Photo: Jim Plylar · CC BY-SA 3.0Southern University and A & M College is 9.8 miles from Zachary
No college sits inside Zachary’s boundary, but Southern University and A & M College’s campus in Baton Rouge, with 7,190 students on campus, is 9.8 miles from the center of town, and Baton Rouge Community College is 15 miles away in Baton Rouge. About 4% of Zachary’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 Zachary. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Zachary
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Zachary
One private college within 14.2 miles, one public college within 9.8 miles, and Baton Rouge Community College 15 miles away.
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 $75–110k, where Zachary’s median household income ($84,480) 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 Zachary: 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: Southern University and A & M College (2); Delta College of Arts & Technology (2).
Questions about college near Zachary
Is Zachary a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Zachary residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Louisiana (6). The nearest campus, Southern University and A & M College, is 9.8 miles away in Baton Rouge.
What colleges are near Zachary?
Within 15 miles: Southern University and A & M College (9.8 miles, 7,190 students on campus), Delta College of Arts & Technology (14.2 miles, 288) and Baton Rouge Community College (15 miles, 4,640).
What is the closest community college to Zachary, and what does it cost?
Baton Rouge Community College in Baton Rouge, 15 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 Zachary. 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 →