Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Centenary University is 6.4 miles from Flanders
No college sits inside Flanders’ boundary, but Centenary University’s campus in Hackettstown, with 1,203 students on campus, is 6.4 miles from the center of town, and County College of Morris is 6.9 miles away in Randolph. About 5% of Flanders’ residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey (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 Flanders. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Flanders
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Flanders
Three private colleges within 14.9 miles, and County College of Morris 6.9 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, Montclair State University, is 26.8 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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Flanders’ median household income ($147,367) 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: 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: Montclair State (2).
Questions about college near Flanders
Is Flanders a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Flanders residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Centenary University, is 6.4 miles away in Hackettstown.
What colleges are near Flanders?
Within 15 miles: Centenary University (6.4 miles, 1,203 students on campus), County College of Morris (6.9 miles, 5,346), Rabbinical College of America (11.4 miles, 206) and Saint Elizabeth University (14.9 miles, 874).
What is the closest community college to Flanders, and what does it cost?
County College of Morris in Randolph, 6.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,210 a year for New Jersey residents; the federal net price, $8,895, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Montclair State University cost if we live in New Jersey?
Tuition and fees are $15,912 a year in-state and $26,022 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,880 (under $30,000 income) to $25,573 (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 Flanders. 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 →