Emmanuel University is 14.1 miles from Dewy Rose
No college sits inside Dewy Rose’s boundary, but Emmanuel University’s campus in Franklin Springs, with 837 students on campus, is 14.1 miles from the center of town, and Athens Technical College is 25.9 miles away in Athens. About 0% of Dewy Rose’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia (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 Dewy Rose. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Dewy Rose
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Dewy Rose
One private college within 14.1 miles. The nearest public four-year college, University of Georgia, is 28.8 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 Under $30k; the Census has no median household income for Dewy Rose.
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 Dewy Rose
Is Dewy Rose a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Dewy Rose residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Georgia (6). The nearest campus, Emmanuel University, is 14.1 miles away in Franklin Springs.
What colleges are near Dewy Rose?
Within 15 miles: Emmanuel University (14.1 miles, 837 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Dewy Rose, and what does it cost?
Athens Technical College in Athens, 25.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,390 a year for Georgia residents; the federal net price, $6,949, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Georgia cost if we live in Georgia?
Tuition and fees are $11,450 a year in-state and $31,688 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $8,085 (under $30,000 income) to $18,079 (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 Dewy Rose. 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 →