Photo: Fletcher6 · CC BY-SA 3.0Merrimack College is 2.4 miles from Andover
Massachusetts School of Law (284 students on campus) is inside the town, and Merrimack College (4,664) is 2.4 miles from the center, just over the line in North Andover. About 8% of Andover’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Massachusetts (8%).
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 Andover. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college in Andover
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Andover
Two private colleges within 3 miles, one public college within 8.4 miles, and three 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 Over $110k, where Andover’s median household income ($172,606) 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 Andover: 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 in Andover
Is Andover a college town?
No. About 8 of every 100 Andover residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Massachusetts (8). The largest campus in the town, Massachusetts School of Law, has 284 students on campus.
What colleges are in Andover?
Massachusetts School of Law is inside the town. Merrimack College is 2.4 miles from the center, in North Andover, and Middlesex Community College is 10.3 miles away in Bedford.
What is the closest community college to Andover, and what does it cost?
Middlesex Community College in Bedford, 10.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,048 a year for Massachusetts residents; the federal net price, $2,624, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Massachusetts-Lowell cost if we live in Massachusetts?
Tuition and fees are $16,966 a year in-state and $36,264 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,943 (under $30,000 income) to $26,139 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Andover. 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 →