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Colleges in and near Sharon

Stonehill College is 6.4 miles from Sharon

No college sits inside Sharon’s boundary, but Stonehill College’s campus in Easton, with 2,584 students on campus, is 6.4 miles from the center of town, and Massasoit Community College is 10.3 miles away in Brockton. About 5% of Sharon’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 Sharon. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
15
31,727 students on campus
Nearest college
6.4 mi
Stonehill College
Residents in college
5%
Below MA (8%)
Nearest community college
10.3 mi
Massasoit · $5,376 tuition
Nearest public university
13.6 mi
Quincy College · $8,938 in-state
Median household income
$192K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Sharon

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

A college 6.4 miles awayStonehill College has 2,584 students on campus in Easton, 76% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 10.3 miles awayMassasoit Community College in Brockton: tuition and fees $5,376 a year for Massachusetts residents.In-state price at Quincy CollegeLiving in Massachusetts, Quincy College charges $8,938 in tuition and fees, the same for every student.Students are 5% of residentsBelow Massachusetts (8%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Sharon

11 private colleges within 14.7 miles, one public college within 13.7 miles, and three community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miBridgewater StateBabson CollegeMassasoitSharon
University or collegeCommunity college
Stonehill CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,584 on campus · 6.4 mi · Easton66%admitted$33knet price76%graduate$78kearningsCurry CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,805 on campus · 9.6 mi · Milton88%admitted$29knet price51%graduate$54kearningsWheaton College (Massachusetts)University or college · Private nonprofit · 1,778 on campus · 9.8 mi · Norton68%admitted$30knet price73%graduate$68kearningsMassasoit Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,149 on campus · 10.3 mi · Brockton$8knet price19%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $5,376 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Dean CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,108 on campus · 11 mi · Franklin74%admitted$31knet price54%graduate$38kearningsLaboure College of HealthcareUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 520 on campus · 12.4 mi · Milton50%admitted$37knet price100%graduate$62kearningsWilliam James CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 851 on campus · 12.9 mi · NewtonFranklin W Olin College of EngineeringUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 402 on campus · 13.4 mi · Needham25%admitted$25knet price96%graduate$129kearningsBabson CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,646 on campus · 13.6 mi · Wellesley17%admitted$41knet price93%graduate$124kearningsQuincy CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,670 on campus · 13.6 mi · Quincy$17knet price15%graduate$53kearningsTuition and fees: $8,938 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Bridgewater State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 8,607 on campus · 13.7 mi · Bridgewater88%admitted$16knet price53%graduate$57kearningsWellesley CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,418 on campus · 14.1 mi · Wellesley14%admitted$25knet price92%graduate$85kearningsEastern Nazarene CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 444 on campus · 14.3 mi · QuincyMassachusetts Bay Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,620 on campus · 14.6 mi · Wellesley Hills$7knet price17%graduate$53kearningsTuition and fees: $5,856 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 125 on campus · 14.7 mi · Brookline80%admitted$25knet price44%graduate$52kearnings

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 Sharon’s median household income ($191,835) falls.

Massachusetts Bay Community College14.6 mi · Wellesley Hills · sticker $14,185 · tuition $5,856$13,317a year
Massasoit Community College10.3 mi · Brockton · sticker $14,904 · tuition $5,376$14,416a year
Bridgewater State University13.7 mi · Bridgewater · sticker $26,160$21,176a year
Quincy College13.6 mi · Quincy · sticker $22,528 · tuition $8,938$21,920a year
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering13.4 mi · Needham · sticker $86,474$27,096a year
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology14.7 mi · Brookline · sticker $41,282$29,993a year
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)9.8 mi · Norton · sticker $79,311$33,956a year
Curry College9.6 mi · Milton · sticker $64,020$33,973a year
Dean College11 mi · Franklin · sticker $64,889$34,318a year
Stonehill College6.4 mi · Easton · sticker $72,714$37,147a year
Wellesley College14.1 mi · Wellesley · sticker $86,290$54,188a year
Babson College13.6 mi · Wellesley · sticker $80,192$80,192a year
Laboure College of Healthcare12.4 mi · Milton · sticker $36,863—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 Sharon: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Stonehill CollegeMassasoitBabson CollegeBridgewater StateMassachusetts Bay
Bridgewater State University53% graduate$57k earnings$24k typical debt
Babson College93% graduate$124k earnings$20k typical debt
Massasoit Community College19% graduate$46k earnings$10k typical debt
Massachusetts Bay Community College17% graduate$53k earnings$6k typical debt
Stonehill College76% graduate$78k earnings$25k typical debt
Wellesley College92% graduate$85k earnings$10k typical debt
Curry College51% graduate$54k earnings$25k typical debt
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)73% graduate$68k earnings$26k typical debt
Quincy College15% graduate$53k earnings$14k typical debt
Dean College54% graduate$38k earnings$25k typical debt
Laboure College of Healthcare100% graduate$62k earnings$25k typical debt
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering96% graduate$129k earnings$20k 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 Sharon

Is Sharon a college town?

No. About 5 of every 100 Sharon residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Massachusetts (8). The nearest campus, Stonehill College, is 6.4 miles away in Easton.

What colleges are near Sharon?

15 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Bridgewater State University (13.7 miles, 8,607 students on campus), Babson College (13.6 miles, 3,646) and Massasoit Community College (10.3 miles, 3,149).

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

Massasoit Community College in Brockton, 10.3 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 Quincy College cost if we live in Massachusetts?

Tuition and fees are $8,938 a year in-state and $8,938 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $15,972 (under $30,000 income) to $21,920 (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 Sharon. 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 →