Photo: Alexf · CC BY-SA 3.0Barry University is 4.6 miles from Surfside
No college sits inside Surfside’s boundary, but Barry University’s campus in Miami, with 5,872 students on campus, is 4.6 miles from the center of town, and Miami Dade College is 8.1 miles away in Miami. About 1% of Surfside’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 Surfside. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Surfside
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Surfside
24 private colleges within 15 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 $75–110k, where Surfside’s median household income ($100,208) 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 Surfside: 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: CBT Technology Institute-Hialeah (3); West Coast University-Miami (6); CBT Technology Institute (3).
Questions about college near Surfside
Is Surfside a college town?
No. About 1 of every 100 Surfside residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Florida (6). The nearest campus, Barry University, is 4.6 miles away in Miami.
What colleges are near Surfside?
25 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Miami Dade College (8.1 miles, 26,047 students on campus), the University of Miami (14.5 miles, 18,623) and Barry University (4.6 miles, 5,872).
What is the closest community college to Surfside, and what does it cost?
Miami Dade College in Miami, 8.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,838 a year for Florida residents; the federal net price, $5,463, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Miami Dade College cost if we live in Florida?
Tuition and fees are $2,838 a year in-state and $9,661 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $4,822 (under $30,000 income) to $9,180 (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 Surfside. 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 →