Lake Catherine State Park-Bridge No. 2 · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Champion Christian College is 7.4 miles from Diamondhead
No college sits inside Diamondhead’s boundary, but Champion Christian College’s campus in Hot Springs, with 131 students on campus, is 7.4 miles from the center of town, and Arkansas State University Three Rivers is 8.8 miles away in Malvern. About —% of Diamondhead’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Arkansas (5%).
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 Diamondhead. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Diamondhead
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Diamondhead
One private college within 7.4 miles, and two community colleges. The nearest public four-year college, Henderson State University, is 22.3 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; the Census has no median household income for Diamondhead.
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 Diamondhead
Is Diamondhead a college town?
No. About — of every 100 Diamondhead residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Arkansas (5). The nearest campus, Champion Christian College, is 7.4 miles away in Hot Springs.
What colleges are near Diamondhead?
Within 15 miles: Champion Christian College (7.4 miles, 131 students on campus), Arkansas State University Three Rivers (8.8 miles, 1,887) and National Park College (10.5 miles, 1,812).
What is the closest community college to Diamondhead, and what does it cost?
Arkansas State University Three Rivers in Malvern, 8.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,788 a year for Arkansas residents; the federal net price, $8,070, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Henderson State University cost if we live in Arkansas?
Tuition and fees are $8,244 a year in-state and $10,620 from out of state.
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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 Diamondhead. 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 →