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Colleges in and near Jean Lafitte

Loyola University New Orleans is 12.7 miles from Jean Lafitte

No college sits inside Jean Lafitte’s boundary, but Loyola University New Orleans’s campus in New Orleans, with 3,769 students on campus, is 12.7 miles from the center of town, and Delgado Community College is 16 miles away in New Orleans. About 9% of Jean Lafitte’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 Jean Lafitte. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
6
21,929 students on campus
Nearest college
12.7 mi
Loyola University New Orleans
Residents in college
9%
About the same as LA (6%)
Nearest community college
16 mi
Delgado · $4,279 tuition
Nearest public university
14.1 mi
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans
Median household income
$64K
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What stands out about college from Jean Lafitte

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A university 12.7 miles awayLoyola University New Orleans has 3,769 students on campus in New Orleans, 59% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 16 miles awayDelgado Community College in New Orleans: tuition and fees $4,279 a year for Louisiana residents.Students are 9% of residentsAbout the same as Louisiana (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Jean Lafitte

Five private colleges within 14.8 miles, and one public college within 14.1 miles.

5 mi10 mi15 miTulane University of LouisianaLoyola University New OrleansXavier University of LouisianaJean Lafitte
University or collegeCommunity college
Loyola University New OrleansUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,769 on campus · 12.7 mi · New Orleans93%admitted$24knet price59%graduate$53kearningsUniversity of Holy CrossUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 603 on campus · 12.7 mi · New Orleans74%admitted$16knet price49%graduate$49kearningsTulane University of LouisianaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 11,335 on campus · 13 mi · New Orleans14%admitted$40knet price86%graduate$63kearningsLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New OrleansUniversity or college · Public · 2,657 on campus · 14.1 mi · New Orleans$78kearningsXavier University of LouisianaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,067 on campus · 14.6 mi · New Orleans69%admitted$17knet price49%graduate$52kearningsChamberlain University-LouisianaUniversity or college · For-profit · 498 on campus · 14.8 mi · Jefferson100%admitted$31knet price$92kearningsEarnings are reported for all 15 campuses that file with it.

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 Jean Lafitte’s median household income ($64,452) falls.

University of Holy Cross12.7 mi · New Orleans · sticker $27,541$15,314a year
Xavier University of Louisiana14.6 mi · New Orleans · sticker $40,434$17,836a year
Tulane University of Louisiana13 mi · New Orleans · sticker $87,004$20,149a year
Loyola University New Orleans12.7 mi · New Orleans · sticker $64,157$22,042a year
Chamberlain University-Louisiana14.8 mi · Jefferson · sticker $38,480—a year

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 Jean Lafitte: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Loyola University New OrleansUniversity of Holy CrossTulane University of LouisianaXavier University of Louisiana
Tulane University of Louisiana86% graduate$63k earnings$20k typical debt
Loyola University New Orleans59% graduate$53k earnings$26k typical debt
Xavier University of Louisiana49% graduate$52k earnings$24k typical debt
University of Holy Cross49% graduate$49k earnings$27k 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.

Questions about college near Jean Lafitte

Is Jean Lafitte a college town?

No. About 9 of every 100 Jean Lafitte residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Louisiana (6). The nearest campus, Loyola University New Orleans, is 12.7 miles away in New Orleans.

What colleges are near Jean Lafitte?

Within 15 miles: Loyola University New Orleans (12.7 miles, 3,769 students on campus), the University of Holy Cross (12.7 miles, 603), Tulane University of Louisiana (13 miles, 11,335), Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans (14.1 miles, 2,657), Xavier University of Louisiana (14.6 miles, 3,067) and Chamberlain University-Louisiana (14.8 miles, 498).

What is the closest community college to Jean Lafitte, and what does it cost?

Delgado Community College in New Orleans, 16 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,279 a year for Louisiana residents; the federal net price, $9,747, counts housing and food at full cost.

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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 Jean Lafitte. 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 →