Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary is 5.3 miles from Haverstraw
No college sits inside Haverstraw’s boundary, but Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary’s campus in Spring Valley, with 679 students on campus, is 5.3 miles from the center of town, and Ohel Margulia Seminary is 7.4 miles away in Monsey. About 6% of Haverstraw’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 Haverstraw. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
19
38,677 students on campus
Nearest college
5.3 mi
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary
Residents in college
6%
About the same as NY (7%)
Nearest community college
7.4 mi
Ohel Margulia Seminary · $9,700 tuition
Nearest public university
14.6 mi
United States Military Academy
Median household income
$75K
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What stands out about college from Haverstraw
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
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 Haverstraw’s median household income ($75,167) 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 Haverstraw: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
SUNY Westchester Community College25% graduate$47k earnings$10k 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 Haverstraw
Is Haverstraw a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Haverstraw residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New York (7). The nearest campus, Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary, is 5.3 miles away in Spring Valley.
What colleges are near Haverstraw?
19 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: SUNY Westchester Community College (11 miles, 8,011 students on campus), Mercy University (11.4 miles, 6,653) and Ramapo College of New Jersey (13.8 miles, 5,272).
What is the closest community college to Haverstraw, and what does it cost?
Ohel Margulia Seminary in Monsey, 7.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $9,700 a year for New York residents; the federal net price, $15,111, counts housing and food at full cost.
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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 Haverstraw. 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 →
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