Photo: Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger) · Public domainFramingham State University is 8.4 miles from Hudson
No college sits inside Hudson’s boundary, but Framingham State University’s campus in Framingham, with 2,848 students on campus, is 8.4 miles from the center of town, and Quinsigamond Community College is 13.7 miles away in Worcester. About 4% of Hudson’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 Hudson. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Hudson
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Hudson
Three private colleges within 14.7 miles, two public colleges within 13.5 miles, and Quinsigamond Community College 13.7 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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Hudson’s median household income ($103,400) 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 Hudson: 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 Hudson
Is Hudson a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Hudson residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Massachusetts (8). The nearest campus, Framingham State University, is 8.4 miles away in Framingham.
What colleges are near Hudson?
Within 15 miles: Framingham State University (8.4 miles, 2,848 students on campus), Regis College (12.3 miles, 1,166), the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (13.5 miles, 1,354), Quinsigamond Community College (13.7 miles, 5,550), Wellesley College (14 miles, 2,418) and Brandeis University (14.7 miles, 4,978).
What is the closest community college to Hudson, and what does it cost?
Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, 13.7 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.
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 Hudson. 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 →