The University of Minnesota-Rochester is 14.5 miles from Hammond
No college sits inside Hammond’s boundary, but the University of Minnesota-Rochester’s campus in Rochester, with 571 students on campus, is 14.5 miles from the center of town, and Rochester Community and Technical College is 14.6 miles away in Rochester. About 6% of Hammond’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota (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 Hammond. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Hammond
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Hammond
One private college within 14.6 miles, one public college within 14.5 miles, and Rochester Community and Technical College 14.6 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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Hammond’s median household income ($58,438) 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 Hammond: 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: University of Minnesota-Rochester (2).
Questions about college near Hammond
Is Hammond a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Hammond residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Minnesota (6). The nearest campus, the University of Minnesota-Rochester, is 14.5 miles away in Rochester.
What colleges are near Hammond?
Within 15 miles: the University of Minnesota-Rochester (14.5 miles, 571 students on campus), Rochester Community and Technical College (14.6 miles, 3,164) and Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (14.6 miles, 1,480).
What is the closest community college to Hammond, and what does it cost?
Rochester Community and Technical College in Rochester, 14.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,389 a year for Minnesota residents; the federal net price, $14,435, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Minnesota-Rochester cost if we live in Minnesota?
Tuition and fees are $15,016 a year in-state and $15,016 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $6,116 (under $30,000 income) to $23,769 (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 Hammond. 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 →