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Colleges in and near Highland Beach

United States Naval Academy is 3.5 miles from Highland Beach

No college sits inside Highland Beach’s boundary, but United States Naval Academy’s campus in Annapolis, with 4,465 students on campus, is 3.5 miles from the center of town, and Anne Arundel Community College is 8.6 miles away in Arnold. About 0% of Highland Beach’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland (7%).

United States Naval Academy

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 Highland Beach. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
3
12,888 students on campus
Nearest college
3.5 mi
United States Naval Academy
Residents in college
0%
About the same as MD (7%)
Nearest community college
8.6 mi
Anne Arundel · $4,322 tuition
Nearest public university
3.5 mi
United States Naval Academy
Median household income
$169K
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What stands out about college from Highland Beach

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

A college 3.5 miles awayUnited States Naval Academy has 4,465 students on campus in Annapolis, 93% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 8.6 miles awayAnne Arundel Community College in Arnold: tuition and fees $4,322 a year for Maryland residents.Students are 0% of residentsAbout the same as Maryland (7%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Highland Beach

One private college within 3.7 miles, one public college within 3.5 miles, and Anne Arundel Community College 8.6 miles away.

5 mi10 mi15 miAnne ArundelUnited States Naval AcademySt. John's CollegeHighland Beach
University or collegeCommunity college
United States Naval AcademyUniversity or college · Public · 4,465 on campus · 3.5 mi · Annapolis9%admitted93%graduateSt. John's CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 533 on campus · 3.7 mi · Annapolis55%admitted$46knet price71%graduate$52kearningsAnne Arundel Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,890 on campus · 8.6 mi · Arnold$15knet price31%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $4,322 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. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where Highland Beach’s median household income ($169,375) falls.

Anne Arundel Community College8.6 mi · Arnold · sticker $19,841 · tuition $4,322$18,358a year
St. John's College3.7 mi · Annapolis · sticker $55,540$45,828a 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 within 15 miles of Highland Beach: 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 →St. John's CollegeAnne Arundel
Anne Arundel Community College31% graduate$46k earnings$8k typical debt
St. John's College71% graduate$52k earnings$27k 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 Highland Beach

Is Highland Beach a college town?

No. About 0 of every 100 Highland Beach residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Maryland (7). The nearest campus, United States Naval Academy, is 3.5 miles away in Annapolis.

What colleges are near Highland Beach?

Within 15 miles: United States Naval Academy (3.5 miles, 4,465 students on campus), St. John's College (3.7 miles, 533) and Anne Arundel Community College (8.6 miles, 7,890).

What is the closest community college to Highland Beach, and what does it cost?

Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, 8.6 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.

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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 Highland Beach. 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 →