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Colleges in and near Kenner

Herzing University-New Orleans is 6 miles from Kenner

No college sits inside Kenner’s boundary, but Herzing University-New Orleans’s campus in Metairie, with 127 students on campus, is 6 miles from the center of town, and Delgado Community College is 9.2 miles away in New Orleans. About 4% of Kenner’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Kenner. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
11
38,159 students on campus
Nearest college
6 mi
Herzing University-New Orleans
Residents in college
4%
Below LA (6%)
Nearest community college
9.2 mi
Delgado · $4,279 tuition
Nearest public university
10.9 mi
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans
Median household income
$64K
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What stands out about college from Kenner

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

A university 6 miles awayHerzing University-New Orleans has 127 students on campus in Metairie, 15% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 9.2 miles awayDelgado Community College in New Orleans: tuition and fees $4,279 a year for Louisiana residents.Students are 4% of residentsBelow Louisiana (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Kenner

Seven private colleges within 12.7 miles, three public colleges within 12.6 miles, and Delgado Community College 9.2 miles away.

5 mi10 mi15 miTulane University of LouisianaDelgadoUniversity of New OrleansKenner
University or collegeCommunity college
Herzing University-New OrleansUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 127 on campus · 6 mi · Metairie · mostly online92%admitted$21knet price15%graduate$37kearnings65% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Earnings are reported for all 11 campuses that file with it.Chamberlain University-LouisianaUniversity or college · For-profit · 498 on campus · 7 mi · Jefferson100%admitted$31knet price$92kearningsEarnings are reported for all 15 campuses that file with it.Delgado Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,925 on campus · 9.2 mi · New Orleans$10knet price24%graduate$33kearningsTuition and fees: $4,279 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Tulane University of LouisianaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 11,335 on campus · 9.3 mi · New Orleans14%admitted$40knet price86%graduate$63kearningsXavier University of LouisianaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,067 on campus · 9.4 mi · New Orleans69%admitted$17knet price49%graduate$52kearningsLoyola University New OrleansUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,769 on campus · 9.5 mi · New Orleans93%admitted$24knet price59%graduate$53kearningsLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New OrleansUniversity or college · Public · 2,657 on campus · 10.9 mi · New Orleans$78kearningsUniversity of New OrleansUniversity or college · Public · 5,729 on campus · 11.3 mi · New Orleans74%admitted$12knet price38%graduate$48kearningsDillard UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,098 on campus · 11.4 mi · New Orleans42%admitted$22knet price43%graduate$39kearningsSouthern University at New OrleansUniversity or college · Public · 1,328 on campus · 12.6 mi · New Orleans79%admitted$15knet price13%graduate$34kearningsNew Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,626 on campus · 12.7 mi · New Orleans$11knet price74%graduate

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 Kenner’s median household income ($64,020) falls.

Delgado Community College9.2 mi · New Orleans · sticker $18,568 · tuition $4,279$12,578a year
University of New Orleans11.3 mi · New Orleans · sticker $23,431$13,222a year
Xavier University of Louisiana9.4 mi · New Orleans · sticker $40,434$17,836a year
Tulane University of Louisiana9.3 mi · New Orleans · sticker $87,004$20,149a year
Loyola University New Orleans9.5 mi · New Orleans · sticker $64,157$22,042a year
Dillard University11.4 mi · New Orleans · sticker $39,202$23,224a year
Herzing University-New Orleans6 mi · Metairie · mostly online · sticker $28,414—a year
Chamberlain University-Louisiana7 mi · Jefferson · sticker $38,480—a year
Southern University at New Orleans12.6 mi · New Orleans · sticker $23,905—a year
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary12.7 mi · New Orleans · sticker $21,660—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 Kenner: 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 →DelgadoTulane University of LouisianaXavier University of LouisianaLoyola University New OrleansUniversity of New OrleansSouthern University at New Orleans
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
Southern University at New Orleans13% graduate$34k earnings$31k typical debt
Dillard University43% graduate$39k earnings$31k typical debt
Herzing University-New Orleans15% graduate$37k earnings*$22k 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 Kenner

Is Kenner a college town?

No. About 4 of every 100 Kenner residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Louisiana (6). The nearest campus, Herzing University-New Orleans, is 6 miles away in Metairie.

What colleges are near Kenner?

11 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Tulane University of Louisiana (9.3 miles, 11,335 students on campus), Delgado Community College (9.2 miles, 6,925) and the University of New Orleans (11.3 miles, 5,729).

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

Delgado Community College in New Orleans, 9.2 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 Kenner. 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 →