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Colleges in and near St. Rose

Chamberlain University-Louisiana is 9.3 miles from St. Rose

No college sits inside St. Rose’s boundary, but Chamberlain University-Louisiana’s campus in Jefferson, with 498 students on campus, is 9.3 miles from the center of town, and Delgado Community College is 12.3 miles away in New Orleans. About 6% of St. Rose’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 St. Rose. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
9
35,205 students on campus
Nearest college
9.3 mi
Chamberlain University-Louisiana
Residents in college
6%
About the same as LA (6%)
Nearest community college
12.3 mi
Delgado · $4,279 tuition
Nearest public university
13.4 mi
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans
Median household income
$74K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from St. Rose

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

A university 9.3 miles awayChamberlain University-Louisiana has 498 students on campus in Jefferson.A community college 12.3 miles awayDelgado Community College in New Orleans: tuition and fees $4,279 a year for Louisiana residents.Students are 6% 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 St. Rose

Six private colleges within 14.7 miles, two public colleges within 15 miles, and Delgado Community College 12.3 miles away.

5 mi10 mi15 miDelgadoUniversity of New OrleansSt. Rose
University or collegeCommunity college
Chamberlain University-LouisianaUniversity or college · For-profit · 498 on campus · 9.3 mi · Jefferson100%admitted$31knet price$92kearningsEarnings are reported for all 15 campuses that file with it.Herzing University-New OrleansUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 127 on campus · 9.9 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.Tulane University of LouisianaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 11,335 on campus · 11.2 mi · New Orleans14%admitted$40knet price86%graduate$63kearningsLoyola University New OrleansUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,769 on campus · 11.3 mi · New Orleans93%admitted$24knet price59%graduate$53kearningsXavier University of LouisianaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,067 on campus · 12 mi · New Orleans69%admitted$17knet price49%graduate$52kearningsDelgado Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,925 on campus · 12.3 mi · New Orleans$10knet price24%graduate$33kearningsTuition and fees: $4,279 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New OrleansUniversity or college · Public · 2,657 on campus · 13.4 mi · New Orleans$78kearningsDillard UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,098 on campus · 14.7 mi · New Orleans42%admitted$22knet price43%graduate$39kearningsUniversity of New OrleansUniversity or college · Public · 5,729 on campus · 15 mi · New Orleans74%admitted$12knet price38%graduate$48kearnings

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 St. Rose’s median household income ($74,075) falls.

Delgado Community College12.3 mi · New Orleans · sticker $18,568 · tuition $4,279$12,578a year
University of New Orleans15 mi · New Orleans · sticker $23,431$13,222a year
Xavier University of Louisiana12 mi · New Orleans · sticker $40,434$17,836a year
Tulane University of Louisiana11.2 mi · New Orleans · sticker $87,004$20,149a year
Loyola University New Orleans11.3 mi · New Orleans · sticker $64,157$22,042a year
Dillard University14.7 mi · New Orleans · sticker $39,202$23,224a year
Chamberlain University-Louisiana9.3 mi · Jefferson · sticker $38,480—a year
Herzing University-New Orleans9.9 mi · Metairie · mostly online · sticker $28,414—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 St. Rose: 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 →Tulane University of LouisianaLoyola University New OrleansXavier University of LouisianaDelgadoDillard UniversityUniversity of 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
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 St. Rose

Is St. Rose a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 St. Rose residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Louisiana (6). The nearest campus, Chamberlain University-Louisiana, is 9.3 miles away in Jefferson.

What colleges are near St. Rose?

9 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Tulane University of Louisiana (11.2 miles, 11,335 students on campus), Delgado Community College (12.3 miles, 6,925) and the University of New Orleans (15 miles, 5,729).

What is the closest community college to St. Rose, and what does it cost?

Delgado Community College in New Orleans, 12.3 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 St. Rose. 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 →