Photo: G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0Georgetown University is 4.9 miles from Martin's Additions
No college sits inside Martin's Additions’ boundary, but Georgetown University’s campus in Washington, with 17,465 students on campus, is 4.9 miles from the center of town, and Montgomery College is 9.6 miles away in Rockville. About 3% of Martin's Additions’ 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 Martin's Additions. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Martin's Additions
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Martin's Additions
24 private colleges within 12.6 miles, three public colleges within 12.8 miles, and three 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 Martin's Additions’ median household income ($250,001) 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 Martin's Additions: 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: University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus (2); University of the Potomac-VA Campus (2); Chamberlain University-Virginia (15); Fortis College-Landover (3).
Questions about college near Martin's Additions
Is Martin's Additions a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Martin's Additions residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Maryland (7). The nearest campus, the University of the District of Columbia, is 2.5 miles away in Washington.
What colleges are near Martin's Additions?
30 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Northern Virginia Community College (13.5 miles, 48,232 students on campus), the University of Maryland-College Park (6.7 miles, 39,078) and George Washington University (5.7 miles, 21,060).
What is the closest community college to Martin's Additions, and what does it cost?
Montgomery College in Rockville, 9.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,394 a year for Maryland residents; the federal net price, $8,027, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Maryland-College Park cost if we live in Maryland?
Tuition and fees are $11,809 a year in-state and $41,186 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $2,962 (under $30,000 income) to $26,691 (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 Martin's Additions. 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 →