Dr. Joseph A. McLean House · Photo: Eastward Gypsy · CC BY-SA 4.0Elon University is 6.7 miles from Sedalia
No college sits inside Sedalia’s boundary, but Elon University’s campus in Elon, with 7,207 students on campus, is 6.7 miles from the center of town, and Alamance Community College is 14.5 miles away in Graham. About 11% of Sedalia’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as North Carolina (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 Sedalia. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Sedalia
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Sedalia
Three private colleges within 10.2 miles, two public colleges within 10.7 miles, and Alamance Community College 14.5 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 Sedalia’s median household income ($69,712) 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 Sedalia: 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 Sedalia
Is Sedalia a college town?
No. About 11 of every 100 Sedalia residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as North Carolina (6). The nearest campus, Elon University, is 6.7 miles away in Elon.
What colleges are near Sedalia?
Within 15 miles: Elon University (6.7 miles, 7,207 students on campus), North Carolina A & T State University (8.7 miles, 12,375), Bennett College (9.1 miles, 162), Greensboro College (10.2 miles, 758), the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (10.7 miles, 13,442) and Alamance Community College (14.5 miles, 1,778).
What is the closest community college to Sedalia, and what does it cost?
Alamance Community College in Graham, 14.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,592 a year for North Carolina residents; the federal net price, $6,109, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does North Carolina A & T State University cost if we live in North Carolina?
Tuition and fees are $6,813 a year in-state and $20,673 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $8,223 (under $30,000 income) to $17,311 (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 Sedalia. 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 →