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Colleges in and near Grafton

The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School is 5.8 miles from Grafton

No college sits inside Grafton’s boundary, but the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School’s campus in Worcester, with 1,354 students on campus, is 5.8 miles from the center of town, and Quinsigamond Community College is 8.8 miles away in Worcester. About 6% of Grafton’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 Grafton. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
9
31,397 students on campus
Nearest college
5.8 mi
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Residents in college
6%
Below MA (8%)
Nearest community college
8.8 mi
Quinsigamond · $6,262 tuition
Nearest public university
5.8 mi
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Median household income
$131K
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What stands out about college from Grafton

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

A university 5.8 miles awayThe University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School has 1,354 students on campus in Worcester.A community college 8.8 miles awayQuinsigamond Community College in Worcester: tuition and fees $6,262 a year for Massachusetts residents.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 Grafton

Five private colleges within 14.4 miles, three public colleges within 13.7 miles, and Quinsigamond Community College 8.8 miles away.

5 mi10 mi15 miWorcester Polytechnic InstituteQuinsigamondWorcester StateGrafton
University or collegeCommunity college
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolUniversity or college · Public · 1,354 on campus · 5.8 mi · WorcesterGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.College of the Holy CrossUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,035 on campus · 6.5 mi · Worcester18%admitted$39knet price87%graduate$91kearningsWorcester Polytechnic InstituteUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,695 on campus · 7.5 mi · Worcester60%admitted$43knet price90%graduate$103kearningsClark UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,118 on campus · 7.5 mi · Worcester40%admitted$29knet price77%graduate$62kearningsQuinsigamond Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,550 on campus · 8.8 mi · Worcester$9knet price22%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $6,262 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Worcester State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 4,994 on campus · 8.9 mi · Worcester88%admitted$13knet price61%graduate$61kearningsAssumption UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,812 on campus · 9.1 mi · Worcester83%admitted$29knet price75%graduate$75kearningsFramingham State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 2,848 on campus · 13.7 mi · Framingham84%admitted$16knet price48%graduate$52kearningsAnna Maria CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 991 on campus · 14.4 mi · Paxton50%admitted$28knet price46%graduate$47kearnings

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 Grafton’s median household income ($131,484) falls.

Quinsigamond Community College8.8 mi · Worcester · sticker $15,921 · tuition $6,262$11,361a year
Worcester State University8.9 mi · Worcester · sticker $22,874$19,679a year
Framingham State University13.7 mi · Framingham · sticker $27,413$21,962a year
Anna Maria College14.4 mi · Paxton · sticker $61,888$33,305a year
Assumption University9.1 mi · Worcester · sticker $65,551$33,463a year
Clark University7.5 mi · Worcester · sticker $68,432$39,035a year
Worcester Polytechnic Institute7.5 mi · Worcester · sticker $78,679$49,716a year
College of the Holy Cross6.5 mi · Worcester · sticker $80,334$56,284a 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 Grafton: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →College of the Holy CrossWorcester Polytechnic InstituteClark UniversityQuinsigamondWorcester StateFramingham State
Worcester Polytechnic Institute90% graduate$103k earnings$27k typical debt
Quinsigamond Community College22% graduate$46k earnings$17k typical debt
Worcester State University61% graduate$61k earnings$20k typical debt
Clark University77% graduate$62k earnings$27k typical debt
College of the Holy Cross87% graduate$91k earnings$27k typical debt
Framingham State University48% graduate$52k earnings$25k typical debt
Assumption University75% graduate$75k earnings$27k typical debt
Anna Maria College46% graduate$47k earnings$25k 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.

Questions about college near Grafton

Is Grafton a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Grafton residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Massachusetts (8). The nearest campus, the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, is 5.8 miles away in Worcester.

What colleges are near Grafton?

9 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (7.5 miles, 6,695 students on campus), Quinsigamond Community College (8.8 miles, 5,550) and Worcester State University (8.9 miles, 4,994).

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

Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, 8.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,262 a year for Massachusetts residents; the federal net price, $9,090, counts housing and food at full cost.

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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 Grafton. 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 →