Photo: Pubdog · Public domainLincoln College of Technology-Columbia is 2.1 miles from Savage
No college sits inside Savage’s boundary, but Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia’s campus in Columbia, with 1,075 students on campus, is 2.1 miles from the center of town, and Howard Community College is 5.5 miles away in Columbia. About 5% of Savage’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 Savage. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Savage
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Savage
Five private colleges within 14.6 miles, five public colleges within 14.4 miles, and two 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 Savage’s median household income ($116,895) 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 Savage: 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: Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia (8); Fortis College-Landover (3).
Questions about college near Savage
Is Savage a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Savage residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Maryland (7). The nearest campus, Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia, is 2.1 miles away in Columbia.
What colleges are near Savage?
12 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Maryland-College Park (12.8 miles, 39,078 students on campus), the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (9.6 miles, 13,491) and Howard Community College (5.5 miles, 6,598).
What is the closest community college to Savage, and what does it cost?
Howard Community College in Columbia, 5.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,080 a year for Maryland residents; the federal net price, $11,133, 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 Savage. 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 →