Photo: Linda Roy Walls · CC BY-SA 4.0The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is 5.6 miles from Allen
No college sits inside Allen’s boundary, but the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s campus in Princess Anne, with 2,744 students on campus, is 5.6 miles from the center of town, and Wor-Wic Community College is 12 miles away in Salisbury. About 0% of Allen’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland (7%).
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 Allen. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Allen
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Allen
All 3 are public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Allen.
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 Under $30k; the Census has no median household income for Allen.
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 Allen: 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 Allen
Is Allen a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Allen residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Maryland (7). The nearest campus, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, is 5.6 miles away in Princess Anne.
What colleges are near Allen?
Within 15 miles: the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (5.6 miles, 2,744 students on campus), Salisbury University (6.2 miles, 6,510) and Wor-Wic Community College (12 miles, 2,146).
What is the closest community college to Allen, and what does it cost?
Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury, 12 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,840 a year for Maryland residents; the federal net price, $9,360, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Maryland Eastern Shore cost if we live in Maryland?
Tuition and fees are $9,076 a year in-state and $20,122 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,914 (under $30,000 income) to $20,757 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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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 Allen. 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 →