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Colleges in and near Manhasset Hills

Nassau Community College is 4.9 miles from Manhasset Hills

No college sits inside Manhasset Hills’ boundary, but Nassau Community College’s campus in Garden City, with 9,701 students on campus, is 4.9 miles from the center of town, and CUNY Queensborough Community College is 4 miles away in Bayside. About 10% of Manhasset Hills’ 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 Manhasset Hills. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
54
244,028 students on campus
Nearest college
2.6 mi
New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Residents in college
10%
About the same as NY (7%)
Nearest community college
4 mi
CUNY Queensborough Community College · $5,210 tuition
Nearest public university
5.7 mi
United States Merchant Marine Academy · $895 in-state
Median household income
$166K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Manhasset Hills

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

Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Manhasset Hills

39 private colleges within 15 miles, 10 public colleges within 14.9 miles, and six community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miHunter (CUNY)St. John'sLong Island UniversityManhasset Hills
University or collegeCommunity college
New York College of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 179 on campus · 2.6 mi · MineolaAdelphi UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,890 on campus · 3 mi · Garden City66%admitted$31knet price67%graduate$75kearningsCUNY Queensborough Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,557 on campus · 4 mi · Bayside$4knet price24%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $5,210 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Nassau Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,701 on campus · 4.9 mi · Garden City$7knet price23%graduate$48kearningsTuition and fees: $6,330 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Hofstra UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 10,069 on campus · 5.1 mi · Hempstead68%admitted$34knet price69%graduate$69kearningsNew York Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,597 on campus · 5.3 mi · Old Westbury81%admitted$22knet price59%graduate$70kearningsUnited States Merchant Marine AcademyUniversity or college · Public · 947 on campus · 5.7 mi · Kings Point34%admitted$6knet price82%graduate$91kearningsMolloy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,940 on campus · 5.8 mi · Rockville Centre82%admitted$24knet price70%graduate$78kearningsLong Island UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 16,079 on campus · 6.2 mi · Brookville86%admitted$33knet price57%graduate$60kearningsSUNY Old WestburyUniversity or college · Public · 4,120 on campus · 6.3 mi · Old Westbury84%admitted$11knet price45%graduate$59kearningsNew York Automotive and Diesel InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 448 on campus · 6.4 mi · Jamaica$25knet price64%graduate$51kearningsSt. John's University-New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 18,767 on campus · 6.5 mi · Queens83%admitted$30knet price66%graduate$70kearningsSUNY Maritime CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 1,286 on campus · 6.8 mi · Throggs Neck72%admitted$22knet price64%graduate$96kearningsCUNY York CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 5,830 on campus · 7.2 mi · Jamaica64%admitted$4knet price32%graduate$57kearningsCUNY Queens CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 15,455 on campus · 7.5 mi · Queens64%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$63kearningsRabbinical Seminary of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 601 on campus · 7.6 mi · Flushing98%admitted$5knet price30%graduatePlaza CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 264 on campus · 8.4 mi · Forest Hills · mostly online30%admitted$20knet price68%graduate$32kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Webb InstituteUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 105 on campus · 8.9 mi · Glen Cove14%admitted$73knet price88%graduateSt Paul's School of Nursing-QueensUniversity or college · For-profit · 945 on campus · 9.5 mi · Rego Park$26knet price56%graduate$104kearningsVaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,135 on campus · 10.5 mi · Flushing$40knet price39%graduate$65kearningsAlbert Einstein College of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,328 on campus · 10.8 mi · BronxGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Sh'or Yoshuv Rabbinical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 151 on campus · 11.1 mi · Lawrence0%graduateBeis Medrash Heichal DovidUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 183 on campus · 11.8 mi · Far Rockaway79%admitted$11knet price53%graduateRabbinical College of Long IslandUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 161 on campus · 11.9 mi · Long Beach100%admitted$12knet price23%graduateFordham UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 14,685 on campus · 12.6 mi · Bronx59%admitted$44knet price82%graduate$86kearningsIona UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,561 on campus · 12.8 mi · New Rochelle87%admitted$29knet price56%graduate$74kearningsFarmingdale State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 9,077 on campus · 13.2 mi · Farmingdale63%admitted$11knet price53%graduate$70kearningsNew York School for Medical and Dental AssistantsUniversity or college · For-profit · 281 on campus · 13.2 mi · Long Island City$20knet