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Colleges in and near Grand View-on-Hudson

Mercy University is 3.7 miles from Grand View-on-Hudson

No college sits inside Grand View-on-Hudson’s boundary, but Mercy University’s campus in Dobbs Ferry, with 6,653 students on campus, is 3.7 miles from the center of town, and Cochran School of Nursing is 6.7 miles away in Yonkers. About 3% of Grand View-on-Hudson’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York (7%).

St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeDominican University New YorkMercy University

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 Grand View-on-Hudson. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
34
111,976 students on campus
Nearest college
1.7 mi
St. Thomas Aquinas College
Residents in college
3%
About the same as NY (7%)
Nearest community college
6.7 mi
Cochran School of Nursing
Nearest public university
11.5 mi
SUNY at Purchase College · $8,953 in-state
Median household income
$154K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Grand View-on-Hudson

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

Three colleges within 3.7 milesSt. Thomas Aquinas College admits 93% of applicants; Dominican University New York admits 63%; Mercy University admits 86%. Together they have 9,926 students on campus.A community college 6.7 miles awayCochran School of Nursing in Yonkers.In-state price at SUNY at Purchase CollegeLiving in New York, SUNY at Purchase College charges $8,953 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $19,203. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 3% of residentsAbout the same as New York (7%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Grand View-on-Hudson

27 private colleges within 15 miles, three public colleges within 13.2 miles, and seven community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miFordham UniversityBergenCUNY Lehman CollegeGrand View-on-Hudson
University or collegeCommunity college
St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,949 on campus · 1.7 mi · Sparkill93%admitted$20knet price54%graduate$63kearningsDominican University New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,324 on campus · 1.9 mi · Orangeburg63%admitted$42knet price53%graduate$61kearningsMercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,653 on campus · 3.7 mi · Dobbs Ferry86%admitted$14knet price46%graduate$52kearningsNew York Medical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,388 on campus · 6 mi · ValhallaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Cochran School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 112 on campus · 6.7 mi · Yonkers$100kearningsSUNY Westchester Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,011 on campus · 6.8 mi · Valhalla$9knet price25%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $5,948 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.The College of WestchesterUniversity or college · For-profit · 656 on campus · 7.4 mi · White Plains94%admitted$16knet price38%graduate$42kearningsBe'er Yaakov Talmudic SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 679 on campus · 7.7 mi · Spring Valley$5knet price59%graduate$17kearningsBeth Medrash Meor YitzchokUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 222 on campus · 7.7 mi · Monsey53%admitted$13knet price21%graduateMechon L'hoyroaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 124 on campus · 8.1 mi · MonseyYeshiva Shaar EphraimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 138 on campus · 8.2 mi · Monsey$11knet price6%graduateOhel Margulia SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 243 on campus · 8.5 mi · Monsey96%admitted$15knet price100%graduateTuition and fees: $9,700 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Yeshivath ViznitzUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,148 on campus · 8.6 mi · Monsey$9knet price69%graduateSarah Lawrence CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,738 on campus · 9.7 mi · Bronxville62%admitted$41knet price71%graduate$54kearningsYeshiva Shaarei Torah of RocklandUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 141 on campus · 9.8 mi · Suffern37%admitted$11knet price$90kearningsRockland Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,974 on campus · 9.9 mi · Suffern$11knet price29%graduate$50kearningsTuition and fees: $6,862 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of Mount Saint VincentUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,763 on campus · 10.3 mi · Bronx85%admitted$22knet price57%graduate$66kearningsManhattanville UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,954 on campus · 10.9 mi · Purchase87%admitted$21knet price58%graduate$59kearningsEastwick College-RamseyUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 11 mi · Ramsey, NJ$27knet price75%graduate$52kearningsMontefiore School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 115 on campus · 11.2 mi · Mount VernonSUNY at Purchase CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 3,180 on campus · 11.5 mi · Purchase74%admitted$19knet price63%graduate$45kearningsBergen Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,883 on campus · 11.6 mi · Paramus, NJ$10knet price21%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $4,913 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Iona UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,561 on campus · 11.7 mi · New Rochelle87%admitted$29knet price56%graduate$74kearningsManhattan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,425 on campus · 12 mi · Riverdale79%admitted$27knet price64%graduate$86kearningsKehilath Yakov Rabbinical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 206 on campus · 12.2 mi · Ossining$4knet price63%graduate$36kearningsFairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,596 on campus · 12.8 mi · Teaneck, NJ91%admitted$15knet price53%graduate$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.CUNY Lehman CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 9,712 on campus · 13.2 mi · Bronx57%admitted$3knet price51%graduate$58kearningsRamapo College of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,272 on campus · 13.2 mi · Mahwah, NJ71%admitted$18knet price70%graduate$68kearningsEastwick College-HackensackUniversity or college · For-profit · 874 on campus · 13.7 mi · Hackensack, NJ$30knet price43%graduate$40kearningsMonroe UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 6,528 on campus · 13.8 mi · Bronx68%admitted$15knet price57%graduate$41kearningsFordham UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 14,685 on campus · 14.2 mi · Bronx59%admitted$44knet price82%graduate$86kearningsCUNY Bronx Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,819 on campus · 14.2 mi · Bronx$4knet price16%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $5,206 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Yeshiva UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,646 on campus · 14.7 mi · New York56%admitted$50knet price83%graduate$71kearningsAlbert Einstein College of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,328 on campus · 15 mi · BronxGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.

