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Colleges in and near Brookville
Brookville is a college town: 35 of every 100 residents are students
Long Island University (16,079 students on campus) is inside the village, and New York Institute of Technology (6,597) is 2 miles from the center, just over the line in Old Westbury. Across New York, 7 of every 100 residents are enrolled in college.
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 Brookville. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
21
125,254 students on campus
Nearest college
0.6 mi
SUNY Old Westbury
Residents in college
35%
Above NY (7%)
Nearest community college
5.6 mi
Nassau · $6,330 tuition
Nearest public university
0.6 mi
SUNY Old Westbury · $8,422 in-state
Students on campus in Brookville
16,079
next to 3,037 residents
What stands out about college in Brookville
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Students who live off campus count in the Census poverty figures: 4.7% of Brookville residents are below the poverty line, 4.8% when college students are left out (that estimate could be off by 4 points either way). 0% of the students themselves are below the line. In college towns, the Jobs & income grade uses the rate without students and leaves unemployment out.
Cost of living
The Cost grade leaves out the share of renters paying 30% or more of income on rent wherever students are a quarter of residents or more (35% here): it would mostly measure student incomes.
Health A+
CDC’s estimates follow each place’s age mix, and Brookville’s median age is 26.4 (New York 39.8), so the adult figures describe a young population.
Safety A
Crime is counted per resident, and students who live here count as residents. A college with its own police department reports its incidents under that department, not the city.
Every college
Colleges within 15 miles of Brookville
13 private colleges within 14.8 miles, six public colleges within 14 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 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 Over $110k, where Brookville’s median household income ($250,001) 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.
Outcomes
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Brookville: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
St. John's University-New York66% graduate$70k earnings$25k typical debt
Long Island University57% graduate$60k earnings$24k 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.
Majors
What students study in Brookville
Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Long Island University, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.
Health professions 47%Business 11%Visual & performing arts 11%Education 5%Biology 5%Computer science 3%Everything else 18%
Biggest programs
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing416 graduates a year
$118k4 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration178 graduates a year
$137k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations91 graduates a year
$66k4 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other84 graduates a year
$57k4 yrs out
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft63 graduates a year
$44k4 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions59 graduates a year
$108k4 yrs out
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions56 graduates a year
$39k4 yrs out
Biology, General51 graduates a year
$51k4 yrs out
College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.
Questions about college in Brookville
Is Brookville a college town?
Yes. 35 of every 100 Brookville residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), against 7 across New York. Long Island University has 16,079 students on campus, next to 3,037 residents.
What colleges are in Brookville?
Long Island University is inside the village. New York Institute of Technology is 2 miles from the center, in Old Westbury, SUNY Old Westbury is 0.6 miles from the center, in Old Westbury, and Nassau Community College is 5.6 miles away in Garden City.
What is the closest community college to Brookville, and what does it cost?
Nassau Community College in Garden City, 5.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,330 a year for New York residents; the federal net price, $7,095, counts housing and food at full cost.
How hard is it to get into Long Island University?
Long Island University admitted 86% of applicants in the Scorecard’s latest year; the middle half of admitted students scored 1,110–1,350 on the SAT.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Brookville. 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 →
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