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Colleges near High Springs · College Scorecard

No college in High Springs, but 5 within 30 miles

The closest is Santa Fe College in Gainesville, 12.4 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
12.4 mi
Santa Fe College
Within 30 miles
5
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
12.4 mi
Santa Fe College
Students nearby
58,949
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
4%
FL 6%

College from High Springs

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★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near High Springs

Every degree-granting college within 30 miles of the center of High Springs.

10 mi20 mi30 mi Galen Health Institutes-Gainesville Florida Gateway College Santa Fe College University of Florida High Springs
University or collegeCommunity college
Santa Fe CollegeCommunity college · Public · Gainesville
12.4 mi10,067 students
Galen Health Institutes-GainesvilleUniversity or college · For-profit · Gainesville
15.6 mi638 students
University of FloridaUniversity or college · Public · Gainesville
17.9 mi46,675 students
Academy for Five Element AcupunctureUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Gainesville
19.1 mi55 students
Florida Gateway CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Lake City
26 mi1,514 students

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where High Springs’s median household income ($94K) falls.

Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college near High Springs: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → Santa Fe CollegeUniversity of FloridaFlorida Gateway College
Santa Fe College53% graduate$42k earnings$11k typical debt
University of Florida91% graduate$72k earnings$15k typical debt
Florida Gateway College54% graduate$38k earnings$7k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of High Springs. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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