Jackson State University is 9.6 miles from Cleary
No college sits inside Cleary’s boundary, but Jackson State University’s campus in Jackson, with 4,022 students on campus, is 9.6 miles from the center of town, and Hinds Community College is 14.5 miles away in Raymond. About 11% of Cleary’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 Cleary. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Cleary
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Cleary
Three private colleges within 14.6 miles, one public college within 9.6 miles, and Hinds Community College 14.5 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 Under $30k; the Census has no median household income for Cleary.
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 Cleary: 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 Cleary
Is Cleary a college town?
No. About 11 of every 100 Cleary residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Mississippi (6). The nearest campus, Jackson State University, is 9.6 miles away in Jackson.
What colleges are near Cleary?
Within 15 miles: Jackson State University (9.6 miles, 4,022 students on campus), Belhaven University (11.2 miles, 1,495), Millsaps College (11.4 miles, 626), Hinds Community College (14.5 miles, 6,958) and Mississippi College (14.6 miles, 3,551).
What is the closest community college to Cleary, and what does it cost?
Hinds Community College in Raymond, 14.5 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 Cleary. 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 →