Photo: T.S. Custadio aka ToddC4176 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Massasoit Community College is 7.6 miles from Hanover
No college sits inside Hanover’s boundary, but Massasoit Community College’s campus in Brockton, with 3,149 students on campus, is 7.6 miles from the center of town. About 4% of Hanover’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 Hanover. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Hanover
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Hanover
Three private colleges within 14.1 miles, one public college within 11.2 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 Over $110k, where Hanover’s median household income ($189,803) 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 Hanover: 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 near Hanover
Is Hanover a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Hanover residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Massachusetts (8). The nearest campus, Massasoit Community College, is 7.6 miles away in Brockton.
What colleges are near Hanover?
Within 15 miles: Massasoit Community College (7.6 miles, 3,149 students on campus), Bridgewater State University (11.2 miles, 8,607), Quincy College (11.7 miles, 1,670), Stonehill College (12.3 miles, 2,584), Eastern Nazarene College (13 miles, 444) and Laboure College of Healthcare (14.1 miles, 520).
What is the closest community college to Hanover, and what does it cost?
Massasoit Community College in Brockton, 7.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,376 a year for Massachusetts residents; the federal net price, $8,460, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Bridgewater State University cost if we live in Massachusetts?
Tuition and fees are $11,808 a year in-state and $17,948 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,007 (under $30,000 income) to $21,176 (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 Hanover. 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 →