Jacques Dupre House · Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 4.0Southern University and A & M College is 11.9 miles from Erwinville
No college sits inside Erwinville’s boundary, but Southern University and A & M College’s campus in Baton Rouge, with 7,190 students on campus, is 11.9 miles from the center of town, and Baton Rouge Community College is 16.2 miles away in Baton Rouge. About 4% of Erwinville’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 Erwinville. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Erwinville
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Erwinville
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Erwinville.
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 Erwinville’s median household income ($52,120) 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 Erwinville: 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: Southern University and A & M College (2).
Questions about college near Erwinville
Is Erwinville a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Erwinville residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Louisiana (6). The nearest campus, Southern University and A & M College, is 11.9 miles away in Baton Rouge.
What colleges are near Erwinville?
Within 15 miles: Southern University and A & M College (11.9 miles, 7,190 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Erwinville, and what does it cost?
Baton Rouge Community College in Baton Rouge, 16.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,321 a year for Louisiana residents; the federal net price, $9,474, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Southern University and A & M College cost if we live in Louisiana?
Tuition and fees are $9,922 a year in-state and $17,272 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $19,047 (under $30,000 income) to $26,069 (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 Erwinville. 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 →