Davis-Oak Grove District · Photo: Altairisfar (Jeffrey Reed) · CC BY-SA 3.0The University of Mobile is 10.4 miles from Chunchula
No college sits inside Chunchula’s boundary, but the University of Mobile’s campus in Mobile, with 1,761 students on campus, is 10.4 miles from the center of town, and Remington College-Mobile Campus is 18.1 miles away in Mobile. About 0% of Chunchula’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Alabama (6%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Chunchula. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Chunchula
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Chunchula
One private college within 10.4 miles. The nearest public four-year college, University of South Alabama, is 16.1 miles away.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Under $30k, where Chunchula’s median household income ($18,664) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid.
Questions about college near Chunchula
Is Chunchula a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Chunchula residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Alabama (6). The nearest campus, the University of Mobile, is 10.4 miles away in Mobile.
What colleges are near Chunchula?
Within 15 miles: the University of Mobile (10.4 miles, 1,761 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Chunchula, and what does it cost?
Remington College-Mobile Campus in Mobile, 18.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $16,411 a year for Alabama residents; the federal net price, $26,120, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of South Alabama cost if we live in Alabama?
Tuition and fees are $10,116 a year in-state and $19,092 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $12,657 (under $30,000 income) to $25,322 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Chunchula. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →