Westchester is home to two colleges, with about 40,000 students on campus
Florida International University (40,240 students on campus) and Florida Career College-Miami (130) are inside the town, and the University of Miami (18,623) is 4.9 miles from the center, in Coral Gables. About 12% of Westchester’s residents are enrolled in college, above 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 Westchester. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college in Westchester
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Westchester
25 private colleges within 13.7 miles, one public college within 1.5 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 $48–75k, where Westchester’s median household income ($72,262) 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 Westchester: 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 (3); Albizu University-Miami (2); West Coast University-Miami (6); CBT Technology Institute-Hialeah (3); Fortis College-Cutler Bay (3).
What students study in Westchester
Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Florida International University, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.
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 Westchester
Is Westchester a college town?
No. About 12 of every 100 Westchester residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above Florida (6). The largest campus in the town, Florida International University, has 40,240 students on campus.
What colleges are in Westchester?
Florida International University and Florida Career College-Miami are inside the town. the University of Miami is 4.9 miles from the center, in Coral Gables, and SABER College is 6 miles away in Miami.
What is the closest community college to Westchester, and what does it cost?
SABER College in Miami, 6 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.
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 Westchester. 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 →