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Colleges in and near Grosse Pointe Woods

Macomb Community College is 5.9 miles from Grosse Pointe Woods

No college sits inside Grosse Pointe Woods’ boundary, but Macomb Community College’s campus in Warren, with 10,297 students on campus, is 5.9 miles from the center of town. About 5% of Grosse Pointe Woods’ residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan (6%).

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 Grosse Pointe Woods. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
8
49,660 students on campus
Nearest college
5.9 mi
Macomb
Residents in college
5%
About the same as MI (6%)
Nearest community college
5.9 mi
Macomb · $3,660 tuition
Nearest public university
10.3 mi
Wayne State · $15,190 in-state
Median household income
$126K
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What stands out about college from Grosse Pointe Woods

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

Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Grosse Pointe Woods

Five private colleges within 12.4 miles, one public college within 10.3 miles, and two community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miWayne StateWayne County Community College DistrictMacombGrosse Pointe Woods
University or collegeCommunity college

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. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where Grosse Pointe Woods’ median household income ($126,395) 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 within 15 miles of Grosse Pointe Woods: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →MacombCollege for Creative StudiesWayne StateWayne County Community College DistrictDorsey CollegeUniversity of Detroit Mercy
Wayne State University58% graduate$53k earnings$21k typical debt
Wayne County Community College District22% graduate$29k earnings$12k typical debt
Macomb Community College18% graduate$42k earnings$6k typical debt
University of Detroit Mercy67% graduate$71k earnings$23k typical debt
College for Creative Studies71% graduate$45k earnings$26k typical debt
Dorsey College54% graduate$29k earnings*$13k typical debt
Dorsey College-Roseville35% graduate$29k earnings*$13k typical debt
Sacred Heart Major Seminary67% graduate$49k earnings

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: Dorsey College-Roseville (7); Dorsey College (7).

Questions about college near Grosse Pointe Woods

Is Grosse Pointe Woods a college town?

No. About 5 of every 100 Grosse Pointe Woods residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Michigan (6). The nearest campus, Macomb Community College, is 5.9 miles away in Warren.

What colleges are near Grosse Pointe Woods?

8 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Wayne State University (10.3 miles, 20,601 students on campus), Wayne County Community College District (11.1 miles, 10,687) and Macomb Community College (5.9 miles, 10,297).

What is the closest community college to Grosse Pointe Woods, and what does it cost?

Macomb Community College in Warren, 5.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,660 a year for Michigan residents; the federal net price, $1,618, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Wayne State University cost if we live in Michigan?

Tuition and fees are $15,190 a year in-state and $32,037 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,090 (under $30,000 income) to $19,862 (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 Grosse Pointe Woods. 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 →