Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Prince George's Community College is 6.9 miles from Marlboro Meadows
No college sits inside Marlboro Meadows’ boundary, but Prince George's Community College’s campus in Largo, with 5,893 students on campus, is 6.9 miles from the center of town. About 4% of Marlboro Meadows’ 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 Marlboro Meadows. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Marlboro Meadows
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Marlboro Meadows
One private college within 11.2 miles, two public colleges within 12.5 miles, and Prince George's Community College 6.9 miles away.
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 Marlboro Meadows’ median household income ($111,313) 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 Marlboro Meadows: 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: Fortis College-Landover (3).
Questions about college near Marlboro Meadows
Is Marlboro Meadows a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Marlboro Meadows residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Maryland (7). The nearest campus, Prince George's Community College, is 6.9 miles away in Largo.
What colleges are near Marlboro Meadows?
Within 15 miles: Prince George's Community College (6.9 miles, 5,893 students on campus), the University of Maryland Global Campus (8.8 miles, 6,469), Fortis College-Landover (11.2 miles, 576) and Bowie State University (12.5 miles, 5,649).
What is the closest community college to Marlboro Meadows, and what does it cost?
Prince George's Community College in Largo, 6.9 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.
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 Marlboro Meadows. 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 →