Flagler College is 3.3 miles from St. Augustine South
No college sits inside St. Augustine South’s boundary, but Flagler College’s campus in Saint Augustine, with 2,407 students on campus, is 3.3 miles from the center of town, and Jones Technical Institute is 29.1 miles away in Jacksonville. About 4% of St. Augustine South’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 St. Augustine South. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from St. Augustine South
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of St. Augustine South
One private college within 3.3 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Saint Johns River State College, is 25.8 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 $75–110k, where St. Augustine South’s median household income ($75,996) 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.
Questions about college near St. Augustine South
Is St. Augustine South a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 St. Augustine South residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Florida (6). The nearest campus, Flagler College, is 3.3 miles away in Saint Augustine.
What colleges are near St. Augustine South?
Within 15 miles: Flagler College (3.3 miles, 2,407 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to St. Augustine South, and what does it cost?
Jones Technical Institute in Jacksonville, 29.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $16,920 a year for Florida residents; the federal net price, $25,462, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Saint Johns River State College cost if we live in Florida?
Tuition and fees are $2,591 a year in-state and $9,335 from out of state.
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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 St. Augustine South. 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 →