Photo: Public domain · Public domainThe University of Louisiana at Lafayette is 4.8 miles from Scott
No college sits inside Scott’s boundary, but the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s campus in Lafayette, with 13,378 students on campus, is 4.8 miles from the center of town, and South Louisiana Community College is 3 miles away in Lafayette. About 4% of Scott’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 Scott. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Scott
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Scott
Two private colleges within 5.5 miles, one public college within 4.8 miles, and three 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 $48–75k, where Scott’s median household income ($56,299) 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 Scott: 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: Remington College-Lafayette Campus (12).
Questions about college near Scott
Is Scott a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Scott residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Louisiana (6). The nearest campus, South Louisiana Community College, is 3 miles away in Lafayette.
What colleges are near Scott?
Within 15 miles: South Louisiana Community College (3 miles, 5,210 students on campus), Academy of Interactive Entertainment (3.4 miles, 113), the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (4.8 miles, 13,378) and Remington College-Lafayette Campus (5.5 miles, 247).
What is the closest community college to Scott, and what does it cost?
South Louisiana Community College in Lafayette, 3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,210 a year for Louisiana residents; the federal net price, $12,564, 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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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Scott. 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 →