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Colleges in and near Chesapeake City

The University of Delaware is 10.7 miles from Chesapeake City

No college sits inside Chesapeake City’s boundary, but the University of Delaware’s campus in Newark, with 22,523 students on campus, is 10.7 miles from the center of town, and Cecil College is 11.1 miles away in North East. About 3% of Chesapeake City’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Chesapeake City. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
2
24,078 students on campus
Nearest college
10.7 mi
University of Delaware
Residents in college
3%
Below MD (7%)
Nearest community college
11.1 mi
Cecil College · $5,640 tuition
Nearest public university
52.4 mi
United States Naval Academy
Median household income
$85K
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What stands out about college from Chesapeake City

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

A university 10.7 miles awayThe University of Delaware has 22,523 students on campus in Newark, 81% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 11.1 miles awayCecil College in North East: tuition and fees $5,640 a year for Maryland residents.Students are 3% of residentsBelow Maryland (7%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Chesapeake City

Both are public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Chesapeake City.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of DelawareCecil CollegeChesapeake City
University or collegeCommunity college
University of DelawareUniversity or college · Public · 22,523 on campus · 10.7 mi · Newark, DE71%admitted$18knet price81%graduate$73kearningsCecil CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,555 on campus · 11.1 mi · North East$10knet price37%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $5,640 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.

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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where Chesapeake City’s median household income ($84,583) falls.

Cecil College11.1 mi · North East · sticker $14,700 · tuition $5,640$12,875a year
University of Delaware10.7 mi · Newark, DE · sticker $30,952$17,401a 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: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →University of DelawareCecil College
University of Delaware81% graduate$73k earnings$25k typical debt
Cecil College37% graduate$44k earnings$10k 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 Chesapeake City

Is Chesapeake City a college town?

No. About 3 of every 100 Chesapeake City residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Maryland (7). The nearest campus, the University of Delaware, is 10.7 miles away in Newark.

What colleges are near Chesapeake City?

Within 15 miles: the University of Delaware (10.7 miles, 22,523 students on campus) and Cecil College (11.1 miles, 1,555).

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

Cecil College in North East, 11.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,640 a year for Maryland residents; the federal net price, $9,658, counts housing and food at full cost.

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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 Chesapeake City. 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 →