Delta College of Arts & Technology is 2.5 miles from Merrydale
No college sits inside Merrydale’s boundary, but Delta College of Arts & Technology’s campus in Baton Rouge, with 288 students on campus, is 2.5 miles from the center of town, and Baton Rouge Community College is 4 miles away in Baton Rouge. About 4% of Merrydale’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 Merrydale. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Merrydale
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Merrydale
Five private colleges within 10.5 miles, two public colleges within 7.2 miles, and two community colleges.
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 $30–48k, where Merrydale’s median household income ($41,500) 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 Merrydale: 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: Delta College of Arts & Technology (2); Southern University and A & M College (2); Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus (12); Fortis College-Baton Rouge (4).
Questions about college near Merrydale
Is Merrydale a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Merrydale residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Louisiana (6). The nearest campus, Delta College of Arts & Technology, is 2.5 miles away in Baton Rouge.
What colleges are near Merrydale?
8 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College (7.2 miles, 35,071 students on campus), Southern University and A & M College (5.2 miles, 7,190) and Baton Rouge Community College (4 miles, 4,640).
What is the closest community college to Merrydale, and what does it cost?
Baton Rouge Community College in Baton Rouge, 4 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 Merrydale. 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 →