Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Springfield Technical Community College is 4.3 miles from Longmeadow
Bay Path University (662 students on campus) is inside the town, and Springfield Technical Community College (2,845) is 4.3 miles from the center, just over the line in Springfield. About 6% of Longmeadow’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 Longmeadow. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college in Longmeadow
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Longmeadow
Seven private colleges within 14.3 miles, one public college within 13.1 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 Longmeadow’s median household income ($149,601) 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 Longmeadow: 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Springfield College (2).
Questions about college in Longmeadow
Is Longmeadow a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Longmeadow residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Massachusetts (8). The largest campus in the town, Bay Path University, has 662 students on campus.
What colleges are in Longmeadow?
Bay Path University is inside the town. Springfield Technical Community College is 4.3 miles from the center, in Springfield, Springfield College is 3.8 miles from the center, in Springfield, and American International College is 4.5 miles from the center, in Springfield.
What is the closest community college to Longmeadow, and what does it cost?
Springfield Technical Community College in Springfield, 4.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,904 a year for Massachusetts residents; the federal net price, $5,662, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Westfield State University cost if we live in Massachusetts?
Tuition and fees are $12,179 a year in-state and $18,259 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,751 (under $30,000 income) to $23,286 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
Neighbors talk college
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 Longmeadow. 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 →