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Colleges in and near Southfield

Southfield is home to two colleges, with 3,403 students on campus

Lawrence Technological University (2,988 students on campus) and Arizona College of Nursing-Southfield (415) are inside the city. About 6% of Southfield’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan (6%).

Lawrence Technological University

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 Southfield. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
21
100,164 students on campus
Nearest college
0.5 mi
Lawrence Technological University
Residents in college
6%
About the same as MI (6%)
Nearest community college
9.5 mi
Schoolcraft Community College District · $4,736 tuition
Nearest public university
9.5 mi
Schoolcraft Community College District · $4,736 in-state
Median household income
$68K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Southfield

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

A university in SouthfieldLawrence Technological University has 2,988 students on campus in Southfield, 61% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 9.5 miles awaySchoolcraft Community College District in Livonia: tuition and fees $4,736 a year for Michigan residents.In-state price at Schoolcraft Community College DistrictLiving in Michigan, Schoolcraft Community College District charges $4,736 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $8,142. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 6% of residentsAbout the same as Michigan (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Southfield

13 private colleges within 14.5 miles, three public colleges within 14 miles, and five community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miWayne StateOakland UniversityWayne County Community College DistrictSouthfield
University or collegeCommunity college
Lawrence Technological UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,988 on campus · In Southfield56%admitted$33knet price61%graduate$69kearningsArizona College of Nursing-SouthfieldUniversity or college · For-profit · 415 on campus · In Southfield100%admitted$39knet price$35kearningsEarnings are reported for all 20 campuses that file with it.Michigan School of PsychologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 176 on campus · 5.2 mi · Farmington HillsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Cranbrook Academy of ArtUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 119 on campus · 6.5 mi · Bloomfield HillsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.University of Detroit MercyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,421 on campus · 7.4 mi · Detroit75%admitted$15knet price67%graduate$71kearningsChamberlain University-MichiganUniversity or college · For-profit · 612 on campus · 8 mi · Troy86%admitted$28knet price100%graduate$92kearningsEarnings are reported for all 15 campuses that file with it.Dorsey CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 547 on campus · 8.5 mi · Madison Heights$29knet price54%graduate$29kearningsEarnings are reported for all 7 campuses that file with it.Walsh CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 348 on campus · 8.9 mi · Troy · mostly online$72kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Schoolcraft Community College DistrictCommunity college · Public · 5,623 on campus · 9.5 mi · Livonia$2knet price18%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $4,736 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Madonna UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,638 on campus · 9.7 mi · Livonia63%admitted$18knet price60%graduate$59kearningsDorsey College-DearbornUniversity or college · For-profit · 450 on campus · 10.2 mi · Detroit$26knet price35%graduate$29kearningsEarnings are reported for all 7 campuses that file with it.Sacred Heart Major SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 265 on campus · 10.2 mi · Detroit100%admitted$12knet price67%graduate$49kearningsHenry Ford CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,494 on campus · 10.4 mi · Dearborn$1knet price17%graduate$35kearningsTuition and fees: $3,568 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of Michigan-DearbornUniversity or college · Public · 6,735 on campus · 11 mi · Dearborn56%admitted$9knet price58%graduate$60kearningsOakland Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,066 on campus · 12 mi · Auburn Hills$6knet price21%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $3,020 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Wayne State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 20,601 on campus · 12.6 mi · Detroit81%admitted$13knet price58%graduate$53kearningsCollege for Creative StudiesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,399 on campus · 12.7 mi · Detroit92%admitted$35knet price71%graduate$45kearningsOakland UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 14,326 on campus · 14 mi · Rochester Hills88%admitted$9knet price58%graduate$59kearningsRochester UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 957 on campus · 14.5 mi · Rochester Hills98%admitted$21knet price44%graduate$49kearningsWayne County Community College DistrictCommunity college · Public · 10,687 on campus · 14.6 mi · Detroit$8knet price22%graduate$29kearningsTuition and fees: $3,112 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Macomb Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 10,297 on campus · 14.8 mi · Warren$2knet price18%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $3,660 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.

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 Southfield’s median household income ($68,166) falls.

