Neutral Buoyancy Space Simulator · Photo: NASA MSFC Facilities · Public domainThe University of Alabama in Huntsville is 3.3 miles from Redstone Arsenal
No college sits inside Redstone Arsenal’s boundary, but the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s campus in Huntsville, with 7,882 students on campus, is 3.3 miles from the center of town, and J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College is 7.9 miles away in Huntsville. About 6% of Redstone Arsenal’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 Redstone Arsenal. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Redstone Arsenal
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Redstone Arsenal
One private college within 5.5 miles, two public colleges within 8.7 miles, and J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College 7.9 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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Redstone Arsenal’s median household income ($140,114) 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 within 15 miles of Redstone Arsenal: 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 Redstone Arsenal
Is Redstone Arsenal a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Redstone Arsenal residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Alabama (6). The nearest campus, the University of Alabama in Huntsville, is 3.3 miles away in Huntsville.
What colleges are near Redstone Arsenal?
Within 15 miles: the University of Alabama in Huntsville (3.3 miles, 7,882 students on campus), Oakwood University (5.5 miles, 1,237), J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College (7.9 miles, 890) and Alabama A & M University (8.7 miles, 6,208).
What is the closest community college to Redstone Arsenal, and what does it cost?
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College in Huntsville, 7.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,190 a year for Alabama residents; the federal net price, $6,005, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Alabama in Huntsville cost if we live in Alabama?
Tuition and fees are $12,132 a year in-state and $26,408 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $16,192 (under $30,000 income) to $21,501 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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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 Redstone Arsenal. 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 →