Saint Anthony College of Nursing is 6.4 miles from Caledonia
No college sits inside Caledonia’s boundary, but Saint Anthony College of Nursing’s campus in Rockford, with 156 students on campus, is 6.4 miles from the center of town, and Rock Valley College is 6.7 miles away in Rockford. About 10% of Caledonia’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois (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 Caledonia. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Caledonia
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Caledonia
Five private colleges within 11.6 miles, and Rock Valley College 6.7 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, Northern Illinois University, is 30.7 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 $75–110k, where Caledonia’s median household income ($88,571) 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Rasmussen University-Illinois (6); Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College (3).
Questions about college near Caledonia
Is Caledonia a college town?
No. About 10 of every 100 Caledonia residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Illinois (6). The nearest campus, Saint Anthony College of Nursing, is 6.4 miles away in Rockford.
What colleges are near Caledonia?
Within 15 miles: Saint Anthony College of Nursing (6.4 miles, 156 students on campus), Rock Valley College (6.7 miles, 4,475), Rasmussen University-Illinois (8.8 miles, 1,004), Rockford University (9.3 miles, 965), Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College (10.3 miles, 575) and Beloit College (11.6 miles, 939).
What is the closest community college to Caledonia, and what does it cost?
Rock Valley College in Rockford, 6.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,334 a year for Illinois residents; the federal net price, $5,242, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Northern Illinois University cost if we live in Illinois?
Tuition and fees are $13,248 a year in-state and $13,248 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,126 (under $30,000 income) to $21,834 (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 Caledonia. 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 →