Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Pinehurst

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Church of Saint Mary, Pinehurst MAPhoto: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0
Colleges in and near Pinehurst

Middlesex Community College is 2.2 miles from Pinehurst

No college sits inside Pinehurst’s boundary, but Middlesex Community College’s campus in Bedford, with 6,225 students on campus, is 2.2 miles from the center of town. About 6% of Pinehurst’s residents are enrolled in college, below Massachusetts (8%).

Middlesex Community College

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 Pinehurst. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
31
165,938 students on campus
Nearest college
2.2 mi
Middlesex
Residents in college
6%
Below MA (8%)
Nearest community college
2.2 mi
Middlesex · $6,048 tuition
Nearest public university
9.5 mi
University of Massachusetts-Lowell · $16,966 in-state
Median household income
$146K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Pinehurst

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

A community college 2.2 miles awayMiddlesex Community College has 6,225 students on campus in Bedford, 23% of whom graduate within three years.In-state price at University of Massachusetts-LowellLiving in Massachusetts, the University of Massachusetts-Lowell charges $16,966 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $36,264. 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 Pinehurst

27 private colleges within 15 miles, one public college within 9.5 miles, and four community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miBoston UniversityHarvard UniversityBoston CollegePinehurst
University or collegeCommunity college
Middlesex Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,225 on campus · 2.2 mi · Bedford$3knet price23%graduate$51kearningsTuition and fees: $6,048 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of Massachusetts-LowellUniversity or college · Public · 11,742 on campus · 9.5 mi · Lowell83%admitted$17knet price65%graduate$65kearningsLawrence Memorial Hospital School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 195 on campus · 9.7 mi · Medford$101kearningsBentley UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,168 on campus · 10.2 mi · Waltham45%admitted$38knet price87%graduate$121kearningsTufts UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 12,718 on campus · 10.4 mi · Medford11%admitted$40knet price94%graduate$83kearningsMassachusetts School of LawUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 284 on campus · 10.4 mi · AndoverGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Merrimack CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,664 on campus · 10.8 mi · North Andover70%admitted$38knet price70%graduate$76kearningsBrandeis UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,978 on campus · 11.7 mi · Waltham40%admitted$36knet price86%graduate$77kearningsLesley UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,519 on campus · 12.1 mi · Cambridge97%admitted$31knet price58%graduate$51kearningsLongy School of Music of Bard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 277 on campus · 12.1 mi · Cambridge$39knet price78%graduate$47kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Harvard UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 22,636 on campus · 12.5 mi · Cambridge4%admitted$19knet price98%graduate$102kearningsLasell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,271 on campus · 13.2 mi · Newton81%admitted$28knet price59%graduate$50kearningsRegis CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,166 on campus · 13.2 mi · Weston · mostly online70%admitted$27knet price72%graduate$53kearnings59% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Cambridge CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 758 on campus · 13.3 mi · Boston · mostly online$31knet price11%graduate$46kearnings61% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Saint John's SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 13.6 mi · BrightonHebrew CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 167 on campus · 13.7 mi · NewtonBunker Hill Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,800 on campus · 13.8 mi · Boston$8knet price13%graduate$48kearningsTuition and fees: $6,168 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Boston CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 14,512 on campus · 14 mi · Chestnut Hill16%admitted$42knet price91%graduate$104kearningsMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 11,855 on campus · 14 mi · Cambridge5%admitted$20knet price96%graduate$143kearningsHult International Business SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,636 on campus · 14 mi · Cambridge60%admitted$45knet price67%graduateBoston UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 32,537 on campus · 14.1 mi · Boston11%admitted$24knet price89%graduate$83kearningsNorth Shore Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,919 on campus · 14.1 mi · Danvers$9knet price18%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $5,352 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.MGH Institute of Health ProfessionsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,125 on campus · 14.3 mi · Boston$87kearningsBoston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis IncUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 165 on campus · 14.4 mi · BrooklineGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.New England College of OptometryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 529 on campus · 14.6 mi · BostonGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Fisher CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 737 on campus · 14.8 mi · Boston · mostly online71%admitted$27knet price28%graduate$50kearnings51% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Boston Architectural CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 410 on campus · 14.8 mi · Boston$26knet price32%graduate$62kearningsBerklee College of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,560 on campus · 14.9 mi · Boston44%admitted$49knet price67%graduate$34kearningsEmmanuel CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,924 on campus · 14.9 mi · Boston76%admitted$27knet price68%graduate$68kearningsSuffolk UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,596 on campus · 15 mi · Boston82%admitted$30knet price61%graduate$68kearningsSimmons UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,745 on campus · 15 mi · Boston70%admitted$25knet price72%graduate$63kearnings

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 Pinehurst’s median household income ($146,250) falls.

