The University of Louisville is 3.2 miles from Shively
No college sits inside Shively’s boundary, but the University of Louisville’s campus in Louisville, with 17,919 students on campus, is 3.2 miles from the center of town, and Jefferson Community and Technical College is 4.6 miles away in Louisville. About 4% of Shively’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kentucky (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 Shively. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Shively
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Shively
Eight private colleges within 13.9 miles, two public colleges within 10.1 miles, and Jefferson Community and Technical College 4.6 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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Shively’s median household income ($50,221) 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 Shively: 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: ATA College (3).
Questions about college near Shively
Is Shively a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Shively residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Kentucky (6). The nearest campus, the University of Louisville, is 3.2 miles away in Louisville.
What colleges are near Shively?
11 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Louisville (3.2 miles, 17,919 students on campus), Jefferson Community and Technical College (4.6 miles, 8,736) and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (7.7 miles, 3,294).
What is the closest community college to Shively, and what does it cost?
Jefferson Community and Technical College in Louisville, 4.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,808 a year for Kentucky residents; the federal net price, $6,376, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Louisville cost if we live in Kentucky?
Tuition and fees are $13,136 a year in-state and $29,482 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $15,138 (under $30,000 income) to $25,186 (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 Shively. 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 →