Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY 4.0Rutgers University-New Brunswick is 2.9 miles from Somerset
No college sits inside Somerset’s boundary, but Rutgers University-New Brunswick’s campus in New Brunswick, with 47,422 students on campus, is 2.9 miles from the center of town, and Middlesex College is 7 miles away in Edison. About 9% of Somerset’s residents are enrolled in college, above 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 Somerset. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Somerset
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Somerset
Four private colleges within 14.2 miles, one public college within 2.9 miles, and three 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 Over $110k, where Somerset’s median household income ($121,028) 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 Somerset: 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 Somerset
Is Somerset a college town?
No. About 9 of every 100 Somerset residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, is 2.9 miles away in New Brunswick.
What colleges are near Somerset?
8 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Rutgers University-New Brunswick (2.9 miles, 47,422 students on campus), Middlesex College (7 miles, 9,857) and Princeton University (13.9 miles, 8,922).
What is the closest community college to Somerset, and what does it cost?
Middlesex College in Edison, 7 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.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Somerset. 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 →