Photo: Connor J Williams · CC BY 2.0The University of Central Florida is 10.6 miles from Geneva
No college sits inside Geneva’s boundary, but the University of Central Florida’s campus in Orlando, with 55,377 students on campus, is 10.6 miles from the center of town, and Valencia College is 25.8 miles away in Orlando. About 5% of Geneva’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as 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 Geneva. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Geneva
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Geneva
Three private colleges within 14.8 miles, and two public colleges within 11.6 miles.
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 Geneva’s median household income ($132,981) 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 Geneva: 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: Herzing University-Orlando (11).
Questions about college near Geneva
Is Geneva a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Geneva residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Florida (6). The nearest campus, the University of Central Florida, is 10.6 miles away in Orlando.
What colleges are near Geneva?
Within 15 miles: the University of Central Florida (10.6 miles, 55,377 students on campus), Seminole State College of Florida (11.6 miles, 8,201), Gwinnett Institute (12.7 miles, 318), Herzing University-Orlando (14.5 miles, 451) and Full Sail University (14.8 miles, 4,541).
What is the closest community college to Geneva, and what does it cost?
Valencia College in Orlando, 25.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,664 a year for Florida residents; the federal net price, $12,037, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Central Florida cost if we live in Florida?
Tuition and fees are $6,368 a year in-state and $22,467 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $5,816 (under $30,000 income) to $17,681 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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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 Geneva. 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 →