Archbold Biological Station at Red Hill · Photo: Guettarda · CC BY-SA 3.0Webber International University is 11.1 miles from Indian Lake Estates
No college sits inside Indian Lake Estates’ boundary, but Webber International University’s campus in Babson Park, with 848 students on campus, is 11.1 miles from the center of town, and Valencia College is 50.3 miles away in Orlando. About 0% of Indian Lake Estates’ residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Indian Lake Estates. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Indian Lake Estates
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Indian Lake Estates
Two private colleges within 15 miles. The nearest public four-year college, South Florida State College, is 18.4 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 $48–75k, where Indian Lake Estates’ median household income ($69,007) 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Webber International University (2).
Questions about college near Indian Lake Estates
Is Indian Lake Estates a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Indian Lake Estates residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Florida (6). The nearest campus, Webber International University, is 11.1 miles away in Babson Park.
What colleges are near Indian Lake Estates?
Within 15 miles: Webber International University (11.1 miles, 848 students on campus) and Warner University (15 miles, 684).
What is the closest community college to Indian Lake Estates, and what does it cost?
Valencia College in Orlando, 50.3 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 South Florida State College cost if we live in Florida?
Tuition and fees are $3,165 a year in-state and $11,859 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $3,480 (under $30,000 income) to $3,698 (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 Indian Lake Estates. 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 →