Photo: Victor Patel Uploaded by Shreeg88 at en.wikipedia · Public domainTaylor College is 3.5 miles from Silver Springs
No college sits inside Silver Springs’ boundary, but Taylor College’s campus in Ocala, with 206 students on campus, is 3.5 miles from the center of town, and Lake-Sumter State College is 31.2 miles away in Leesburg. About 2% of Silver Springs’ 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 Silver Springs. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Silver Springs
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Silver Springs
Two private colleges within 6.6 miles, and one public college within 8.1 miles.
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 $30–48k, where Silver Springs’ median household income ($32,074) 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 Silver Springs: 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: Rasmussen University-Florida (6).
Questions about college near Silver Springs
Is Silver Springs a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Silver Springs residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Florida (6). The nearest campus, Taylor College, is 3.5 miles away in Ocala.
What colleges are near Silver Springs?
Within 15 miles: Taylor College (3.5 miles, 206 students on campus), Rasmussen University-Florida (6.6 miles, 2,238) and College of Central Florida (8.1 miles, 4,391).
What is the closest community college to Silver Springs, and what does it cost?
Lake-Sumter State College in Leesburg, 31.2 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 College of Central Florida cost if we live in Florida?
Tuition and fees are $2,710 a year in-state and $10,517 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,096 (under $30,000 income) to $18,424 (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 Silver Springs. 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 →