Photo: Ven-Lib · CC BY-SA 4.0Florida International University is 4.1 miles from Doral
West Coast University-Miami (895 students on campus) and Albizu University-Miami (578) are inside the city, and Florida International University (40,240) is 4.1 miles from the center, in Westchester. About 8% of Doral’s residents are enrolled in college, above Florida (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 Doral. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college in Doral
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Doral
28 private colleges within 14.3 miles, one public college within 4.1 miles, and two community colleges.
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 $75–110k, where Doral’s median household income ($94,164) 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 Doral: 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: West Coast University-Miami (6); Albizu University-Miami (2); CBT Technology Institute (3); CBT Technology Institute-Hialeah (3); Universal Technical Institute-South Florida Miramar (6).
What students study in Doral
Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field across Doral’s 4 colleges, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.
Biggest programs
College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.
Questions about college in Doral
Is Doral a college town?
No. About 8 of every 100 Doral residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above Florida (6). The largest campus in the city, West Coast University-Miami, has 895 students on campus.
What colleges are in Doral?
West Coast University-Miami, Albizu University-Miami, San Ignacio University and Millennia Atlantic University are inside the city. Florida International University is 4.1 miles from the center, in Westchester, Florida National University is 3.9 miles from the center, in Hialeah, and SABER College is 6.7 miles away in Miami.
What is the closest community college to Doral, and what does it cost?
SABER College in Miami, 6.7 miles away.
How much does Florida International University cost if we live in Florida?
Tuition and fees are $6,565 a year in-state and $18,964 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,003 (under $30,000 income) to $18,200 (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 Doral. 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 →