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Colleges in and near Neshanic Station

Raritan Valley Community College is 6.1 miles from Neshanic Station

No college sits inside Neshanic Station’s boundary, but Raritan Valley Community College’s campus in Branchburg, with 5,880 students on campus, is 6.1 miles from the center of town. About 10% of Neshanic Station’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 Neshanic Station. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
3
15,076 students on campus
Nearest college
6.1 mi
Raritan Valley
Residents in college
10%
About the same as NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
6.1 mi
Raritan Valley · $5,664 tuition
Nearest public university
15.3 mi
Rutgers University-New Brunswick · $17,929 in-state
Median household income
$221K
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What stands out about college from Neshanic Station

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A community college 6.1 miles awayRaritan Valley Community College has 5,880 students on campus in Branchburg, 31% of whom graduate within three years.In-state price at Rutgers University-New BrunswickLiving in New Jersey, Rutgers University-New Brunswick charges $17,929 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $37,441. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 10% of residentsAbout the same as New Jersey (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Neshanic Station

Two private colleges within 13.1 miles, and Raritan Valley Community College 6.1 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, is 15.3 miles away.

5 mi10 mi15 miPrinceton UniversityRaritan ValleyPrinceton Theological SeminaryNeshanic Station
University or collegeCommunity college
Raritan Valley Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,880 on campus · 6.1 mi · Branchburg$7knet price31%graduate$48kearningsTuition and fees: $5,664 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Princeton UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,922 on campus · 13 mi · Princeton5%admitted$6knet price98%graduate$110kearningsPrinceton Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 274 on campus · 13.1 mi · PrincetonGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.

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 it costs

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.

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where Neshanic Station’s median household income ($221,395) falls.

Raritan Valley Community College6.1 mi · Branchburg · sticker $13,832 · tuition $5,664$13,368a year
Rutgers University-New Brunswick15.3 mi · New Brunswick · sticker $36,993$35,016a year
Princeton University13 mi · Princeton · sticker $84,040$36,094a year

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.

Outcomes

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.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Raritan ValleyPrinceton UniversityRutgers University-New Brunswick
Rutgers University-New Brunswick84% graduate$74k earnings*$22k typical debt
Princeton University98% graduate$110k earnings$10k typical debt
Raritan Valley Community College31% graduate$48k earnings$10k typical debt

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 Neshanic Station

Is Neshanic Station a college town?

No. About 10 of every 100 Neshanic Station residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Raritan Valley Community College, is 6.1 miles away in Branchburg.

What colleges are near Neshanic Station?

Within 15 miles: Raritan Valley Community College (6.1 miles, 5,880 students on campus), Princeton University (13 miles, 8,922) and Princeton Theological Seminary (13.1 miles, 274).

What is the closest community college to Neshanic Station, and what does it cost?

Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg, 6.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,664 a year for New Jersey residents; the federal net price, $6,778, 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 Neshanic Station. 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 →