Photo: Freeholdman12 · CC BY-SA 4.0Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah is 6 miles from Wall Township
No college sits inside Wall Township’s boundary, but Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah’s campus in Lakewood, with 189 students on campus, is 6 miles from the center of town. About 4% of Wall Township’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 Wall Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Wall Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Wall Township
10 private colleges within 10.3 miles, and five community colleges. The nearest public four-year college, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, is 29.5 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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Wall Township’s median household income ($142,768) 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: 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).
Questions about college near Wall Township
Is Wall Township a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Wall Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah, is 6 miles away in Lakewood.
What colleges are near Wall Township?
12 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Brookdale Community College (11.2 miles, 9,316 students on campus), Beth Medrash Govoha (8.1 miles, 8,824) and Ocean County College (11.4 miles, 6,074).
What is the closest community college to Wall Township, and what does it cost?
Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah in Lakewood, 6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $9,150 a year for New Jersey residents; the federal net price, $13,777, 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 Wall Township. 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 →