Colleges that are Far From Major Cities

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University of Mary (Minneapolis, MN): 425 miles from Minneapolis, MN
University of Alaska Fairbanks (Fairbanks, AK): 350 miles from Anchorage, AK

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Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX): 347 miles from Dallas

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Lubbock Christian University (Lubbock, TX): 318 miles from Denver
Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA): 300 miles from Seattle

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Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston, SC): 285 miles from Atlanta
Northern State University (Aberdeen, SD): 285 from Minneapolis
Humboldt State University (Arcata, CA): 280 miles from San Francisco
Whitworth University (Spokane, WA): 280 miles from Seattle

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Oregon Institute of Technology (Klamath Falls, OR): 279 miles from Portland, OR
University of Sioux Falls (Sioux Falls, SD): 270 miles from Minneapolis, MN
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin (Odessa, TX): 268 miles from El Paso, TX
Eastern Oregon University (La Grande, OR): 259 miles from Portland, OR
Colorado Mesa University (Grand Junction, CO): 250 miles from Denver
Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN): 250 from Atlanta

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Johnson C. Smith University (Charlotte, NC): 244 miles from Atlanta
Whitman College (Walla Walla, WA): 240 miles from Portland, OR

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Evangel University (Springfield, MO): 225 miles from Kansas City, MO

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Bemidji State University (Bemidji, MN): 220 miles from Minneapolis
Fort Lewis College (Durango, CO): 220 miles from Albuquerque, NM

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Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education — Chihuahua (Chihuahua, MX): 220 miles from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education — Juarez City (Bermudez, MX): 220 miles from Chihuahua, Mexico
Missouri State University (Springfield, MO): 215 miles from St. Louis
Oak Hills Christian College (Bemidji, MN): 215 miles from Minneapolis
Michigan Technological University (Houghton, MI): 210 miles from Green Bay, WI
Millsaps College (Jackson, MS): 210 miles from Memphis
Angelo State University (San Angelo, TX): 200 miles from Austin, TX

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California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA): 200 miles from Los Angeles
The University of Montana (Missoula, MT): 200 miles from Spokane

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University of Hawaii at Hilo (Hilo, HI): 200 miles from Honolulu
University of West Florida (Pensacola, FL): 200 miles from New Orleans
Centenary College of Louisiana (Shreveport, LA): 189 miles from Dallas
University of Maine at Fort Kent (Fort Kent, ME): 185 miles from Bangor, ME
Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education — Chiapas (Tuxtla Gutierrez, MX): 182 miles from Villahermosa, Mexico
Albany State University (Albany, GA): 180 miles from Atlanta
Augustana University (Sioux Falls, SD): 180 miles from Omaha
Hollins University (Roanoke, VA): 180 miles from Richmond

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Loras College (Dubuque, IA): 180 miles from Chicago
South University — Savannah (Savannah, GA): 180 miles from Atlanta
Southern Utah University (Cedar City, UT): 180 miles from Las Vegas, NV
St. Ambrose University (Davenport, IA): 180 miles from Chicago
University of Dubuque (Dubuque, IA): 180 miles from Chicago
Jackson State University (Jackson, MS): 179 miles from New Orleans
Lycoming College (Williamsport, PA): 178 miles from Philadelphia
Augustana College (Rock Island, IL): 175 miles from Chicago
Northern Michigan University (Marquette, MI): 175 miles from Green Bay, WI
Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education — Laguna (Torreon, MX): 170 miles from Saltillo, Mexico
Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (Tallahassee, FL): 165 miles from Jacksonville, FL
Simpson University (Redding, CA): 165 miles from Sacramento, CA
University of Wisconsin — Stevens Point (Stevens Point, WI): 165 miles from Milwaukee
Commonwealth University—Bloomsburg (Bloomsburg, PA): 160 miles from Harrisburg, PA

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Indiana Institute of Technology (Fort Wayne, IN): 160 miles from Chicago
University of Charleston (Charleston, WV): 160 miles from Columbus, OH
University of Maine — Presque Isle (Presque Isle, ME): 160 miles from Bangor, ME
Nipissing University (North Bay, Ontario, CN): 158 miles from Barrie, Ontario
Bradley University (Peoria, IL): 157 miles from Chicago

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University of Minnesota Duluth (Duluth, MN): 157 miles from Minneapolis
Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education — Veracruz (Cordoba, MX): 15 miles from Veracruz, Mexico
McMurry University (Abilene, TX): 154 miles from Fort Worth, TX
Hardin–Simmons University (Abilene, TX): 152 miles from Fort Worth, TX
Spring Hill College (Mobile, AL): 152 miles from New Orleans
Alderson–Broaddus University (Philippi, WV): 150 miles from Pittsburgh
Aquinas College (Grand Rapids, MI): 150 miles from Detroit
Calvin University (Grand Rapids, MI): 150 miles from Detroit

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Clarke University (Dubuque, IA): 150 miles from Chicago
Cornerstone University (Grand Rapids, MI): 150 miles from Detroit
Davis & Elkins College (Elkins, WV): 150 miles from Pittsburgh
Duke University (Durham, NC): 150 miles from Charlotte, NC

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Fort Hays State University (Hays, KS): 150 miles from Wichita, KS

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Frostburg State University (Frostburg, MD): 150 miles from Baltimore
Idaho State University (Pocatello, ID): 150 miles from Salt Lake City
Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education — Queretaro (Queretaro, MX): 150 miles from Mexico City
Northwestern Oklahoma State University (Alva, OK): 150 miles from Oklahoma City
Presentation College (Aberdeen, SD): 150 miles from Fargo, ND
SUNY — Albany (Albany, NY): 150 miles from New York City

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Tennessee State University (Nashville, TN): 150 miles from Memphis
Texas A&M University — Corpus Christi (Corpus Christi, TX): 150 miles from San Antonio
The College of St. Rose (Albany, NY): 150 miles from New York City
The College of St. Scholastica (Duluth, MN): 150 miles from Minneapolis-St. Paul
Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences (Rock Island, IL): 150 miles from Chicago
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (Champaign, IL): 150 miles from Chicago
University of Minnesota — Morris (Morris, MN): 150 miles from Minneapolis
University of Pikeville (Pikeville, KY): 150 miles from Lexington, KY
University of South Alabama (Mobile, AL): 150 miles from New Orleans
University of Wisconsin — La Crosse (La Crosse, WI): 150 miles from Minneapolis-St. Paul
Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI): 150 miles from Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN

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Western State Colorado University (Gunnison, CO): 150 miles from Colorado Springs

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