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Colleges in and near Greenburgh

Greenburgh is home to SUNY Westchester Community College

SUNY Westchester Community College (8,011 students on campus) is inside the town, and Mercy University (6,653) is 1.7 miles from the center, just over the line in Dobbs Ferry. About 6% of Greenburgh’s residents are enrolled in college, below New York (7%).

Mercy UniversitySUNY Westchester Community CollegeNew York Medical CollegeSt. Thomas Aquinas College

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 Greenburgh. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
34
106,359 students on campus
Nearest college
1.7 mi
Mercy University
Residents in college
6%
Below NY (7%)
Nearest community college
3.9 mi
SUNY Westchester · $5,948 tuition
Nearest public university
7.4 mi
SUNY at Purchase College · $8,953 in-state
Median household income
$152K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Greenburgh

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

Four colleges within 5 milesMercy University admits 86% of applicants; St. Thomas Aquinas College admits 93%. Together they have 18,001 students on campus.A community college 3.9 miles awaySUNY Westchester Community College in Valhalla: tuition and fees $5,948 a year for New York residents.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 6% of residentsBelow New York (7%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Greenburgh

28 private colleges within 14.6 miles, two public colleges within 11.2 miles, and seven community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miFordham UniversityBergenCUNY Lehman CollegeGreenburgh
University or collegeCommunity college
Mercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,653 on campus · 1.7 mi · Dobbs Ferry86%admitted$14knet price46%graduate$52kearningsThe College of WestchesterUniversity or college · For-profit · 656 on campus · 3.1 mi · White Plains94%admitted$16knet price38%graduate$42kearningsSUNY Westchester Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,011 on campus · In Greenburgh$9knet price25%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $5,948 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.New York Medical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,388 on campus · 4.2 mi · ValhallaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Cochran School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 112 on campus · 4.7 mi · Yonkers$100kearningsSt. Thomas Aquinas CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,949 on campus · 5 mi · Sparkill93%admitted$20knet price54%graduate$63kearningsDominican University New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,324 on campus · 5.8 mi · Orangeburg63%admitted$42knet price53%graduate$61kearningsSarah Lawrence CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,738 on campus · 6.5 mi · Bronxville62%admitted$41knet price71%graduate$54kearningsManhattanville UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,954 on campus · 6.6 mi · Purchase87%admitted$21knet price58%graduate$59kearningsSUNY at Purchase CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 3,180 on campus · 7.4 mi · Purchase74%admitted$19knet price63%graduate$45kearningsIona UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,561 on campus · 7.7 mi · New Rochelle87%admitted$29knet price56%graduate$74kearningsMontefiore School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 115 on campus · 8.1 mi · Mount VernonUniversity of Mount Saint VincentUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,763 on campus · 8.7 mi · Bronx85%admitted$22knet price57%graduate$66kearningsManhattan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,425 on campus · 10.1 mi · Riverdale79%admitted$27knet price64%graduate$86kearningsCUNY Lehman CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 9,712 on campus · 11.2 mi · Bronx57%admitted$3knet price51%graduate$58kearningsMonroe UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 6,528 on campus · 11.8 mi · Bronx68%admitted$15knet price57%graduate$41kearningsFordham UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 14,685 on campus · 11.9 mi · Bronx59%admitted$44knet price82%graduate$86kearningsAlbert Einstein College of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,328 on campus · 12.2 mi · BronxGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Be'er Yaakov Talmudic SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 679 on campus · 12.3 mi · Spring Valley$5knet price59%graduate$17kearningsCUNY Bronx Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,819 on campus · 12.4 mi · Bronx$4knet price16%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $5,206 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Beth Medrash Meor YitzchokUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 222 on campus · 12.4 mi · Monsey53%admitted$13knet price21%graduateMechon L'hoyroaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 124 on campus · 12.7 mi · MonseyYeshiva Shaar EphraimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 138 on campus · 12.9 mi · Monsey$11knet price6%graduateYeshiva UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,646 on campus · 13.2 mi · New York56%admitted$50knet price83%graduate$71kearningsYeshivath ViznitzUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,148 on campus · 13.2 mi · Monsey$9knet price69%graduateOhel Margulia SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 243 on campus · 13.2 mi · Monsey96%admitted$15knet price100%graduateTuition and fees: $9,700 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,596 on campus · 13.3 mi · Teaneck, NJ91%admitted$15knet price53%graduate$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 206 on campus · 13.3 mi · Ossining$4knet price63%graduate$36kearningsBergen Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,883 on campus · 13.9 mi · Paramus, NJ$10knet price21%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $4,913 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Eastwick College-HackensackUniversity or college · For-profit · 874 on campus · 14.3 mi · Hackensack, NJ$30knet price43%graduate$40kearningsYeshiva Shaarei Torah of RocklandUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 141 on campus · 14.4 mi · Suffern37%admitted$11knet price$90kearningsWebb InstituteUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 105 on campus · 14.4 mi · Glen Cove14%admitted$73knet price88%graduateRockland Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,974 on campus · 14.6 mi · Suffern$11knet price29%graduate$50kearningsTuition and fees: $6,862 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Boricua CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 479 on campus · 14.6 mi · New York$15knet price81%graduate$35kearnings

