Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0Hilbert College is 11.5 miles from Colden
No college sits inside Colden’s boundary, but Hilbert College’s campus in Hamburg, with 764 students on campus, is 11.5 miles from the center of town, and Erie Community College is 19.8 miles away in Buffalo. About 4% of Colden’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 Colden. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Colden
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Colden
One private college within 11.5 miles. The nearest public four-year college, SUNY Buffalo State University, is 23.1 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.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Colden’s median household income ($97,935) 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: 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 Colden
Is Colden a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Colden residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New York (7). The nearest campus, Hilbert College, is 11.5 miles away in Hamburg.
What colleges are near Colden?
Within 15 miles: Hilbert College (11.5 miles, 764 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Colden, and what does it cost?
Erie Community College in Buffalo, 19.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,100 a year for New York residents; the federal net price, $7,765, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does SUNY Buffalo State University cost if we live in New York?
Tuition and fees are $8,533 a year in-state and $19,653 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,405 (under $30,000 income) to $19,332 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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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 Colden. 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 →