Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY 4.0The University of Stirling is 12.8 miles from Callander
No college sits inside the town; The University of Stirling is 12.8 miles away in Stirling. 5 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students, against 9 across Scotland.
What stands out about college from Callander
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Callander
1 within 15 miles: 1 university.
What would you pay?
Fees are set nationally, not by each university: Scottish students pay no tuition fee for a first degree at a Scottish university (the Student Awards Agency for Scotland pays it), and students from England, Wales or Northern Ireland pay up to £9,790 a year in 2026–27. Scotland’s colleges are free for most full-time students. There is no family-by-family price to show, so this page doesn’t make one up.
Questions about college near Callander
Is Callander a university town?
No. 5 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students (Census 2022), against 9 across Scotland.
What colleges are near Callander?
University of Stirling (12.8 mi, 14,000 students).
What does university cost here?
Fees are set nationally, not by each university: Scottish students pay no tuition fee for a first degree at a Scottish university (the Student Awards Agency for Scotland pays it), and students from England, Wales or Northern Ireland pay up to £9,790 a year in 2026–27. Scotland’s colleges are free for most full-time students. There is no family-by-family price to show, so this page doesn’t make one up.
Neighbours talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbours next door.
Colleges and universities: Wikidata (CC0): each institution with a UKPRN, its point and its students count, and, for Scottish colleges and university campuses away from the seat, our list placed from postcodes (postcodes.io, OGL). To come: Discover Uni teaching locations and HESA student numbers (CC BY 4.0). Students: Census 2022 (England, Wales, Northern Ireland) and Scotland’s Census 2022, full-time students among residents aged 16 and over (OGL). Straight-line distances from the centre of Callander. Colleges are described, not graded; the University town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents aged 16 and over are full-time students. Fees: the UK and devolved governments, 2026–27. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, through each institution’s Wikidata item; author and licence on each.
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