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Colleges in and near Clay

Clay is home to Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North

Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North (471 students on campus) is inside the town. About 4% of Clay’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 Clay. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
8
36,103 students on campus
Nearest college
2.8 mi
Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North
Residents in college
4%
Below NY (7%)
Nearest community college
8.7 mi
Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital · $21,213 tuition
Nearest public university
9.8 mi
Upstate Medical University
Median household income
$91K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Clay

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

A college in ClayBryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North has 471 students on campus in Clay, 32% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 8.7 miles awayPomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital in East Syracuse: tuition and fees $21,213 a year for New York residents.Students are 4% of residentsBelow New York (7%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Clay

Five private colleges within 10.3 miles, two public colleges within 10.3 miles, and three community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miSyracuse UniversityOnondagaLe Moyne CollegeClay
University or collegeCommunity college
Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse NorthUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 471 on campus · In Clay$15knet price32%graduate$33kearningsEarnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse HospitalCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 179 on campus · 8.7 mi · East Syracuse78%admitted100%graduate$84kearningsSt. Joseph's College of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 283 on campus · 8.8 mi · Syracuse100%admitted100%graduate$82kearningsUpstate Medical UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 1,227 on campus · 9.8 mi · Syracuse$92kearningsSyracuse UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 20,543 on campus · 10.2 mi · Syracuse46%admitted$39knet price84%graduate$79kearningsLe Moyne CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,101 on campus · 10.3 mi · Syracuse83%admitted$22knet price73%graduate$63kearningsSUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestryUniversity or college · Public · 2,668 on campus · 10.3 mi · Syracuse63%admitted$19knet price66%graduate$56kearningsOnondaga Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,631 on campus · 11.9 mi · Syracuse$9knet price27%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $6,102 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.

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 Clay’s median household income ($90,707) falls.

Onondaga Community College11.9 mi · Syracuse · sticker $16,585 · tuition $6,102$13,269a year
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry10.3 mi · Syracuse · sticker $28,133$20,953a year
Le Moyne College10.3 mi · Syracuse · sticker $53,183$23,600a year
Syracuse University10.2 mi · Syracuse · sticker $84,517$28,780a year
Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse NorthIn Clay · sticker $25,249—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 Clay: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse NorthSyracuse UniversityLe Moyne CollegeSUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestryOnondaga
Syracuse University84% graduate$79k earnings$26k typical debt
Onondaga Community College27% graduate$41k earnings$10k typical debt
Le Moyne College73% graduate$63k earnings$23k typical debt
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry66% graduate$56k earnings$11k typical debt
Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North32% graduate$33k earnings*$22k typical debt
St. Joseph's College of Nursing100% graduate$82k earnings$12k typical debt
Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital100% graduate$84k earnings$15k 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North (8).

Majors

What students study in Clay

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Health professions 63%Business 22%Computer science 6%Law 3%Public safety 3%Visual & performing arts 3%Everything else -0%

Biggest programs

Business Administration, Management and Operations11 graduates a year
$53k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing5 graduates a year
$89k4 yrs out
Public Health3 graduates a year
$47k4 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 Clay

Is Clay a college town?

No. About 4 of every 100 Clay residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below New York (7). The largest campus in the town, Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North, has 471 students on campus.

What colleges are in Clay?

Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North is inside the town. Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital is 8.7 miles away in East Syracuse.

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

Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital in East Syracuse, 8.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $21,213 a year for New York residents.

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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 Clay. 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 →