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Colleges in and near Buchanan

Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary is 7.4 miles from Buchanan

No college sits inside Buchanan’s boundary, but Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary’s campus in Ossining, with 206 students on campus, is 7.4 miles from the center of town, and Rockland Community College is 11.6 miles away in Suffern. About 6% of Buchanan’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 Buchanan. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
13
17,824 students on campus
Nearest college
7.4 mi
Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary
Residents in college
6%
About the same as NY (7%)
Nearest community college
11.6 mi
Rockland · $6,862 tuition
Nearest public university
8.7 mi
United States Military Academy
Median household income
$128K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Buchanan

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

A college 7.4 miles awayKehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary has 206 students on campus in Ossining, 63% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 11.6 miles awayRockland Community College in Suffern: tuition and fees $6,862 a year for New York residents.Students are 6% 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 Buchanan

11 private colleges within 14.9 miles, one public college within 8.7 miles, and two community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miRocklandUnited States Military AcademyUta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelBuchanan
University or collegeCommunity college
Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 206 on campus · 7.4 mi · Ossining$4knet price63%graduate$36kearningsUnited States Military AcademyUniversity or college · Public · 4,508 on campus · 8.7 mi · West Point12%admitted87%graduateBe'er Yaakov Talmudic SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 679 on campus · 9.7 mi · Spring Valley$5knet price59%graduate$17kearningsRockland Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,974 on campus · 11.6 mi · Suffern$11knet price29%graduate$50kearningsTuition and fees: $6,862 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Ohel Margulia SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 243 on campus · 11.6 mi · Monsey96%admitted$15knet price100%graduateTuition and fees: $9,700 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Mechon L'hoyroaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 124 on campus · 11.7 mi · MonseyYeshiva Shaar EphraimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 138 on campus · 11.8 mi · Monsey$11knet price6%graduateUta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,729 on campus · 12.2 mi · Monroe$4knet price70%graduate$32kearningsYeshivath ViznitzUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,148 on campus · 12.2 mi · Monsey$9knet price69%graduateYeshiva Shaarei Torah of RocklandUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 141 on campus · 12.2 mi · Suffern37%admitted$11knet price$90kearningsBeth Medrash Meor YitzchokUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 222 on campus · 12.7 mi · Monsey53%admitted$13knet price21%graduateNew York Medical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,388 on campus · 14.2 mi · ValhallaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Dominican University New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,324 on campus · 14.9 mi · Orangeburg63%admitted$42knet price53%graduate$61kearnings

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 Buchanan’s median household income ($128,218) falls.

Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel12.2 mi · Monroe · sticker $21,682$4,482a year
Yeshiva Shaar Ephraim11.8 mi · Monsey · sticker $22,510$12,360a year
Yeshivath Viznitz12.2 mi · Monsey · sticker $20,397$15,652a year
Rockland Community College11.6 mi · Suffern · sticker $18,713 · tuition $6,862$18,431a year
Dominican University New York14.9 mi · Orangeburg · sticker $47,802$42,337a year
Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary7.4 mi · Ossining · sticker $17,850—a year
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary9.7 mi · Spring Valley · sticker $19,858—a year
Ohel Margulia Seminary11.6 mi · Monsey · sticker $22,600 · tuition $9,700—a year
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland12.2 mi · Suffern · sticker $22,780—a year
Beth Medrash Meor Yitzchok12.7 mi · Monsey · sticker $25,700—a 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 Buchanan: 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 →Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical SeminaryBe'er Yaakov Talmudic SeminaryRocklandUta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelDominican University New York
Rockland Community College29% graduate$50k earnings$8k typical debt
Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel70% graduate$32k earnings
Dominican University New York53% graduate$61k earnings$25k typical debt
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary59% graduate$17k earnings
Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary63% graduate$36k earnings

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 Buchanan

Is Buchanan a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Buchanan residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New York (7). The nearest campus, Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary, is 7.4 miles away in Ossining.

What colleges are near Buchanan?

13 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Rockland Community College (11.6 miles, 4,974 students on campus), United States Military Academy (8.7 miles, 4,508) and Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel (12.2 miles, 2,729).

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

Rockland Community College in Suffern, 11.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,862 a year for New York residents; the federal net price, $11,282, 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 Buchanan. 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 →