Childs Residence · Photo: Pubdog · Public domainBowie State University is 7.8 miles from Gambrills
No college sits inside Gambrills’ boundary, but Bowie State University’s campus in Bowie, with 5,649 students on campus, is 7.8 miles from the center of town, and Anne Arundel Community College is 8 miles away in Arnold. About 6% of Gambrills’ 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 Gambrills. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Gambrills
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Gambrills
Five private colleges within 15 miles, five public colleges within 14.8 miles, and two community colleges.
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 Gambrills’ median household income ($148,594) 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 Gambrills: 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia (8).
Questions about college near Gambrills
Is Gambrills a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Gambrills residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Maryland (7). The nearest campus, Bowie State University, is 7.8 miles away in Bowie.
What colleges are near Gambrills?
12 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (11.8 miles, 13,491 students on campus), Anne Arundel Community College (8 miles, 7,890) and Howard Community College (14.7 miles, 6,598).
What is the closest community college to Gambrills, and what does it cost?
Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, 8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,322 a year for Maryland residents; the federal net price, $14,915, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Bowie State University cost if we live in Maryland?
Tuition and fees are $9,218 a year in-state and $19,938 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $17,071 (under $30,000 income) to $24,919 (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 Gambrills. 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 →