Colleges in and near Great Neck
CUNY Queensborough Community College is 3.5 miles from Great Neck
No college sits inside Great Neck’s boundary, but CUNY Queensborough Community College’s campus in Bayside, with 9,557 students on campus, is 3.5 miles from the center of town. About 5% of Great Neck’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 Great Neck. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
88
416,436 students on campus
Nearest college
1.7 mi
United States Merchant Marine Academy
Residents in college
5%
About the same as NY (7%)
Nearest community college
3.5 mi
CUNY Queensborough Community College · $5,210 tuition
Nearest public university
1.7 mi
United States Merchant Marine Academy · $895 in-state
Median household income
$138K
prices below start here
What stands out about college from Great Neck
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Two colleges within 3.5 milesSUNY Maritime College admits 72% of applicants. Together they have 10,843 students on campus.In-state price at United States Merchant Marine AcademyLiving in New York, United States Merchant Marine Academy charges $895 in tuition and fees, the same for every student.A community college 3.5 miles awayCUNY Queensborough Community College in Bayside: tuition and fees $5,210 a year for New York residents.Students are 5% 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 Great Neck
67 private colleges within 14.9 miles, 15 public colleges within 15 miles, and 10 community colleges.
University or collegeCommunity college
United States Merchant Marine AcademyUniversity or college · Public · 947 on campus · 1.7 mi · Kings Point34%admitted$6knet price82%graduate$91kearningsSUNY Maritime CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 1,286 on campus · 3.3 mi · Throggs Neck72%admitted$22knet price64%graduate$96kearningsCUNY Queensborough Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,557 on campus · 3.5 mi · Bayside$4knet price24%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $5,210 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.St. John's University-New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 18,767 on campus · 6.4 mi · Queens83%admitted$30knet price66%graduate$70kearningsCUNY Queens CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 15,455 on campus · 6.4 mi · Queens64%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$63kearningsNew York Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,597 on campus · 6.6 mi · Old Westbury81%admitted$22knet price59%graduate$70kearningsNew York College of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 179 on campus · 6.6 mi · MineolaAlbert Einstein College of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,328 on campus · 6.9 mi · BronxGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Adelphi UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,890 on campus · 7 mi · Garden City66%admitted$31knet price67%graduate$75kearningsRabbinical Seminary of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 601 on campus · 7 mi · Flushing98%admitted$5knet price30%graduateNew York Automotive and Diesel InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 448 on campus · 7.2 mi · Jamaica$25knet price64%graduate$51kearningsWebb InstituteUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 105 on campus · 7.3 mi · Glen Cove14%admitted$73knet price88%graduateLong Island UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 16,079 on campus · 7.4 mi · Brookville86%admitted$33knet price57%graduate$60kearningsCUNY York CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 5,830 on campus · 7.7 mi · Jamaica64%admitted$4knet price32%graduate$57kearningsPlaza CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 264 on campus · 7.9 mi · Forest Hills · mostly online30%admitted$20knet price68%graduate$32kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Vaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,135 on campus · 8.1 mi · Flushing$40knet price39%graduate$65kearningsSt Paul's School of Nursing-QueensUniversity or college · For-profit · 945 on campus · 8.3 mi · Rego Park$26knet price56%graduate$104kearningsSUNY Old WestburyUniversity or college · Public · 4,120 on campus · 8.4 mi · Old Westbury84%admitted$11knet price45%graduate$59kearningsFordham UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 14,685 on campus · 8.8 mi · Bronx59%admitted$44knet price82%graduate$86kearningsNassau Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,701 on campus · 8.8 mi · Garden City$7knet price23%graduate$48kearningsTuition and fees: $6,330 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Iona UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,561 on campus · 9 mi · New Rochelle87%admitted$29knet price56%graduate$74kearningsHofstra UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 10,069 on campus · 9.1 mi · Hempstead68%admitted$34knet price69%graduate$69kearningsMontefiore School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 115 on campus · 9.4 mi · Mount VernonMonroe UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 6,528 on campus · 9.7 mi · Bronx68%admitted$15knet price57%graduate$41kearningsCUNY Lehman CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 9,712 on campus · 9.8 mi · Bronx57%admitted$3knet price51%graduate$58kearningsMolloy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,940 on campus · 9.8 mi · Rockville Centre82%admitted$24knet price70%graduate$78kearningsCUNY Bronx Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,819 on campus · 10.1 mi · Bronx$4knet price16%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $5,206 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.CUNY Hostos Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,730 on campus · 10.2 mi · Bronx$5knet price16%graduate$40kearningsTuition and fees: $5,254 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Mount Sinai Phillips School of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 273 on campus · 10.6 mi · New York100%graduate$97kearningsManhattan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,425 on campus · 10.7 mi · Riverdale79%admitted$27knet price64%graduate$86kearningsYeshiva UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,646 on campus · 10.8 mi · New York56%admitted$50knet