Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided · Public domainHood College is 11.5 miles from Point of Rocks
No college sits inside Point of Rocks’ boundary, but Hood College’s campus in Frederick, with 1,718 students on campus, is 11.5 miles from the center of town, and Frederick Community College is 13.4 miles away in Frederick. About 5% of Point of Rocks’ 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 Point of Rocks. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Point of Rocks
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Point of Rocks
Two private colleges within 13 miles, and Frederick Community College 13.4 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, University of Maryland-College Park, is 37.2 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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Point of Rocks’ median household income ($159,708) 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: 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.
Questions about college near Point of Rocks
Is Point of Rocks a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Point of Rocks residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Maryland (7). The nearest campus, Hood College, is 11.5 miles away in Frederick.
What colleges are near Point of Rocks?
Within 15 miles: Hood College (11.5 miles, 1,718 students on campus), Patrick Henry College (13 miles, 371) and Frederick Community College (13.4 miles, 5,665).
What is the closest community college to Point of Rocks, and what does it cost?
Frederick Community College in Frederick, 13.4 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 Point of Rocks. 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 →