Photo: NatalieMaynor from Jackson, Mississippi, USA · CC BY 2.0Jackson State University is 8.6 miles from Byram
No college sits inside Byram’s boundary, but Jackson State University’s campus in Jackson, with 4,022 students on campus, is 8.6 miles from the center of town, and Hinds Community College is 8.7 miles away in Raymond. About 5% of Byram’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 Byram. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Byram
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Byram
Three private colleges within 11.1 miles, one public college within 8.6 miles, and Hinds Community College 8.7 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 $48–75k, where Byram’s median household income ($70,445) 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 Byram: 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 Byram
Is Byram a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Byram residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Mississippi (6). The nearest campus, Jackson State University, is 8.6 miles away in Jackson.
What colleges are near Byram?
Within 15 miles: Jackson State University (8.6 miles, 4,022 students on campus), Hinds Community College (8.7 miles, 6,958), Mississippi College (10.2 miles, 3,551), Millsaps College (11 miles, 626) and Belhaven University (11.1 miles, 1,495).
What is the closest community college to Byram, and what does it cost?
Hinds Community College in Raymond, 8.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,250 a year for Mississippi residents; the federal net price, $4,060, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Jackson State University cost if we live in Mississippi?
Tuition and fees are $8,965 a year in-state and $11,965 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $22,869 (under $30,000 income) to $27,576 (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 Byram. 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 →