster.
- Southeast Community College Area has the lowest published in-state tuition among the 8 nearby colleges listed, at $3,690. Commuting from home is one of the largest levers on total cost, since housing is often the single biggest line after tuition.
- 2 of the 8 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 Lincoln is included, ordered by distance. No college appears here unless it is genuinely that close.
The Lincoln 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 Lincoln, NE?
- CampusPin finds 8 colleges and universities within 25 miles of Lincoln, Nebraska. That includes 6 located in Lincoln itself plus campuses in the surrounding area that are realistically commutable.
- What is the closest college to Lincoln?
- Of the colleges on this page, Bryan College of Health Sciences in Lincoln is the nearest to the Lincoln campus cluster at about under a mile. The table is ordered by distance, so the top rows are always the closest.
- Can I commute to college from Lincoln?
- Every college on this page is within 25 miles of Lincoln, 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 Lincoln 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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