price83%graduate$71kearningsNew York College of Podiatric MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 349 on campus · 10.8 mi · New YorkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Sarah Lawrence CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,738 on campus · 10.9 mi · Bronxville62%admitted$41knet price71%graduate$54kearningsHelene Fuld College of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 722 on campus · 11 mi · New York17%admitted$47knet price$111kearningsNew York School for Medical and Dental AssistantsUniversity or college · For-profit · 281 on campus · 11.1 mi · Long Island City$20knet price65%graduate$39kearningsCUNY City CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 14,011 on campus · 11.3 mi · New York60%admitted$4knet price57%graduate$66kearningsCUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,931 on campus · 11.3 mi · Long Island City$6knet price24%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,218 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Boricua CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 479 on campus · 11.3 mi · New York$15knet price81%graduate$35kearningsIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,234 on campus · 11.5 mi · New YorkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY School of LawUniversity or college · Public · 677 on campus · 11.6 mi · Long Island CityGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Teachers College at Columbia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,145 on campus · 11.9 mi · New York$73kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,386 on campus · 11.9 mi · New York$104kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Jewish Theological Seminary of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 301 on campus · 11.9 mi · New York49%admitted$43knet price90%graduate$93kearningsThe Rockefeller UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 286 on campus · 11.9 mi · New YorkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Columbia University in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 33,821 on campus · 12 mi · New York4%admitted$22knet price96%graduate$102kearningsUniversity of Mount Saint VincentUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,763 on campus · 12 mi · Bronx85%admitted$22knet price57%graduate$66kearningsManhattan School of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,092 on campus · 12 mi · New York41%admitted$52knet price78%graduate$27kearningsUnion Theological Seminary in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 181 on campus · 12 mi · New YorkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Barnard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,223 on campus · 12.1 mi · New York9%admitted$29knet price93%graduate$81kearningsMarymount Manhattan CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,646 on campus · 12.1 mi · New York83%admitted$37knet price49%graduate$49kearningsBank Street College of EducationUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 375 on campus · 12.2 mi · New YorkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.New York School of Interior DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 341 on campus · 12.2 mi · New York63%admitted$45knet price69%graduate$48kearningsCUNY Hunter CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 22,220 on campus · 12.3 mi · New York54%admitted$3knet price57%graduate$63kearningsSotheby's Institute of Art-NYUniversity or college · For-profit · 168 on campus · 12.9 mi · New YorkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.The Juilliard SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 914 on campus · 13.2 mi · New York9%admitted$44knet price93%graduate$38kearningsLIM CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 13.3 mi · New York96%admitted$39knet price51%graduate$59kearningsBerkeley College-New YorkUniversity or college · For-profit · 691 on campus · 13.3 mi · New York · mostly online$34knet price44%graduate$46kearnings64% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Mandl School-The College of Allied HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 465 on campus · 13.4 mi · New York$36knet price48%graduate$39kearningsSUNY College of OptometryUniversity or college · Public · 394 on campus · 13.4 mi · New YorkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeUniversity or college · Public · 10,648 on campus · 13.5 mi · New York57%admitted$3knet price56%graduate$56kearningsAmerican Musical and Dramatic AcademyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,500 on campus · 13.5 mi · New York24%admitted$41knet price72%graduate$27kearningsRabbinical College of Ohr Shimon YisroelUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 233 on campus · 13.5 mi · Brooklyn$33knet price41%graduateCUNY Graduate School and University CenterUniversity or college · Public · 4,811 on campus · 13.6 mi · New York68%admitted$66kearningsUnited Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,006 on campus · 13.6 mi · Brooklyn$7knet price58%graduate$25kearningsCUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,093 on campus · 13.6 mi · New York$6knet price23%graduateTuition and fees: $5,194 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Yeshiva Yesoda Hatorah Vetz ChaimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 205 on campus · 13.6 mi · Brooklyn$12knet price43%graduateSh'or Yoshuv Rabbinical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 151 on campus · 13.6 mi · Lawrence0%graduateTouro UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,219 on campus · 13.7 mi · New York61%admitted$30knet price72%graduate$53kearningsAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts-New YorkCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 225 on campus · 13.7 mi · New York92%admitted$56knet price96%graduate$27kearningsTuition and fees: $40,650 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Earnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 18,808 on campus · 13.8 mi · New York48%admitted$3knet price72%graduate$76kearningsSchool of Visual ArtsUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,016 on campus · 13.8 mi · New York93%admitted$58knet price76%graduate$46kearningsCochran