Louisiana State University-Eunice is 11.2 miles from Mamou
No college sits inside Mamou’s boundary, but Louisiana State University-Eunice’s campus in Eunice, with 2,492 students on campus, is 11.2 miles from the center of town. About 4% of Mamou’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 Mamou. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Mamou
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Mamou
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Mamou.
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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Under $30k, where Mamou’s median household income ($24,808) 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: 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.
Questions about college near Mamou
Is Mamou a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Mamou residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Louisiana (6). The nearest campus, Louisiana State University-Eunice, is 11.2 miles away in Eunice.
What colleges are near Mamou?
Within 15 miles: Louisiana State University-Eunice (11.2 miles, 2,492 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Mamou, and what does it cost?
Louisiana State University-Eunice in Eunice, 11.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,730 a year for Louisiana residents; the federal net price, $10,421, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Louisiana at Lafayette cost if we live in Louisiana?
Tuition and fees are $10,418 a year in-state and $24,146 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,157 (under $30,000 income) to $18,562 (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 Mamou. 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 →