Tuskegee University is 11.8 miles from Reeltown
No college sits inside Reeltown’s boundary, but Tuskegee University’s campus in Tuskegee, with 2,819 students on campus, is 11.8 miles from the center of town, and Central Alabama Community College is 25.3 miles away in Alexander City. About 4% of Reeltown’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 Reeltown. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Reeltown
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Reeltown
One private college within 11.8 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Auburn University, is 19.4 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 $75–110k, where Reeltown’s median household income ($83,523) 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 Reeltown
Is Reeltown a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Reeltown residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Alabama (6). The nearest campus, Tuskegee University, is 11.8 miles away in Tuskegee.
What colleges are near Reeltown?
Within 15 miles: Tuskegee University (11.8 miles, 2,819 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Reeltown, and what does it cost?
Central Alabama Community College in Alexander City, 25.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,110 a year for Alabama residents; the federal net price, $15,996, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Auburn University cost if we live in Alabama?
Tuition and fees are $12,890 a year in-state and $34,922 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $16,681 (under $30,000 income) to $29,547 (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 Reeltown. 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 →