Photo: Dclemens1971 · CC BY 4.0SUNY Morrisville is 9.1 miles from Georgetown
No college sits inside Georgetown’s boundary, but SUNY Morrisville’s campus in Morrisville, with 1,970 students on campus, is 9.1 miles from the center of town, and Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital is 26.9 miles away in East Syracuse. About 2% of Georgetown’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 Georgetown. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Georgetown
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Georgetown
One private college within 10.8 miles, and one public college within 9.1 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 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 $30–48k, where Georgetown’s median household income ($46,458) 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 Georgetown: 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 Georgetown
Is Georgetown a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Georgetown residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below New York (7). The nearest campus, SUNY Morrisville, is 9.1 miles away in Morrisville.
What colleges are near Georgetown?
Within 15 miles: SUNY Morrisville (9.1 miles, 1,970 students on campus) and Colgate University (10.8 miles, 3,146).
What is the closest community college to Georgetown, and what does it cost?
Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital in East Syracuse, 26.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $21,213 a year for New York residents.
How much does SUNY Morrisville cost if we live in New York?
Tuition and fees are $8,825 a year in-state and $19,245 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,756 (under $30,000 income) to $23,766 (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 Georgetown. 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 →