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 Greenburgh’s median household income ($152,256) falls.

CUNY Bronx Community College12.4 mi · Bronx · sticker $12,677 · tuition $5,206$10,195a year
Yeshiva Shaar Ephraim12.9 mi · Monsey · sticker $22,510$12,360a year
CUNY Lehman College11.2 mi · Bronx · sticker $14,121$13,600a year
SUNY Westchester Community CollegeIn Greenburgh · sticker $15,316 · tuition $5,948$14,403a year
Yeshivath Viznitz13.2 mi · Monsey · sticker $20,397$15,652a year
Bergen Community College13.9 mi · Paramus, NJ · sticker $17,184 · tuition $4,913$16,919a year
Rockland Community College14.6 mi · Suffern · sticker $18,713 · tuition $6,862$18,431a year
Monroe University11.8 mi · Bronx · sticker $28,285$18,837a year
Mercy University1.7 mi · Dobbs Ferry · sticker $32,596$21,299a year
The College of Westchester3.1 mi · White Plains · sticker $31,660$24,909a year
SUNY at Purchase College7.4 mi · Purchase · sticker $29,043$25,428a year
Manhattanville University6.6 mi · Purchase · sticker $53,499$27,319a year
St. Thomas Aquinas College5 mi · Sparkill · sticker $53,370$27,333a year
University of Mount Saint Vincent8.7 mi · Bronx · sticker $54,170$27,884a year
Manhattan University10.1 mi · Riverdale · sticker $64,348$28,188a year
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus13.3 mi · Teaneck, NJ · sticker $50,305$28,735a year
Eastwick College-Hackensack14.3 mi · Hackensack, NJ · sticker $33,359$30,439a year
Iona University7.7 mi · New Rochelle · sticker $60,247$32,295a year
Dominican University New York5.8 mi · Orangeburg · sticker $47,802$42,337a year
Sarah Lawrence College6.5 mi · Bronxville · sticker $82,467$47,810a year
Fordham University11.9 mi · Bronx · sticker $82,762$52,228a year
Yeshiva University13.2 mi · New York · sticker $70,892$69,618a year
Webb Institute14.4 mi · Glen Cove · sticker $81,950$76,350a year
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary12.3 mi · Spring Valley · sticker $19,858—a year
Beth Medrash Meor Yitzchok12.4 mi · Monsey · sticker $25,700—a year
Ohel Margulia Seminary13.2 mi · Monsey · sticker $22,600 · tuition $9,700—a year
Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary13.3 mi · Ossining · sticker $17,850—a year
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland14.4 mi · Suffern · sticker $22,780—a year
Boricua College14.6 mi · New York · sticker $24,213—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 Greenburgh: 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 WestchesterCUNY Lehman CollegeFordham UniversityBergen
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
Rockland Community College29% graduate$50k earnings$8k typical debt
Iona University56% graduate$74k earnings$26k typical debt
Manhattan University64% graduate$86k 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).

Majors

What students study in Greenburgh

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at SUNY Westchester Community College, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Liberal arts 28%Business 18%Health professions 16%Computer science 10%Public safety 5%Visual & performing arts 5%Everything else 18%

Biggest programs

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities431 graduates a year
$50k4 yrs out

College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.

Questions about college in Greenburgh

Is Greenburgh a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Greenburgh residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below New York (7). The largest campus in the town, SUNY Westchester Community College, has 8,011 students on campus.

What colleges are in Greenburgh?

SUNY Westchester Community College is inside the town. Mercy University is 1.7 miles from the center, in Dobbs Ferry, St. Thomas Aquinas College is 5 miles from the center, in Orangetown, and New York Medical College is 4.2 miles from the center, in Mount Pleasant.

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

SUNY Westchester Community College in Valhalla, 3.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,948 a year for New York residents; the federal net price, $9,373, counts housing and food at full cost.

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 Greenburgh. 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 →