Nearby colleges
Colleges near Miami, FL
41 colleges and universities sit within 25 miles of Miami, Florida — 15 in Miami itself and the rest across the surrounding area. The table below is ordered by measured distance and includes cost, admissions, and graduation data.
Colleges near Miami by the numbers
- Lowest published in-state tuition
- Miami Dade College ($2,838)
- Median in-state tuition (26 reporting)
- $14,199
- Median net price after aid (33 reporting)
- $26,312
- Highest graduation rate
- New Professions Technical Institute (100%)
- Most selective
- Florida Academy of Nursing (5% acceptance)
- Largest by enrollment
- Miami Dade College (58,941 students)
Colleges within 25 miles of Miami
Nearest first. Showing 40 of 41. Distance is straight-line from the centre of the Miami campus cluster, not driving time.
| College | Distance | Location | In-state tuition | Avg. net price | Acceptance rate | Graduation rate | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Education Institute | <1 mi | Miami, FL | Not reported | $36,273 | Open admission | 74% | Community college |
| FVI School of Nursing and Technology | 2 mi | Miami, FL | Not reported | $35,514 | 74% | 89% | Community college |
| Miami Media School | 2 mi | Doral, FL | Not reported | $29,429 | Open admission | 65% | Community college |
| CBT Technology Institute-Main Campus | 2 mi | Miami, FL | $14,030 | $17,842 | Open admission | 93% | Community college |
| New Professions Technical Institute | 2 mi | Miami, FL | Not reported | $50,756 | Open admission | 100% | Community college |
| SABER College | 2 mi | Miami, FL | Not reported | $11,009 | 80% | 61% | Community college |
| St. John Vianney College Seminary | 3 mi | Miami, FL | $25,500 | Not reported | 93% | 100% | University |
| Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Miami | 3 mi | Miami, FL | $14,367 | Not reported | Open admission | 100% | University |
| Miami Regional University | 3 mi | Miami Springs, FL | Not reported | $22,113 | Open admission | 84% | University |
| University of Miami | 4 mi | Coral Gables, FL | $62,616 | $37,244 | 19% | 84% | University |
| Albizu University-Miami | 4 mi | Miami, FL | $13,818 | $36,302 | 76% | 40% | University |
| West Coast University-Miami | 4 mi | Doral, FL | $23,317 | $32,539 | Open admission | 33% | University |
| Millennia Atlantic University | 4 mi | Doral, FL | $13,778 | $26,879 | Open admission | 100% | University |
| Mariano Moreno Culinary Institute | 4 mi | Miami, FL | Not reported | $11,179 | Open admission | 64% | Community college |
| Florida Career College-Miami | 5 mi | Miami, FL | Not reported | $34,275 | Not reported | 46% | Community college |
| Florida International University | 5 mi | Miami, FL | $6,565 | $9,288 | 55% | 74% | University |
| San Ignacio University | 5 mi | Doral, FL | $10,405 | $10,637 | Open admission | 58% | University |
| Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp | 5 mi | Hialeah, FL | Not reported | Not reported | Open admission | 81% | Community college |
| Atlantis University | 5 mi | Miami, FL | $12,820 | $18,399 | Open admission | 57% | University |
| URBE University | 6 mi | Sweetwater, FL | $30,550 | Not reported | Open admission | 80% | University |
| Florida Career College-Hialeah | 6 mi | Hialeah, FL | Not reported | $34,326 | Not reported | 58% | Community college |
| Florida National University-Main Campus | 6 mi | Hialeah, FL | $17,368 | $23,043 | Open admission | 31% | University |
| Miami Dade College | 7 mi | Miami, FL | $2,838 | $5,463 | Open admission | 46% | University |
| CBT Technology Institute-Hialeah | 7 mi | Hialeah, FL | $14,030 | $11,208 | Open admission | 96% | Community college |
| Antigua College International | 9 mi | Miami Lakes, FL | $13,400 | $29,211 | Open admission | Not reported | University |
| Med College | 9 mi | Hialeah, FL | $22,725 | $42,764 | Open admission | 60% | Community college |
| American Medical Academy | 10 mi | Miami, FL | Not reported | Not reported | Open admission | 53% | Community college |
| Barry University | 10 mi | Miami, FL | $34,350 | $22,613 | 77% | 38% | University |
| Yeshivah Gedolah Rabbinical College | 10 mi | Miami Beach, FL | $9,300 | $12,587 | Open admission | Not reported | University |
