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Colleges in and near Davenport

SUNY Oneonta is 8.3 miles from Davenport

No college sits inside Davenport’s boundary, but SUNY Oneonta’s campus in Oneonta, with 5,025 students on campus, is 8.3 miles from the center of town, and Herkimer County Community College is 40.3 miles away in Herkimer. About 4% of Davenport’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 Davenport. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
3
8,225 students on campus
Nearest college
8.3 mi
SUNY Oneonta
Residents in college
4%
Below NY (7%)
Nearest community college
40.3 mi
Herkimer County · $5,776 tuition
Nearest public university
8.3 mi
SUNY Oneonta · $8,831 in-state
Median household income
$80K
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What stands out about college from Davenport

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

Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Davenport

One private college within 8.7 miles, and two public colleges within 12.8 miles.

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 Davenport’s median household income ($79,539) 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.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Davenport: 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 →SUNY OneontaHartwick CollegeSUNY College of Technology at Delhi
SUNY Oneonta69% graduate$60k earnings$20k typical debt
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi45% graduate$52k earnings$15k typical debt
Hartwick College53% graduate$61k earnings$27k 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.

Questions about college near Davenport

Is Davenport a college town?

No. About 4 of every 100 Davenport residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below New York (7). The nearest campus, SUNY Oneonta, is 8.3 miles away in Oneonta.

What colleges are near Davenport?

Within 15 miles: SUNY Oneonta (8.3 miles, 5,025 students on campus), Hartwick College (8.7 miles, 1,112) and SUNY College of Technology at Delhi (12.8 miles, 2,088).

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

Herkimer County Community College in Herkimer, 40.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,776 a year for New York residents; the federal net price, $13,419, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does SUNY Oneonta cost if we live in New York?

Tuition and fees are $8,831 a year in-state and $19,781 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,044 (under $30,000 income) to $25,382 (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 Davenport. 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 →