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Colleges in and near Merritt Park

Mount Saint Mary College is 7.5 miles from Merritt Park

No college sits inside Merritt Park’s boundary, but Mount Saint Mary College’s campus in Newburgh, with 2,190 students on campus, is 7.5 miles from the center of town, and Dutchess Community College is 12.9 miles away in Poughkeepsie. About 2% of Merritt Park’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 Merritt Park. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
6
23,568 students on campus
Nearest college
7.5 mi
Mount Saint Mary College
Residents in college
2%
Below NY (7%)
Nearest community college
12.9 mi
Dutchess · $5,670 tuition
Nearest public university
11.2 mi
United States Military Academy
Median household income
$173K
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What stands out about college from Merritt Park

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

A college 7.5 miles awayMount Saint Mary College has 2,190 students on campus in Newburgh, 65% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 12.9 miles awayDutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie: tuition and fees $5,670 a year for New York residents.Students are 2% of residentsBelow New York (7%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Merritt Park

Four private colleges within 14.7 miles, one public college within 11.2 miles, and Dutchess Community College 12.9 miles away.

5 mi10 mi15 miMarist UniversityDutchessUnited States Military AcademyMerritt Park
University or collegeCommunity college
Mount Saint Mary CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,190 on campus · 7.5 mi · Newburgh89%admitted$26knet price65%graduate$68kearningsVassar CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,456 on campus · 10.3 mi · Poughkeepsie19%admitted$39knet price91%graduate$71kearningsUnited States Military AcademyUniversity or college · Public · 4,508 on campus · 11.2 mi · West Point12%admitted87%graduateDutchess Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,448 on campus · 12.9 mi · Poughkeepsie$10knet price30%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $5,670 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Marist UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,951 on campus · 13 mi · Poughkeepsie57%admitted$42knet price80%graduate$78kearningsCulinary Institute of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,015 on campus · 14.7 mi · Hyde Park91%admitted$36knet price63%graduate$47kearnings

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 Merritt Park’s median household income ($173,016) falls.

Dutchess Community College12.9 mi · Poughkeepsie · sticker $17,159 · tuition $5,670$16,527a year
Mount Saint Mary College7.5 mi · Newburgh · sticker $55,014$31,316a year
Culinary Institute of America14.7 mi · Hyde Park · sticker $58,790$41,789a year
Marist University13 mi · Poughkeepsie · sticker $67,574$45,643a year
Vassar College10.3 mi · Poughkeepsie · sticker $87,419$56,615a year

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 Merritt Park: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Mount Saint Mary CollegeVassar CollegeDutchessMarist UniversityCulinary Institute of America
Marist University80% graduate$78k earnings$25k typical debt
Dutchess Community College30% graduate$44k earnings$10k typical debt
Culinary Institute of America63% graduate$47k earnings$16k typical debt
Vassar College91% graduate$71k earnings$19k typical debt
Mount Saint Mary College65% graduate$68k earnings$26k 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 Merritt Park

Is Merritt Park a college town?

No. About 2 of every 100 Merritt Park residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below New York (7). The nearest campus, Mount Saint Mary College, is 7.5 miles away in Newburgh.

What colleges are near Merritt Park?

Within 15 miles: Mount Saint Mary College (7.5 miles, 2,190 students on campus), Vassar College (10.3 miles, 2,456), United States Military Academy (11.2 miles, 4,508), Dutchess Community College (12.9 miles, 5,448), Marist University (13 miles, 5,951) and Culinary Institute of America (14.7 miles, 3,015).

What is the closest community college to Merritt Park, and what does it cost?

Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie, 12.9 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 Merritt Park. 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 →