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Colleges in and near Concord

Middlesex Community College is 6.2 miles from Concord

No college sits inside Concord’s boundary, but Middlesex Community College’s campus in Bedford, with 6,225 students on campus, is 6.2 miles from the center of town. About 6% of Concord’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Concord. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
21
96,644 students on campus
Nearest college
6.2 mi
Middlesex
Residents in college
6%
Below MA (8%)
Nearest community college
6.2 mi
Middlesex · $6,048 tuition
Nearest public university
12 mi
Framingham State · $11,920 in-state
Median household income
$195K
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What stands out about college from Concord

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A community college 6.2 miles awayMiddlesex Community College has 6,225 students on campus in Bedford, 23% of whom graduate within three years.In-state price at Framingham StateLiving in Massachusetts, Framingham State University charges $11,920 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $18,000. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 6% of residentsBelow Massachusetts (8%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Concord

17 private colleges within 14.6 miles, two public colleges within 13.3 miles, and three community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miHarvard UniversityBoston CollegeTufts UniversityConcord
University or collegeCommunity college
Middlesex Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,225 on campus · 6.2 mi · Bedford$3knet price23%graduate$51kearningsTuition and fees: $6,048 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Regis CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,166 on campus · 8.2 mi · Weston · mostly online70%admitted$27knet price72%graduate$53kearnings59% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Brandeis UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,978 on campus · 8.6 mi · Waltham40%admitted$36knet price86%graduate$77kearningsBentley UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,168 on campus · 9 mi · Waltham45%admitted$38knet price87%graduate$121kearningsLasell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,271 on campus · 10.4 mi · Newton81%admitted$28knet price59%graduate$50kearningsHebrew CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 167 on campus · 10.8 mi · NewtonMassachusetts Bay Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,620 on campus · 11.6 mi · Wellesley Hills$7knet price17%graduate$53kearningsTuition and fees: $5,856 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Framingham State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 2,848 on campus · 12 mi · Framingham84%admitted$16knet price48%graduate$52kearningsWellesley CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,418 on campus · 12.2 mi · Wellesley14%admitted$25knet price92%graduate$85kearningsBabson CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,646 on campus · 12.6 mi · Wellesley17%admitted$41knet price93%graduate$124kearningsFranklin W Olin College of EngineeringUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 402 on campus · 12.8 mi · Needham25%admitted$25knet price96%graduate$129kearningsTufts UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 12,718 on campus · 13.1 mi · Medford11%admitted$40knet price94%graduate$83kearningsLawrence Memorial Hospital School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 195 on campus · 13.2 mi · Medford$101kearningsSaint John's SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 13.2 mi · BrightonBoston CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 14,512 on campus · 13.3 mi · Chestnut Hill16%admitted$42knet price91%graduate$104kearningsUniversity of Massachusetts-LowellUniversity or college · Public · 11,742 on campus · 13.3 mi · Lowell83%admitted$17knet price65%graduate$65kearningsLongy School of Music of Bard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 277 on campus · 13.6 mi · Cambridge$39knet price78%graduate$47kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Lesley UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,519 on campus · 13.8 mi · Cambridge97%admitted$31knet price58%graduate$51kearningsHarvard UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 22,636 on campus · 14 mi · Cambridge4%admitted$19knet price98%graduate$102kearningsWilliam James CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 851 on campus · 14.2 mi · NewtonBoston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis IncUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 165 on campus · 14.6 mi · BrooklineGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.

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 it costs

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.

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where Concord’s median household income ($195,350) falls.

Middlesex Community College6.2 mi · Bedford · sticker $10,342 · tuition $6,048$8,426a year
Massachusetts Bay Community College11.6 mi · Wellesley Hills · sticker $14,185 · tuition $5,856$13,317a year
Framingham State University12 mi · Framingham · sticker $27,413$21,962a year
University of Massachusetts-Lowell13.3 mi · Lowell · sticker $30,786$26,139a year
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering12.8 mi · Needham · sticker $86,474$27,096a year
Lasell University10.4 mi · Newton · sticker $42,434$32,947a year
Regis College8.2 mi · Weston · mostly online · sticker $65,546$33,106a year
Lesley University13.8 mi · Cambridge · sticker $51,538$35,152a year
Bentley University9 mi · Waltham · sticker $79,548$49,190a year
Harvard University14 mi · Cambridge · sticker $85,540$53,337a year
Wellesley College12.2 mi · Wellesley · sticker $86,290$54,188a year
Brandeis University8.6 mi · Waltham · sticker $86,448$54,885a year
Tufts University13.1 mi · Medford · sticker $88,300$58,570a year
Boston College13.3 mi · Chestnut Hill · sticker $89,493$60,308a year
Babson College12.6 mi · Wellesley · sticker $80,192$80,192a year
Longy School of Music of Bard College13.6 mi · Cambridge · sticker $72,450—a year

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.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Concord: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →MiddlesexBentley UniversityTufts UniversityBoston CollegeUniversity of Massachusetts-LowellHarvard University
Harvard University98% graduate$102k earnings$14k typical debt
Boston College91% graduate$104k earnings$19k typical debt
Tufts University94% graduate$83k earnings$16k typical debt
University of Massachusetts-Lowell65% graduate$65k earnings$24k typical debt
Middlesex Community College23% graduate$51k earnings$7k typical debt
Bentley University87% graduate$121k earnings$25k typical debt
Brandeis University86% graduate$77k earnings$26k typical debt
Babson College93% graduate$124k earnings$20k typical debt
Framingham State University48% graduate$52k earnings$25k typical debt
Massachusetts Bay Community College17% graduate$53k earnings$6k typical debt
Lesley University58% graduate$51k earnings$21k typical debt
Wellesley College92% graduate$85k earnings$10k typical debt

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: Longy School of Music of Bard College (3).

Questions about college near Concord

Is Concord a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Concord residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Massachusetts (8). The nearest campus, Middlesex Community College, is 6.2 miles away in Bedford.

What colleges are near Concord?

21 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Harvard University (14 miles, 22,636 students on campus), Boston College (13.3 miles, 14,512) and Tufts University (13.1 miles, 12,718).

What is the closest community college to Concord, and what does it cost?

Middlesex Community College in Bedford, 6.2 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 Framingham State University cost if we live in Massachusetts?

Tuition and fees are $11,920 a year in-state and $18,000 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,934 (under $30,000 income) to $21,962 (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 Concord. 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 →