Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital is 12.9 miles from Cleveland
No college sits inside Cleveland’s boundary, but Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital’s campus in East Syracuse, with 179 students on campus, is 12.9 miles from the center of town. About 4% of Cleveland’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 Cleveland. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Cleveland
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Cleveland
One private college within 12.9 miles, and Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital 12.9 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, Upstate Medical University, is 18.8 miles away.
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.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college: 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 Cleveland
Is Cleveland a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Cleveland residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below New York (7). The nearest campus, Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital, is 12.9 miles away in East Syracuse.
What colleges are near Cleveland?
Within 15 miles: Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital (12.9 miles, 179 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Cleveland, and what does it cost?
Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital in East Syracuse, 12.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $21,213 a year for New York residents.
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 Cleveland. 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 →