Photo: Tim Farley · CC BY-SA 4.0Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service is 4.2 miles from Lithonia
No college sits inside Lithonia’s boundary, but Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service’s campus in Decatur, with 187 students on campus, is 4.2 miles from the center of town. About 1% of Lithonia’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Lithonia. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Lithonia
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Lithonia
Seven private colleges within 15 miles, and three community colleges. The nearest public four-year college, Clayton State University, is 15.2 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 $48–75k, where Lithonia’s median household income ($61,713) 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Emory University (2); Emory University-Oxford College (2).
Questions about college near Lithonia
Is Lithonia a college town?
No. About 1 of every 100 Lithonia residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Georgia (6). The nearest campus, Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service, is 4.2 miles away in Decatur.
What colleges are near Lithonia?
8 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Emory University (13.7 miles, 14,248 students on campus), Georgia Piedmont Technical College (9.1 miles, 1,730) and Agnes Scott College (11.5 miles, 1,046).
What is the closest community college to Lithonia, and what does it cost?
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service in Decatur, 4.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $20,950 a year for Georgia residents; the federal net price, $29,047, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Clayton State University cost if we live in Georgia?
Tuition and fees are $5,180 a year in-state and $16,532 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,405 (under $30,000 income) to $14,161 (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 Lithonia. 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 →