Henry Ford College10.4 mi · Dearborn · sticker $11,784 · tuition $3,568$1,768a year
Macomb Community College14.8 mi · Warren · sticker $11,912 · tuition $3,660$2,521a year
Schoolcraft Community College District9.5 mi · Livonia · sticker $12,048 · tuition $4,736$3,900a year
Oakland University14 mi · Rochester Hills · sticker $25,182$6,711a year
Oakland Community College12 mi · Auburn Hills · sticker $12,353 · tuition $3,020$7,232a year
University of Michigan-Dearborn11 mi · Dearborn · sticker $24,040$7,997a year
Wayne County Community College District14.6 mi · Detroit · sticker $15,401 · tuition $3,112$8,058a year
Wayne State University12.6 mi · Detroit · sticker $27,350$12,068a year
University of Detroit Mercy7.4 mi · Detroit · sticker $42,211$14,173a year
Madonna University9.7 mi · Livonia · sticker $41,038$16,912a year
Rochester University14.5 mi · Rochester Hills · sticker $41,787$19,771a year
Dorsey College8.5 mi · Madison Heights · sticker $34,227$23,521a year
Dorsey College-Dearborn10.2 mi · Detroit · sticker $30,532$25,618a year
Chamberlain University-Michigan8 mi · Troy · sticker $33,910$28,065a year
Lawrence Technological UniversityIn Southfield · sticker $58,166$28,082a year
College for Creative Studies12.7 mi · Detroit · sticker $66,014$33,647a year
Arizona College of Nursing-SouthfieldIn Southfield · sticker $42,280$38,446a year
Sacred Heart Major Seminary10.2 mi · Detroit · sticker $41,915—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 Southfield: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →OaklandWayne StateOakland UniversityWayne County Community College DistrictMacomb
Wayne State University58% graduate$53k earnings$21k typical debt
Oakland University58% graduate$59k earnings$23k typical debt
Wayne County Community College District22% graduate$29k earnings$12k typical debt
Macomb Community College18% graduate$42k earnings$6k typical debt
Oakland Community College21% graduate$37k earnings$9k typical debt
Henry Ford College17% graduate$35k earnings$14k typical debt
University of Michigan-Dearborn58% graduate$60k earnings$22k typical debt
Schoolcraft Community College District18% graduate$43k earnings$10k typical debt
University of Detroit Mercy67% graduate$71k earnings$23k typical debt
Lawrence Technological University61% graduate$69k earnings$27k typical debt
Madonna University60% graduate$59k earnings$23k typical debt
College for Creative Studies71% graduate$45k earnings$26k 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: Chamberlain University-Michigan (15); Dorsey College (7); Dorsey College-Dearborn (7).

Majors

What students study in Southfield

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field across Southfield’s 2 colleges, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Engineering 29%Health professions 26%Architecture 10%Visual & performing arts 7%Business 7%Computer science 7%Everything else 15%

Biggest programs

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringLawrence Technological University · 65 graduates a year
$98k4 yrs out
Mechanical EngineeringLawrence Technological University · 51 graduates a year
$100k4 yrs out
Computer ScienceLawrence Technological University · 24 graduates a year
$82k4 yrs out
Civil EngineeringLawrence Technological University · 19 graduates a year
$83k4 yrs out
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringLawrence Technological University · 11 graduates a year
$81k4 yrs out
Design and Applied ArtsLawrence Technological University · 10 graduates a year
$99k4 yrs out

College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.

Questions about college in Southfield

Is Southfield a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Southfield residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Michigan (6). The largest campus in the city, Lawrence Technological University, has 2,988 students on campus.

What colleges are in Southfield?

Lawrence Technological University and Arizona College of Nursing-Southfield are inside the city. Schoolcraft Community College District is 9.5 miles away in Livonia.

What is the closest community college to Southfield, and what does it cost?

Schoolcraft Community College District in Livonia, 9.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,736 a year for Michigan residents; the federal net price, $2,260, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Schoolcraft Community College District cost if we live in Michigan?

Tuition and fees are $4,736 a year in-state and $8,142 from out of state.

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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 Southfield. 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 →