Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Stockton University is 14.4 miles from Little Egg Harbor Township
No college sits inside Little Egg Harbor Township’s boundary, but Stockton University’s campus in Galloway, with 8,169 students on campus, is 14.4 miles from the center of town, and Atlantic Cape Community College is 22 miles away in Mays Landing. About 6% of Little Egg Harbor Township’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 Little Egg Harbor Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Little Egg Harbor Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Little Egg Harbor Township
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Little Egg Harbor Township.
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 $75–110k, where Little Egg Harbor Township’s median household income ($92,446) 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 Little Egg Harbor Township: 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 Little Egg Harbor Township
Is Little Egg Harbor Township a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Little Egg Harbor Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Stockton University, is 14.4 miles away in Galloway.
What colleges are near Little Egg Harbor Township?
Within 15 miles: Stockton University (14.4 miles, 8,169 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Little Egg Harbor Township, and what does it cost?
Atlantic Cape Community College in Mays Landing, 22 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,068 a year for New Jersey residents; the federal net price, $8,392, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Stockton University cost if we live in New Jersey?
Tuition and fees are $16,266 a year in-state and $24,524 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $15,135 (under $30,000 income) to $28,601 (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 Little Egg Harbor Township. 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 →