Photo: Acroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0Salisbury University is 14.6 miles from Sharptown
No college sits inside Sharptown’s boundary, but Salisbury University’s campus in Salisbury, with 6,510 students on campus, is 14.6 miles from the center of town, and Wor-Wic Community College is 16.4 miles away in Salisbury. About 6% of Sharptown’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 Sharptown. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Sharptown
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Sharptown
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Sharptown.
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 $75–110k, where Sharptown’s median household income ($85,938) 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 Sharptown: 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 Sharptown
Is Sharptown a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Sharptown residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Maryland (7). The nearest campus, Salisbury University, is 14.6 miles away in Salisbury.
What colleges are near Sharptown?
Within 15 miles: Salisbury University (14.6 miles, 6,510 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Sharptown, and what does it cost?
Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury, 16.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,840 a year for Maryland residents; the federal net price, $9,360, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Salisbury University cost if we live in Maryland?
Tuition and fees are $11,084 a year in-state and $22,174 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $6,743 (under $30,000 income) to $22,759 (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 Sharptown. 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 →