SUNY at Fredonia is 7.7 miles from Cassadaga
No college sits inside Cassadaga’s boundary, but SUNY at Fredonia’s campus in Fredonia, with 3,034 students on campus, is 7.7 miles from the center of town, and Jamestown Community College is 16.5 miles away in Jamestown. About 2% of Cassadaga’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Cassadaga. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Cassadaga
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Cassadaga
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Cassadaga.
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 Cassadaga’s median household income ($73,750) 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 Cassadaga: 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.
Questions about college near Cassadaga
Is Cassadaga a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Cassadaga residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below New York (7). The nearest campus, SUNY at Fredonia, is 7.7 miles away in Fredonia.
What colleges are near Cassadaga?
Within 15 miles: SUNY at Fredonia (7.7 miles, 3,034 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Cassadaga, and what does it cost?
Jamestown Community College in Jamestown, 16.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,840 a year for New York residents; the federal net price, $9,850, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does SUNY at Fredonia cost if we live in New York?
Tuition and fees are $8,831 a year in-state and $19,771 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,395 (under $30,000 income) to $20,743 (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 Cassadaga. 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 →