No college sits inside Arabi’s boundary, but Nunez Community College’s campus in Chalmette, with 2,198 students on campus, is 2.2 miles from the center of town. About 4% of Arabi’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Louisiana (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 Arabi. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
13
40,960 students on campus
Nearest college
2.2 mi
Nunez
Residents in college
4%
About the same as LA (6%)
Nearest community college
2.2 mi
Nunez · $4,255 tuition
Nearest public university
5.2 mi
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans
Median household income
$57K
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What stands out about college from Arabi
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
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 it costs
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.
Family income
Starts at $48–75k, where Arabi’s median household income ($56,813) 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.
Outcomes
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Arabi: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Tulane University of Louisiana86% graduate$63k earnings$20k typical debt
Delgado Community College24% graduate$33k earnings$20k typical debt
University of New Orleans38% graduate$48k earnings$19k typical debt
Loyola University New Orleans59% graduate$53k earnings$26k typical debt
Xavier University of Louisiana49% graduate$52k earnings$24k typical debt
Nunez Community College27% graduate$35k earnings$13k typical debt
Southern University at New Orleans13% graduate$34k earnings$31k typical debt
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: Herzing University-New Orleans (11).
Questions about college near Arabi
Is Arabi a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Arabi residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Louisiana (6). The nearest campus, Nunez Community College, is 2.2 miles away in Chalmette.
What colleges are near Arabi?
13 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Tulane University of Louisiana (7.6 miles, 11,335 students on campus), Delgado Community College (6.8 miles, 6,925) and the University of New Orleans (6.7 miles, 5,729).
What is the closest community college to Arabi, and what does it cost?
Nunez Community College in Chalmette, 2.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,255 a year for Louisiana residents; the federal net price, $12,529, counts housing and food at full cost.
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 Arabi. 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 →