Photo: Phillip Pessar · CC BY 2.0Hialeah is home to five colleges, with 3,315 students on campus
Florida National University (2,205 students on campus) and CBT Technology Institute-Hialeah (493) are inside the city, and St. Thomas University (4,588) is 4.7 miles from the center, in Miami Gardens. About 6% of Hialeah’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 Hialeah. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college in Hialeah
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Hialeah
29 private colleges within 15 miles, one public college within 8.9 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 $48–75k, where Hialeah’s median household income ($55,594) 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 Hialeah: 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: CBT Technology Institute-Hialeah (3); West Coast University-Miami (6); Albizu University-Miami (2); CBT Technology Institute (3); Universal Technical Institute-South Florida Miramar (6).
What students study in Hialeah
Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field across Hialeah’s 3 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. Left out: Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp, where most students study only online.
Questions about college in Hialeah
Is Hialeah a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Hialeah residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Florida (6). The largest campus in the city, Florida National University, has 2,205 students on campus.
What colleges are in Hialeah?
Florida National University, CBT Technology Institute-Hialeah, Med College, Florida Career College-Hialeah and 1 more are inside the city. St. Thomas University is 4.7 miles from the center, in Miami Gardens, Florida Memorial University is 3.9 miles from the center, in Miami Gardens, and SABER College is 7.3 miles away in Miami.
What is the closest community college to Hialeah, and what does it cost?
SABER College in Miami, 7.3 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 Hialeah. 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 →