| Florida Memorial University | 10 mi | Miami Gardens, FL | $20,174 | $23,238 | 85% | 31% | University |
| Talmudic College of Florida | 10 mi | Miami Beach, FL | $16,750 | $17,000 | Open admission | 63% | University |
| Advance Science International College | 11 mi | Miami Lakes, FL | Not reported | $31,336 | Not reported | 97% | Community college |
| St. Thomas University | 11 mi | Miami Gardens, FL | $34,770 | $26,312 | 98% | 48% | University |
| Fortis College-Cutler Bay | 13 mi | Cutler Bay, FL | $13,806 | $22,393 | Open admission | 48% | Community college |
| Concorde Career Institute-Miramar | 14 mi | Miramar, FL | Not reported | $27,673 | Open admission | 67% | Community college |
| Florida Academy of Nursing | 14 mi | Miramar, FL | Not reported | $10,054 | 5% | Not reported | University |
| United International College | 14 mi | Miramar, FL | $10,320 | $33,234 | Open admission | 60% | University |
| Galen Health Institutes-Miami Campus | 16 mi | Pembroke Pines, FL | $17,048 | $27,151 | Open admission | Not reported | Community college |
| Jose Maria Vargas University | 17 mi | Pembroke Pines, FL | $13,660 | Not reported | Open admission | Not reported | University |
| City College-Hollywood | 18 mi | Hollywood, FL | $18,615 | Not reported | Open admission | 87% | University |
“Open admission” means the college reports an open-admission policy to the federal IPEDS survey (2024-25), or reported admitting every applicant. Programs such as nursing can still have their own entry requirements, so confirm with the college.
What the Miami area looks like
- Within 25 miles of Miami CampusPin finds 41 colleges, and the table below lists the 40 nearest. 15 of them are in Miami itself; the rest are in surrounding communities. Distances are measured from the centre of the Miami campus cluster.
- Miami Dade College has the lowest published in-state tuition among the 40 nearby colleges listed, at $2,838. Commuting from home is one of the largest levers on total cost, since housing is often the single biggest line after tuition.
- 17 of the 40 colleges shown are community colleges, which typically offer the lowest published tuition in a metro and transfer pathways into nearby four-year campuses.
How this list was built
This page runs a real geographic query: every college whose campus coordinates fall within 25 miles of Miami is included, ordered by distance. No college appears here unless it is genuinely that close.
The Miami anchor point is the average position of the campuses CampusPin holds for the city, so it reflects where colleges actually are rather than a civic centre-point. Distances are straight-line and are a guide to proximity, not a commute estimate.
Frequently asked questions
- How many colleges are near Miami, FL?
- CampusPin finds 41 colleges and universities within 25 miles of Miami, Florida. That includes 15 located in Miami itself plus campuses in the surrounding area that are realistically commutable. The table on this page lists the 40 nearest of them.
- What is the closest college to Miami?
- Of the colleges on this page, Florida Education Institute in Miami is the nearest to the Miami campus cluster at about under a mile. The table is ordered by distance, so the top rows are always the closest.
- Can I commute to college from Miami?
- Every college on this page is within 25 miles of Miami, which is a plausible commute for many students, though actual travel time depends on traffic and transit rather than straight-line distance. Check each college's profile for its exact location, and confirm commuter services and parking with the campus directly.
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Data sources & methodology
Locations, cost, and outcome figures for colleges near Miami come from federal datasets and each institution's own reporting.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
Each school's official admissions, registrar, and financial-aid pages are the authoritative source for current details.
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Suggested citation
CampusPin. Colleges Near Miami, FL. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/colleges-near/miami-fl