Middlesex College is 3 miles from Keasbey
No college sits inside Keasbey’s boundary, but Middlesex College’s campus in Edison, with 9,857 students on campus, is 3 miles from the center of town. About 7% of Keasbey’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 Keasbey. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Keasbey
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Keasbey
Four private colleges within 13.4 miles, three public colleges within 12 miles, and two community colleges.
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 Under $30k; the Census has no median household income for Keasbey.
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 Keasbey: 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); Chamberlain University-New Jersey (15).
Questions about college near Keasbey
Is Keasbey a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Keasbey residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Middlesex College, is 3 miles away in Edison.
What colleges are near Keasbey?
9 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Rutgers University-New Brunswick (7.2 miles, 47,422 students on campus), Kean University (12 miles, 11,988) and Middlesex College (3 miles, 9,857).
What is the closest community college to Keasbey, and what does it cost?
Middlesex College in Edison, 3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,764 a year for New Jersey residents; the federal net price, $2,288, 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 Keasbey. 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 →