Vassar College is 8.5 miles from Hopewell Junction
No college sits inside Hopewell Junction’s boundary, but Vassar College’s campus in Poughkeepsie, with 2,456 students on campus, is 8.5 miles from the center of town, and Dutchess Community College is 11.1 miles away in Poughkeepsie. About 2% of Hopewell Junction’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 Hopewell Junction. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Hopewell Junction
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Hopewell Junction
Four private colleges within 13.1 miles, and Dutchess Community College 11.1 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, United States Military Academy, is 15.2 miles away.
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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Hopewell Junction’s median household income ($111,296) 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: 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 Hopewell Junction
Is Hopewell Junction a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Hopewell Junction residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below New York (7). The nearest campus, Vassar College, is 8.5 miles away in Poughkeepsie.
What colleges are near Hopewell Junction?
Within 15 miles: Vassar College (8.5 miles, 2,456 students on campus), Dutchess Community College (11.1 miles, 5,448), Mount Saint Mary College (11.4 miles, 2,190), Marist University (11.6 miles, 5,951) and Culinary Institute of America (13.1 miles, 3,015).
What is the closest community college to Hopewell Junction, and what does it cost?
Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie, 11.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,670 a year for New York residents; the federal net price, $10,065, 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 Hopewell Junction. 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 →