Photo: GreenGroupMiami · CC BY 3.0Fortis College-Cutler Bay is 3.8 miles from Palmetto Bay
No college sits inside Palmetto Bay’s boundary, but Fortis College-Cutler Bay’s campus in Cutler Bay, with 358 students on campus, is 3.8 miles from the center of town, and SABER College is 11 miles away in Miami. About 7% of Palmetto Bay’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 Palmetto Bay. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Palmetto Bay
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Palmetto Bay
16 private colleges within 13.5 miles, one public college within 10 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 Over $110k, where Palmetto Bay’s median household income ($142,447) 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 Palmetto Bay: 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: Fortis College-Cutler Bay (3); CBT Technology Institute (3); Albizu University-Miami (2); West Coast University-Miami (6).
Questions about college near Palmetto Bay
Is Palmetto Bay a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Palmetto Bay residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Florida (6). The nearest campus, Fortis College-Cutler Bay, is 3.8 miles away in Cutler Bay.
What colleges are near Palmetto Bay?
18 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Florida International University (10 miles, 40,240 students on campus), Miami Dade College (13.4 miles, 26,047) and the University of Miami (7.3 miles, 18,623).
What is the closest community college to Palmetto Bay, and what does it cost?
SABER College in Miami, 11 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.
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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 Palmetto Bay. 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 →