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Colleges in and near Brinckerhoff

Mount Saint Mary College is 8.2 miles from Brinckerhoff

No college sits inside Brinckerhoff’s boundary, but Mount Saint Mary College’s campus in Newburgh, with 2,190 students on campus, is 8.2 miles from the center of town, and Dutchess Community College is 12 miles away in Poughkeepsie. About 5% of Brinckerhoff’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York (7%).

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 Brinckerhoff. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
6
23,568 students on campus
Nearest college
8.2 mi
Mount Saint Mary College
Residents in college
5%
About the same as NY (7%)
Nearest community college
12 mi
Dutchess · $5,670 tuition
Nearest public university
12.4 mi
United States Military Academy
Median household income
$102K
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What stands out about college from Brinckerhoff

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A college 8.2 miles awayMount Saint Mary College has 2,190 students on campus in Newburgh, 65% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 12 miles awayDutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie: tuition and fees $5,670 a year for New York residents.Students are 5% of residentsAbout the same as New York (7%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Brinckerhoff

Four private colleges within 13.8 miles, one public college within 12.4 miles, and Dutchess Community College 12 miles away.

5 mi10 mi15 miMarist UniversityDutchessUnited States Military AcademyBrinckerhoff
University or collegeCommunity college
Mount Saint Mary CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,190 on campus · 8.2 mi · Newburgh89%admitted$26knet price65%graduate$68kearningsVassar CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,456 on campus · 9.4 mi · Poughkeepsie19%admitted$39knet price91%graduate$71kearningsDutchess Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,448 on campus · 12 mi · Poughkeepsie$10knet price30%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $5,670 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Marist UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,951 on campus · 12.2 mi · Poughkeepsie57%admitted$42knet price80%graduate$78kearningsUnited States Military AcademyUniversity or college · Public · 4,508 on campus · 12.4 mi · West Point12%admitted87%graduateCulinary Institute of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,015 on campus · 13.8 mi · Hyde Park91%admitted$36knet price63%graduate$47kearnings

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 it costs

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.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where Brinckerhoff’s median household income ($101,927) falls.

Dutchess Community College12 mi · Poughkeepsie · sticker $17,159 · tuition $5,670$14,886a year
Vassar College9.4 mi · Poughkeepsie · sticker $87,419$25,773a year
Mount Saint Mary College8.2 mi · Newburgh · sticker $55,014$28,722a year
Culinary Institute of America13.8 mi · Hyde Park · sticker $58,790$38,087a year
Marist University12.2 mi · Poughkeepsie · sticker $67,574$42,001a year

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.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Brinckerhoff: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Mount Saint Mary CollegeVassar CollegeDutchessMarist UniversityCulinary Institute of America
Marist University80% graduate$78k earnings$25k typical debt
Dutchess Community College30% graduate$44k earnings$10k typical debt
Culinary Institute of America63% graduate$47k earnings$16k typical debt
Vassar College91% graduate$71k earnings$19k typical debt
Mount Saint Mary College65% graduate$68k earnings$26k typical debt

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 Brinckerhoff

Is Brinckerhoff a college town?

No. About 5 of every 100 Brinckerhoff residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New York (7). The nearest campus, Mount Saint Mary College, is 8.2 miles away in Newburgh.

What colleges are near Brinckerhoff?

Within 15 miles: Mount Saint Mary College (8.2 miles, 2,190 students on campus), Vassar College (9.4 miles, 2,456), Dutchess Community College (12 miles, 5,448), Marist University (12.2 miles, 5,951), United States Military Academy (12.4 miles, 4,508) and Culinary Institute of America (13.8 miles, 3,015).

What is the closest community college to Brinckerhoff, and what does it cost?

Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie, 12 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,670 a year for New York residents; the federal net price, $10,065, counts housing and food at full cost.

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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 Brinckerhoff. 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 →