Mercer County Community College is 11 miles from The Ponds
No college sits inside The Ponds’ boundary, but Mercer County Community College’s campus in West Windsor, with 5,416 students on campus, is 11 miles from the center of town. About 2% of The Ponds’ 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 The Ponds. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from The Ponds
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of The Ponds
Three private colleges within 11.6 miles, one public college within 13.3 miles, and two 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 $48–75k, where The Ponds’ median household income ($73,249) 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 The Ponds: 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 The Ponds
Is The Ponds a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 The Ponds residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Mercer County Community College, is 11 miles away in West Windsor.
What colleges are near The Ponds?
Within 15 miles: Mercer County Community College (11 miles, 5,416 students on campus), Chamberlain University-New Jersey (11 miles, 1,225), Princeton University (11.2 miles, 8,922), Princeton Theological Seminary (11.6 miles, 274), Rutgers University-New Brunswick (13.3 miles, 47,422) and Middlesex College (14.4 miles, 9,857).
What is the closest community college to The Ponds, and what does it cost?
Mercer County Community College in West Windsor, 11 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 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 The Ponds. 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 →