School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 112 on campus · 14 mi · Yonkers$100kearningsCentral Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim LubavitzUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 918 on campus · 14.1 mi · Brooklyn87%admitted$21knet price5%graduate$35kearningsFashion Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 7,796 on campus · 14.2 mi · New York60%admitted$19knet price81%graduate$63kearningsBeis Medrash Heichal DovidUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 183 on campus · 14.2 mi · Far Rockaway79%admitted$11knet price53%graduatePratt Institute-MainUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,182 on campus · 14.3 mi · Brooklyn73%admitted$53knet price74%graduate$54kearningsSwedish Institute a College of Health SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,160 on campus · 14.3 mi · New York$30knet price57%graduate$30kearningsNew York Conservatory for Dramatic ArtsUniversity or college · For-profit · 286 on campus · 14.3 mi · New YorkTalmudical Seminary Oholei TorahUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 353 on campus · 14.4 mi · Brooklyn77%admitted$11knet price22%graduate$39kearningsSt. Joseph's University-New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,531 on campus · 14.5 mi · Brooklyn72%admitted$19knet price69%graduate$64kearningsThe Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 983 on campus · 14.5 mi · New York21%admitted$13knet price81%graduate$84kearningsThe New SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,218 on campus · 14.6 mi · New York63%admitted$59knet price69%graduate$53kearningsHebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of ReligionUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 191 on campus · 14.6 mi · New YorkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.New York UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 53,873 on campus · 14.7 mi · New York9%admitted$37knet price88%graduate$83kearningsAssociated Beth Rivkah SchoolsCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 289 on campus · 14.7 mi · Brooklyn84%admitted$23knet price77%graduate$18kearningsTuition and fees: $11,200 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Rabbinical College Ohr YisroelUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 116 on campus · 14.7 mi · Brooklyn$6knet price36%graduateAMG School of NursingUniversity or college · For-profit · 570 on campus · 14.9 mi · Brooklyn$35knet price79%graduateCUNY Medgar Evers CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 3,260 on campus · 15 mi · Brooklyn86%admitted$6knet price20%graduate$46kearnings
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 Great Neck’s median household income ($137,981) falls.
CUNY Queensborough Community College3.5 mi · Bayside · sticker $12,392 · tuition $5,210$10,941a year
CUNY York College7.7 mi · Jamaica · sticker $14,330$12,520a year
CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College13.6 mi · New York · sticker $13,179 · tuition $5,194$12,693a year
CUNY Queens College6.4 mi · Queens · sticker $14,367$12,700a year
CUNY LaGuardia Community College11.3 mi · Long Island City · sticker $13,648 · tuition $5,218$12,745a year
CUNY Lehman College9.8 mi · Bronx · sticker $14,121$13,600a year
Monroe University9.7 mi · Bronx · sticker $28,285$18,837a year
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art14.5 mi · New York · sticker $64,190$25,870a year
Iona University9 mi · New Rochelle · sticker $60,247$32,295a year
Touro University13.7 mi · New York · sticker $40,500$36,341a year
LIM College13.3 mi · New York · sticker $53,064$41,501a year
Barnard College12.1 mi · New York · sticker $89,538$51,378a year
Fordham University8.8 mi · Bronx · sticker $82,762$52,228a year
American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York13.7 mi · New York · sticker $62,554 · tuition $40,650$58,766a year
The New School14.6 mi · New York · sticker $88,284$64,738a year
Webb Institute7.3 mi · Glen Cove · sticker $81,950$76,350a 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 Great Neck: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
New York University88% graduate$83k earnings$20k typical debt
Columbia University in the City of New York96% graduate$102k earnings$22k typical debt
CUNY Hunter College57% graduate$63k earnings$11k typical debt
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College72% graduate$76k earnings$12k typical debt
St. John's University-New York66% graduate$70k earnings$25k typical debt
Long Island University57% graduate$60k earnings$24k typical debt
CUNY Queens College53% graduate$63k earnings$10k typical debt
Fordham University82% graduate$86k earnings$24k typical debt
CUNY City College57% graduate$66k earnings$12k typical debt
CUNY LaGuardia Community College24% graduate$42k earnings$7k typical debt
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice56% graduate$56k earnings$11k typical debt
Hofstra University69% graduate$69k earnings$24k 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: American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York (2).
Questions about college near Great Neck
Is Great Neck a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Great Neck residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New York (7). The nearest campus, United States Merchant Marine Academy, is 1.7 miles away in Kings Point.
What colleges are near Great Neck?
88 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: New York University (14.7 miles, 53,873 students on campus), Columbia University in the City of New York (12 miles, 33,821) and CUNY Hunter College (12.3 miles, 22,220).
What is the closest community college to Great Neck, and what does it cost?
CUNY Queensborough Community College in Bayside, 3.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,210 a year for New York residents; the federal net price, $4,458, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does United States Merchant Marine Academy cost if we live in New York?
Tuition and fees are $895 a year in-state and $895 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $1,773 (under $30,000 income) to $9,168 (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 Great Neck. 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 →