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 Over $110k, where Grand View-on-Hudson’s median household income ($154,338) falls.

CUNY Bronx Community College14.2 mi · Bronx · sticker $12,677 · tuition $5,206$10,195a year
Yeshiva Shaar Ephraim8.2 mi · Monsey · sticker $22,510$12,360a year
CUNY Lehman College13.2 mi · Bronx · sticker $14,121$13,600a year
SUNY Westchester Community College6.8 mi · Valhalla · sticker $15,316 · tuition $5,948$14,403a year
Yeshivath Viznitz8.6 mi · Monsey · sticker $20,397$15,652a year
Bergen Community College11.6 mi · Paramus, NJ · sticker $17,184 · tuition $4,913$16,919a year
Rockland Community College9.9 mi · Suffern · sticker $18,713 · tuition $6,862$18,431a year
Monroe University13.8 mi · Bronx · sticker $28,285$18,837a year
Mercy University3.7 mi · Dobbs Ferry · sticker $32,596$21,299a year
The College of Westchester7.4 mi · White Plains · sticker $31,660$24,909a year
SUNY at Purchase College11.5 mi · Purchase · sticker $29,043$25,428a year
Ramapo College of New Jersey13.2 mi · Mahwah, NJ · sticker $29,483$26,008a year
Manhattanville University10.9 mi · Purchase · sticker $53,499$27,319a year
St. Thomas Aquinas College1.7 mi · Sparkill · sticker $53,370$27,333a year
University of Mount Saint Vincent10.3 mi · Bronx · sticker $54,170$27,884a year
Manhattan University12 mi · Riverdale · sticker $64,348$28,188a year
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus12.8 mi · Teaneck, NJ · sticker $50,305$28,735a year
Eastwick College-Hackensack13.7 mi · Hackensack, NJ · sticker $33,359$30,439a year
Eastwick College-Ramsey11 mi · Ramsey, NJ · sticker $32,704$31,341a year
Iona University11.7 mi · New Rochelle · sticker $60,247$32,295a year
Dominican University New York1.9 mi · Orangeburg · sticker $47,802$42,337a year
Sarah Lawrence College9.7 mi · Bronxville · sticker $82,467$47,810a year
Fordham University14.2 mi · Bronx · sticker $82,762$52,228a year
Yeshiva University14.7 mi · New York · sticker $70,892$69,618a year
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary7.7 mi · Spring Valley · sticker $19,858—a year
Beth Medrash Meor Yitzchok7.7 mi · Monsey · sticker $25,700—a year
Ohel Margulia Seminary8.5 mi · Monsey · sticker $22,600 · tuition $9,700—a year
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland9.8 mi · Suffern · sticker $22,780—a year
Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary12.2 mi · Ossining · sticker $17,850—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 Grand View-on-Hudson: 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 →Mercy UniversitySUNY WestchesterBergenCUNY Lehman CollegeFordham University
Fordham University82% graduate$86k earnings$24k typical debt
Bergen Community College21% graduate$47k earnings$12k typical debt
CUNY Lehman College51% graduate$58k earnings$11k typical debt
SUNY Westchester Community College25% graduate$47k earnings$10k typical debt
Mercy University46% graduate$52k earnings$20k typical debt
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus53% graduate$57k earnings*$25k typical debt
Monroe University57% graduate$41k earnings$19k typical debt
CUNY Bronx Community College16% graduate$41k earnings$8k typical debt
Yeshiva University83% graduate$71k earnings$18k typical debt
Ramapo College of New Jersey70% graduate$68k earnings$21k typical debt
Rockland Community College29% graduate$50k earnings$8k typical debt
Iona University56% graduate$74k earnings$26k 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: Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus (2).

Questions about college near Grand View-on-Hudson

Is Grand View-on-Hudson a college town?

No. About 3 of every 100 Grand View-on-Hudson residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New York (7). The nearest campus, St. Thomas Aquinas College, is 1.7 miles away in Sparkill.

What colleges are near Grand View-on-Hudson?

34 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Fordham University (14.2 miles, 14,685 students on campus), Bergen Community College (11.6 miles, 9,883) and CUNY Lehman College (13.2 miles, 9,712).

What is the closest community college to Grand View-on-Hudson, and what does it cost?

Cochran School of Nursing in Yonkers, 6.7 miles away.

How much does SUNY at Purchase College cost if we live in New York?

Tuition and fees are $8,953 a year in-state and $19,203 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,835 (under $30,000 income) to $25,428 (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 Grand View-on-Hudson. 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 →