West Meredith Cemetery · Photo: ErixS · CC BY-SA 3.0SUNY College of Technology at Delhi is 6.6 miles from Meredith
No college sits inside Meredith’s boundary, but SUNY College of Technology at Delhi’s campus in Delhi, with 2,088 students on campus, is 6.6 miles from the center of town, and Sullivan County Community College is 43.7 miles away in Loch Sheldrake. About 1% of Meredith’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 Meredith. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Meredith
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Meredith
One private college within 9.3 miles, and two public colleges within 9.6 miles.
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 Meredith’s median household income ($85,938) 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 Meredith: 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 Meredith
Is Meredith a college town?
No. About 1 of every 100 Meredith residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below New York (7). The nearest campus, SUNY College of Technology at Delhi, is 6.6 miles away in Delhi.
What colleges are near Meredith?
Within 15 miles: SUNY College of Technology at Delhi (6.6 miles, 2,088 students on campus), Hartwick College (9.3 miles, 1,112) and SUNY Oneonta (9.6 miles, 5,025).
What is the closest community college to Meredith, and what does it cost?
Sullivan County Community College in Loch Sheldrake, 43.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,468 a year for New York residents; the federal net price, $8,482, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does SUNY College of Technology at Delhi cost if we live in New York?
Tuition and fees are $8,772 a year in-state and $12,762 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $12,025 (under $30,000 income) to $24,827 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Meredith. 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 →