Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 2.5Thomas University is 10.5 miles from Boston
No college sits inside Boston’s boundary, but Thomas University’s campus in Thomasville, with 1,152 students on campus, is 10.5 miles from the center of town, and Southern Regional Technical College is 10.8 miles away in Thomasville. About 7% of Boston’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia (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 Boston. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Boston
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Boston
One private college within 10.5 miles, and Southern Regional Technical College 10.8 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, Valdosta State University, is 29.9 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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $30–48k, where Boston’s median household income ($44,728) 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: 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.
Questions about college near Boston
Is Boston a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Boston residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Georgia (6). The nearest campus, Thomas University, is 10.5 miles away in Thomasville.
What colleges are near Boston?
Within 15 miles: Thomas University (10.5 miles, 1,152 students on campus) and Southern Regional Technical College (10.8 miles, 3,415).
What is the closest community college to Boston, and what does it cost?
Southern Regional Technical College in Thomasville, 10.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,007 a year for Georgia residents; the federal net price, $813, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Valdosta State University cost if we live in Georgia?
Tuition and fees are $6,124 a year in-state and $17,836 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,378 (under $30,000 income) to $15,905 (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 Boston. 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 →