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2016-09-21 08 45 02 View north along Maryland State Route 17 (Main Street) between Cedar Street and Poplar Street in Myersville, Frederick County, MarylandPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Colleges in and near Myersville

Frederick Community College is 8.8 miles from Myersville

No college sits inside Myersville’s boundary, but Frederick Community College’s campus in Frederick, with 5,665 students on campus, is 8.8 miles from the center of town. About 7% of Myersville’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 Myersville. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
4
14,812 students on campus
Nearest college
8.8 mi
Frederick
Residents in college
7%
About the same as MD (7%)
Nearest community college
8.8 mi
Frederick · $3,849 tuition
Nearest public university
48.8 mi
University of Maryland-College Park · $11,809 in-state
Median household income
$150K
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What stands out about college from Myersville

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

Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Myersville

One private college within 9.8 miles, one public college within 13.4 miles, and two community colleges. The nearest public four-year college, University of Maryland-College Park, is 48.8 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 it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where Myersville’s median household income ($149,726) 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.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →FrederickHood CollegeHagerstownShepherd UniversityUniversity of Maryland-College Park
University of Maryland-College Park89% graduate$83k earnings$19k typical debt
Frederick Community College37% graduate$46k earnings$8k typical debt
Hagerstown Community College39% graduate$42k earnings$11k typical debt
Shepherd University51% graduate$49k earnings$22k typical debt
Hood College57% graduate$57k earnings$25k 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 Myersville

Is Myersville a college town?

No. About 7 of every 100 Myersville residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Maryland (7). The nearest campus, Frederick Community College, is 8.8 miles away in Frederick.

What colleges are near Myersville?

Within 15 miles: Frederick Community College (8.8 miles, 5,665 students on campus), Hood College (9.8 miles, 1,718), Hagerstown Community College (10.3 miles, 4,562) and Shepherd University (13.4 miles, 2,867).

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

Frederick Community College in Frederick, 8.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,849 a year for Maryland residents; the federal net price, $9,465, 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 Myersville. 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 →