Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Bucks County Community College is 11.5 miles from Stockton
No college sits inside Stockton’s boundary, but Bucks County Community College’s campus in Newtown, with 4,189 students on campus, is 11.5 miles from the center of town, and Mercer County Community College is 19.8 miles away in West Windsor. About 2% of Stockton’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Stockton. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Stockton
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Stockton
One private college within 12.4 miles, one public college within 13.9 miles, and Bucks County Community College 11.5 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 Stockton’s median household income ($104,000) 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 Stockton: 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 Stockton
Is Stockton a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Stockton residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Bucks County Community College, is 11.5 miles away in Newtown.
What colleges are near Stockton?
Within 15 miles: Bucks County Community College (11.5 miles, 4,189 students on campus), Delaware Valley University (12.4 miles, 1,982) and The College of New Jersey (13.9 miles, 7,570).
What is the closest community college to Stockton, and what does it cost?
Mercer County Community College in West Windsor, 19.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,310 a year for New Jersey residents; the federal net price, $5,279, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does The College of New Jersey cost if we live in New Jersey?
Tuition and fees are $19,632 a year in-state and $25,752 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,908 (under $30,000 income) to $35,222 (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 Stockton. 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 →