Stetson University is 6.8 miles from Lake Mack-Forest Hills
No college sits inside Lake Mack-Forest Hills’ boundary, but Stetson University’s campus in DeLand, with 3,466 students on campus, is 6.8 miles from the center of town, and Lake-Sumter State College is 26.5 miles away in Leesburg. About 3% of Lake Mack-Forest Hills’ 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 Lake Mack-Forest Hills. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Lake Mack-Forest Hills
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Lake Mack-Forest Hills
One private college within 6.8 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Seminole State College of Florida, is 18.6 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 Lake Mack-Forest Hills.
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 Lake Mack-Forest Hills
Is Lake Mack-Forest Hills a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Lake Mack-Forest Hills residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Florida (6). The nearest campus, Stetson University, is 6.8 miles away in DeLand.
What colleges are near Lake Mack-Forest Hills?
Within 15 miles: Stetson University (6.8 miles, 3,466 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Lake Mack-Forest Hills, and what does it cost?
Lake-Sumter State College in Leesburg, 26.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,292 a year for Florida residents; the federal net price, $5,855, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Seminole State College of Florida cost if we live in Florida?
Tuition and fees are $3,122 a year in-state and $11,447 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,038 (under $30,000 income) to $14,242 (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 Lake Mack-Forest Hills. 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 →