Photo: Pubdog · Public domainUnited States Naval Academy is 13.8 miles from Deale
No college sits inside Deale’s boundary, but United States Naval Academy’s campus in Annapolis, with 4,465 students on campus, is 13.8 miles from the center of town, and Prince George's Community College is 16.8 miles away in Largo. About 6% of Deale’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 Deale. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Deale
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Deale
One private college within 13.8 miles, and one public college within 13.8 miles.
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 Over $110k, where Deale’s median household income ($125,510) 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 Deale: 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 Deale
Is Deale a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Deale residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Maryland (7). The nearest campus, United States Naval Academy, is 13.8 miles away in Annapolis.
What colleges are near Deale?
Within 15 miles: United States Naval Academy (13.8 miles, 4,465 students on campus) and St. John's College (13.8 miles, 533).
What is the closest community college to Deale, and what does it cost?
Prince George's Community College in Largo, 16.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,034 a year for Maryland residents; the federal net price, $8,672, counts housing and food at full cost.
Neighbors talk college
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 Deale. 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 →