Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0Johnson University is 9.1 miles from Mascot
No college sits inside Mascot’s boundary, but Johnson University’s campus in Knoxville, with 681 students on campus, is 9.1 miles from the center of town, and Pellissippi State Community College is 24 miles away in Knoxville. About 2% of Mascot’s residents are enrolled in college, below Tennessee (5%).
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 Mascot. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Mascot
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Mascot
Two private colleges within 14 miles, and one public college within 12.1 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 Mascot’s median household income ($60,250) 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 Mascot: 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 Mascot
Is Mascot a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Mascot residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Tennessee (5). The nearest campus, Johnson University, is 9.1 miles away in Knoxville.
What colleges are near Mascot?
Within 15 miles: Johnson University (9.1 miles, 681 students on campus), The University of Tennessee-Knoxville (12.1 miles, 33,547) and South College (14 miles, 4,052).
What is the closest community college to Mascot, and what does it cost?
Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville, 24 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,786 a year for Tennessee residents; the federal net price, $4,983, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does The University of Tennessee-Knoxville cost if we live in Tennessee?
Tuition and fees are $13,812 a year in-state and $33,256 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,029 (under $30,000 income) to $25,688 (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 Mascot. 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 →