North American University is 4 miles from Fifth Street
No college sits inside Fifth Street’s boundary, but North American University’s campus in Stafford, with 573 students on campus, is 4 miles from the center of town, and Houston Community College is 14.4 miles away in Houston. About 0% of Fifth Street’s residents are enrolled in college, below Texas (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 Fifth Street. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Fifth Street
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Fifth Street
12 private colleges within 15 miles, three public colleges within 14.2 miles, and Houston Community College 14.4 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, where Fifth Street’s median household income ($29,150) 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 Fifth Street: 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: The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston (7); American InterContinental University-Houston (3); College of Health Care Professions (7); Fortis College (4).
Questions about college near Fifth Street
Is Fifth Street a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Fifth Street residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Texas (6). The nearest campus, North American University, is 4 miles away in Stafford.
What colleges are near Fifth Street?
16 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Houston Community College (14.4 miles, 34,037 students on campus), Rice University (12.2 miles, 8,073) and Texas Southern University (14.2 miles, 7,896).
What is the closest community college to Fifth Street, and what does it cost?
Houston Community College in Houston, 14.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,040 a year for Texas residents; the federal net price, $5,737, counts housing and food at full cost.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Fifth Street. 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 →