Photo: RTMGterra · CC BY-SA 4.0Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale is 4.1 miles from Lauderhill
The University of Fort Lauderdale (255 students on campus) is inside the city, and Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale (10,207) is 4.1 miles from the center, just over the line in Fort Lauderdale. About 5% of Lauderhill’s 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 Lauderhill. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college in Lauderhill
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Lauderhill
15 private colleges within 14.1 miles, and Broward College 5.9 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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Lauderhill’s median household income ($51,165) 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 Lauderhill: 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: Universal Technical Institute-South Florida Miramar (6).
What students study in Lauderhill
Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at University of Fort Lauderdale, weighted by undergraduates; then the 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 Lauderhill
Is Lauderhill a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Lauderhill residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Florida (6). The largest campus in the city, the University of Fort Lauderdale, has 255 students on campus.
What colleges are in Lauderhill?
The University of Fort Lauderdale is inside the city. Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale is 4.1 miles from the center, in Fort Lauderdale, and Broward College is 5.9 miles away in Fort Lauderdale.
What is the closest community college to Lauderhill, and what does it cost?
Broward College in Fort Lauderdale, 5.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,830 a year for Florida residents; the federal net price, $14,506, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Broward College cost if we live in Florida?
Tuition and fees are $2,830 a year in-state and $8,952 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $13,467 (under $30,000 income) to $20,368 (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 Lauderhill. 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 →