Interactive College of Technology-Morrow is 4.6 miles from Riverdale
No college sits inside Riverdale’s boundary, but Interactive College of Technology-Morrow’s campus in Morrow, with 113 students on campus, is 4.6 miles from the center of town, and Atlanta Technical College is 10.2 miles away in Atlanta. About 7% of Riverdale’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 Riverdale. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Riverdale
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Riverdale
Nine private colleges within 13.7 miles, four public colleges within 14.4 miles, and two community colleges.
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 $48–75k, where Riverdale’s median household income ($63,455) 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 Riverdale: 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: Interactive College of Technology-Morrow (4); Georgia State (2); Georgia State University-Perimeter College (2); Herzing University-Atlanta (11).
Questions about college near Riverdale
Is Riverdale a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Riverdale residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Georgia (6). The nearest campus, Interactive College of Technology-Morrow, is 4.6 miles away in Morrow.
What colleges are near Riverdale?
15 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Georgia State University (13.1 miles, 30,368 students on campus), Georgia Institute of Technology (14.4 miles, 27,011) and Georgia State University-Perimeter College (13.1 miles, 9,537).
What is the closest community college to Riverdale, and what does it cost?
Atlanta Technical College in Atlanta, 10.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,382 a year for Georgia residents; the federal net price, $-914, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Clayton State University cost if we live in Georgia?
Tuition and fees are $5,180 a year in-state and $16,532 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,405 (under $30,000 income) to $14,161 (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 Riverdale. 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 →