Photo: formulanone from Huntsville, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Middlesex College is 4.1 miles from South River
No college sits inside South River’s boundary, but Middlesex College’s campus in Edison, with 9,857 students on campus, is 4.1 miles from the center of town. About 5% of South River’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 South River. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from South River
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of South River
Two private colleges within 8.6 miles, one public college within 5.1 miles, and Middlesex College 4.1 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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where South River’s median household income ($96,147) 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 South River: 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: Chamberlain University-New Jersey (15); Rutgers University-New Brunswick (3).
Questions about college near South River
Is South River a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 South River residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Chamberlain University-New Jersey, is 3.5 miles away in North Brunswick.
What colleges are near South River?
Within 15 miles: Chamberlain University-New Jersey (3.5 miles, 1,225 students on campus), Middlesex College (4.1 miles, 9,857), Rutgers University-New Brunswick (5.1 miles, 47,422) and American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education (8.6 miles, 397).
What is the closest community college to South River, and what does it cost?
Middlesex College in Edison, 4.1 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 South River. 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 →