Genesee Wesleyan Seminary and Genesee College Hall · Photo: Doug Kerr from now in Binghamton, NY · CC BY-SA 2.0SUNY College at Geneseo is 12.8 miles from Lima
No college sits inside Lima’s boundary, but SUNY College at Geneseo’s campus in Geneseo, with 3,909 students on campus, is 12.8 miles from the center of town, and Monroe Community College is 14.2 miles away in Rochester. About 10% of Lima’s residents are enrolled in college, above 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 Lima. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Lima
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Lima
Two private colleges within 14.9 miles, one public college within 12.8 miles, and Monroe Community College 14.2 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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Lima’s median household income ($87,130) 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 within 15 miles of Lima: 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 Lima
Is Lima a college town?
No. About 10 of every 100 Lima residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above New York (7). The nearest campus, SUNY College at Geneseo, is 12.8 miles away in Geneseo.
What colleges are near Lima?
Within 15 miles: SUNY College at Geneseo (12.8 miles, 3,909 students on campus), Rochester Institute of Technology (13.4 miles, 16,249), Monroe Community College (14.2 miles, 6,485) and Nazareth University (14.9 miles, 2,408).
What is the closest community college to Lima, and what does it cost?
Monroe Community College in Rochester, 14.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,006 a year for New York residents; the federal net price, $6,353, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does SUNY College at Geneseo cost if we live in New York?
Tuition and fees are $8,999 a year in-state and $19,569 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,018 (under $30,000 income) to $23,043 (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 Lima. 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 →