Photo: Skye Marthaler · CC BY-SA 3.0Fortis Institute-Nashville is 12.3 miles from Smyrna
No college sits inside Smyrna’s boundary, but Fortis Institute-Nashville’s campus in Nashville, with 392 students on campus, is 12.3 miles from the center of town, and Remington College-Nashville Campus is 14.8 miles away in Nashville. About 5% of Smyrna’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as 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 Smyrna. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Smyrna
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Smyrna
Two private colleges within 14.8 miles, one public college within 12.6 miles, and Remington College-Nashville Campus 14.8 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 $75–110k, where Smyrna’s median household income ($81,926) 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 Smyrna: 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Fortis Institute-Nashville (4); Remington College-Nashville Campus (12).
Questions about college near Smyrna
Is Smyrna a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Smyrna residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Tennessee (5). The nearest campus, Fortis Institute-Nashville, is 12.3 miles away in Nashville.
What colleges are near Smyrna?
Within 15 miles: Fortis Institute-Nashville (12.3 miles, 392 students on campus), Middle Tennessee State University (12.6 miles, 17,595) and Remington College-Nashville Campus (14.8 miles, 279).
What is the closest community college to Smyrna, and what does it cost?
Remington College-Nashville Campus in Nashville, 14.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $16,258 a year for Tennessee residents; the federal net price, $29,098, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Middle Tennessee State University cost if we live in Tennessee?
Tuition and fees are $10,266 a year in-state and $31,574 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,289 (under $30,000 income) to $19,046 (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 Smyrna. 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 →