price65%graduate$39kearningsCUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,931 on campus · 13.3 mi · Long Island City$6knet price24%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,218 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.CUNY Hostos Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,730 on campus · 13.5 mi · Bronx$5knet price16%graduate$40kearningsTuition and fees: $5,254 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Montefiore School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 115 on campus · 13.5 mi · Mount VernonMonroe UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 6,528 on campus · 13.6 mi · Bronx68%admitted$15knet price57%graduate$41kearningsCUNY Lehman CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 9,712 on campus · 13.7 mi · Bronx57%admitted$3knet price51%graduate$58kearningsMount Sinai Phillips School of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 273 on campus · 13.7 mi · New York100%graduate$97kearningsCUNY School of LawUniversity or college · Public · 677 on campus · 13.8 mi · Long Island CityGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY Bronx Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,819 on campus · 13.9 mi · Bronx$4knet price16%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $5,206 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.New York College of Podiatric MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 349 on campus · 13.9 mi · New YorkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Helene Fuld College of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 722 on campus · 14.1 mi · New York17%admitted$47knet price$111kearningsWeill Medical College of Cornell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,386 on campus · 14.3 mi · New York$104kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,234 on campus · 14.4 mi · New YorkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.The Rockefeller UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 286 on campus · 14.4 mi · New YorkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Rabbinical College Ohr YisroelUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 116 on campus · 14.4 mi · Brooklyn$6knet price36%graduateYeshiva UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,646 on campus · 14.5 mi · New York56%admitted$50knet price83%graduate$71kearningsCUNY City CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 14,011 on campus · 14.6 mi · New York60%admitted$4knet price57%graduate$66kearningsMarymount Manhattan CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,646 on campus · 14.6 mi · New York83%admitted$37knet price49%graduate$49kearningsManhattan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,425 on campus · 14.7 mi · Riverdale79%admitted$27knet price64%graduate$86kearningsNew York School of Interior DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 341 on campus · 14.7 mi · New York63%admitted$45knet price69%graduate$48kearningsBoricua CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 479 on campus · 14.8 mi · New York$15knet price81%graduate$35kearningsCUNY Hunter CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 22,220 on campus · 14.9 mi · New York54%admitted$3knet price57%graduate$63kearningsSarah Lawrence CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,738 on campus · 14.9 mi · Bronxville62%admitted$41knet price71%graduate$54kearningsCentral Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim LubavitzUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 918 on campus · 14.9 mi · Brooklyn87%admitted$21knet price5%graduate$35kearningsRabbinical College of Ohr Shimon YisroelUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 233 on campus · 14.9 mi · Brooklyn$33knet price41%graduateTeachers College at Columbia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,145 on campus · 15 mi · New York$73kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.United Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,006 on campus · 15 mi · Brooklyn$7knet price58%graduate$25kearnings

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 Manhasset Hills’ median household income ($165,536) 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 Manhasset Hills: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Long Island UniversitySt. John'sQueens College (CUNY)Fordham UniversityCity College (CUNY)Hunter (CUNY)
CUNY Hunter College57% graduate$63k earnings$11k 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
Hofstra University69% graduate$69k earnings$24k typical debt
CUNY Lehman College51% graduate$58k earnings$11k typical debt
Nassau Community College23% graduate$48k earnings$10k typical debt
CUNY Queensborough Community College24% graduate$44k earnings$9k typical debt
Farmingdale State College53% graduate$70k earnings$15k 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 Manhasset Hills

Is Manhasset Hills a college town?

No. About 10 of every 100 Manhasset Hills residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New York (7). The nearest campus, New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, is 2.6 miles away in Mineola.

What colleges are near Manhasset Hills?

54 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: CUNY Hunter College (14.9 miles, 22,220 students on campus), St. John's University-New York (6.5 miles, 18,767) and Long Island University (6.2 miles, 16,079).

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

CUNY Queensborough Community College in Bayside, 4 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 Manhasset Hills. 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 →