Emory University-Oxford College is 8.5 miles from Milstead
No college sits inside Milstead’s boundary, but Emory University-Oxford College’s campus in Oxford, with 973 students on campus, is 8.5 miles from the center of town. About 2% of Milstead’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 Milstead. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Milstead
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Milstead
Two private colleges within 10.9 miles, and two community colleges. The nearest public four-year college, Georgia Gwinnett College, is 20.1 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 Milstead’s median household income ($54,315) 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-Oxford College (2).
Questions about college near Milstead
Is Milstead a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Milstead residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Georgia (6). The nearest campus, Emory University-Oxford College, is 8.5 miles away in Oxford.
What colleges are near Milstead?
Within 15 miles: Emory University-Oxford College (8.5 miles, 973 students on campus) and Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service (10.9 miles, 187).
What is the closest community college to Milstead, and what does it cost?
Emory University-Oxford College in Oxford, 8.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $64,280 a year for Georgia residents; the federal net price, $37,920, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Georgia Gwinnett College cost if we live in Georgia?
Tuition and fees are $4,532 a year in-state and $13,844 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $14,356 (under $30,000 income) to $20,986 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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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 Milstead. 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 →