Photo: Chris Litherland · CC BY-SA 3.0Academy of Interactive Entertainment is 12.8 miles from Sunset
No college sits inside Sunset’s boundary, but Academy of Interactive Entertainment’s campus in Lafayette, with 113 students on campus, is 12.8 miles from the center of town. About 9% of Sunset’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 Sunset. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Sunset
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Sunset
One private college within 12.8 miles, one public college within 13.6 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 $48–75k, where Sunset’s median household income ($60,964) 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 Sunset: 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 Sunset
Is Sunset a college town?
No. About 9 of every 100 Sunset residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Louisiana (6). The nearest campus, Academy of Interactive Entertainment, is 12.8 miles away in Lafayette.
What colleges are near Sunset?
Within 15 miles: Academy of Interactive Entertainment (12.8 miles, 113 students on campus), South Louisiana Community College (12.9 miles, 5,210) and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (13.6 miles, 13,378).
What is the closest community college to Sunset, and what does it cost?
Academy of Interactive Entertainment in Lafayette, 12.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $24,600 a year for Louisiana residents; the federal net price, $32,888, 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 Sunset. 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 →