The University of Southern Mississippi is 2.8 miles from Arnold Line
No college sits inside Arnold Line’s boundary, but the University of Southern Mississippi’s campus in Hattiesburg, with 9,238 students on campus, is 2.8 miles from the center of town, and Jones County Junior College is 20.7 miles away in Ellisville. About 4% of Arnold Line’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Mississippi (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 Arnold Line. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Arnold Line
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Arnold Line
One private college within 5.5 miles, and one public college within 2.8 miles.
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 Arnold Line’s median household income ($53,750) 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 Arnold Line: 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 Arnold Line
Is Arnold Line a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Arnold Line residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Mississippi (6). The nearest campus, the University of Southern Mississippi, is 2.8 miles away in Hattiesburg.
What colleges are near Arnold Line?
Within 15 miles: the University of Southern Mississippi (2.8 miles, 9,238 students on campus) and William Carey University (5.5 miles, 3,855).
What is the closest community college to Arnold Line, and what does it cost?
Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, 20.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,806 a year for Mississippi residents; the federal net price, $6,048, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Southern Mississippi cost if we live in Mississippi?
Tuition and fees are $9,998 a year in-state and $11,998 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $19,867 (under $30,000 income) to $26,542 (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 Arnold Line. 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 →