Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Warren County Community College is 3.7 miles from Hampton
No college sits inside Hampton’s boundary, but Warren County Community College’s campus in Washington, with 3,157 students on campus, is 3.7 miles from the center of town. About 5% of Hampton’s 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 Hampton. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Hampton
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Hampton
Two private colleges within 12.5 miles, and Warren County Community College 3.7 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, is 31 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 $48–75k, where Hampton’s median household income ($67,222) 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: Rutgers University-New Brunswick (3).
Questions about college near Hampton
Is Hampton a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Hampton residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Warren County Community College, is 3.7 miles away in Washington.
What colleges are near Hampton?
Within 15 miles: Warren County Community College (3.7 miles, 3,157 students on campus), Centenary University (12.2 miles, 1,203) and Lafayette College (12.5 miles, 2,764).
What is the closest community college to Hampton, and what does it cost?
Warren County Community College in Washington, 3.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,460 a year for New Jersey residents; the federal net price, $5,726, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Rutgers University-New Brunswick cost if we live in New Jersey?
Tuition and fees are $17,929 a year in-state and $37,441 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $16,343 (under $30,000 income) to $35,016 (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 Hampton. 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 →