Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0Smith College is 8.6 miles from Williamsburg
No college sits inside Williamsburg’s boundary, but Smith College’s campus in Northampton, with 2,830 students on campus, is 8.6 miles from the center of town, and Greenfield Community College is 13.1 miles away in Greenfield. About 6% of Williamsburg’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as 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 Williamsburg. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Williamsburg
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Williamsburg
Four private colleges within 14.1 miles, one public college within 10.6 miles, and Greenfield Community College 13.1 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 Williamsburg’s median household income ($104,792) 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 Williamsburg: 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 Williamsburg
Is Williamsburg a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Williamsburg residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Massachusetts (8). The nearest campus, Smith College, is 8.6 miles away in Northampton.
What colleges are near Williamsburg?
Within 15 miles: Smith College (8.6 miles, 2,830 students on campus), the University of Massachusetts-Amherst (10.6 miles, 28,168), Amherst College (11.2 miles, 1,910), Hampshire College (12.1 miles, 717), Greenfield Community College (13.1 miles, 1,100) and Mount Holyoke College (14.1 miles, 2,210).
What is the closest community college to Williamsburg, and what does it cost?
Greenfield Community College in Greenfield, 13.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,810 a year for Massachusetts residents; the federal net price, $7,679, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Massachusetts-Amherst cost if we live in Massachusetts?
Tuition and fees are $17,772 a year in-state and $40,449 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,164 (under $30,000 income) to $30,793 (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 Williamsburg. 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 →