Middlesex Community College2.2 mi · Bedford · sticker $10,342 · tuition $6,048$8,426a year
North Shore Community College14.1 mi · Danvers · sticker $15,896 · tuition $5,352$13,158a year
Bunker Hill Community College13.8 mi · Boston · sticker $14,899 · tuition $6,168$13,790a year
University of Massachusetts-Lowell9.5 mi · Lowell · sticker $30,786$26,139a year
Fisher College14.8 mi · Boston · mostly online · sticker $53,921$30,661a year
Emmanuel College14.9 mi · Boston · sticker $65,252$30,832a year
Simmons University15 mi · Boston · sticker $63,460$32,777a year
Lasell University13.2 mi · Newton · sticker $42,434$32,947a year
Regis College13.2 mi · Weston · mostly online · sticker $65,546$33,106a year
Lesley University12.1 mi · Cambridge · sticker $51,538$35,152a year
Suffolk University15 mi · Boston · sticker $65,281$36,264a year
Merrimack College10.8 mi · North Andover · sticker $70,038$41,050a year
Boston University14.1 mi · Boston · sticker $86,285$47,504a year
Massachusetts Institute of Technology14 mi · Cambridge · sticker $82,730$48,479a year
Bentley University10.2 mi · Waltham · sticker $79,548$49,190a year
Harvard University12.5 mi · Cambridge · sticker $85,540$53,337a year
Berklee College of Music14.9 mi · Boston · sticker $72,700$54,676a year
Brandeis University11.7 mi · Waltham · sticker $86,448$54,885a year
Tufts University10.4 mi · Medford · sticker $88,300$58,570a year
Hult International Business School14 mi · Cambridge · sticker $79,075$59,075a year
Boston College14 mi · Chestnut Hill · sticker $89,493$60,308a year
Longy School of Music of Bard College12.1 mi · Cambridge · sticker $72,450—a year
Cambridge College13.3 mi · Boston · mostly online · sticker $34,072—a year
Boston Architectural College14.8 mi · Boston · sticker $40,343—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 Pinehurst: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →University of Massachusetts-LowellTufts UniversityBoston CollegeMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyBoston University
Boston University89% graduate$83k earnings$23k typical debt
Harvard University98% graduate$102k earnings$14k typical debt
Boston College91% graduate$104k earnings$19k typical debt
Tufts University94% graduate$83k earnings$16k typical debt
Massachusetts Institute of Technology96% graduate$143k earnings$15k typical debt
University of Massachusetts-Lowell65% graduate$65k earnings$24k typical debt
Suffolk University61% graduate$68k earnings$27k typical debt
Berklee College of Music67% graduate$34k earnings$25k typical debt
Middlesex Community College23% graduate$51k earnings$7k typical debt
Bunker Hill Community College13% graduate$48k earnings$10k typical debt
Bentley University87% graduate$121k earnings$25k typical debt
Brandeis University86% graduate$77k earnings$26k 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 Pinehurst

Is Pinehurst a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Pinehurst residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Massachusetts (8). The nearest campus, Middlesex Community College, is 2.2 miles away in Bedford.

What colleges are near Pinehurst?

31 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Boston University (14.1 miles, 32,537 students on campus), Harvard University (12.5 miles, 22,636) and Boston College (14 miles, 14,512).

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

Middlesex Community College in Bedford, 2.2 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 the University of Massachusetts-Lowell cost if we live in Massachusetts?

Tuition and fees are $16,966 a year in-state and $36,264 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,943 (under $30,000 income) to $26,139 (over $110,000), housing and food included.

Neighbors talk college

Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

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 Pinehurst. 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 →