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Colleges in and near New Rochelle

New Rochelle is home to Iona University

Iona University (3,561 students on campus) is inside the city, and Sarah Lawrence College (1,738) is 3.5 miles from the center, in Yonkers. About 9% of New Rochelle’s residents are enrolled in college, above New York (7%).

Iona UniversitySarah Lawrence College

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 New Rochelle. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
59
269,672 students on campus
Nearest college
0.5 mi
Iona University
Residents in college
9%
Above NY (7%)
Nearest community college
3.3 mi
Montefiore School of Nursing
Nearest public university
7 mi
CUNY Lehman College · $7,410 in-state
Median household income
$109K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in New Rochelle

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

Two colleges within 3.5 milesIona University admits 87% of applicants; Sarah Lawrence College admits 62%. Together they have 5,299 students on campus.A community college 3.3 miles awayMontefiore School of Nursing in Mount Vernon.In-state price at CUNY Lehman CollegeLiving in New York, CUNY Lehman College charges $7,410 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $15,360. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 9% of residentsAbove New York (7%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of New Rochelle

45 private colleges within 14.8 miles, nine public colleges within 14.9 miles, and seven community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miColumbiaHunter (CUNY)St. John'sNew Rochelle
University or collegeCommunity college
Iona UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,561 on campus · In New Rochelle87%admitted$29knet price56%graduate$74kearningsMontefiore School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 115 on campus · 3.3 mi · Mount VernonSarah Lawrence CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,738 on campus · 3.5 mi · Bronxville62%admitted$41knet price71%graduate$54kearningsAlbert Einstein College of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,328 on campus · 6 mi · BronxGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Cochran School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 112 on campus · 6.4 mi · Yonkers$100kearningsManhattan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,425 on campus · 6.8 mi · Riverdale79%admitted$27knet price64%graduate$86kearningsUniversity of Mount Saint VincentUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,763 on campus · 6.8 mi · Bronx85%admitted$22knet price57%graduate$66kearningsFordham UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 14,685 on campus · 7 mi · Bronx59%admitted$44knet price82%graduate$86kearningsCUNY Lehman CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 9,712 on campus · 7 mi · Bronx57%admitted$3knet price51%graduate$58kearningsMonroe UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 6,528 on campus · 7.5 mi · Bronx68%admitted$15knet price57%graduate$41kearningsWebb InstituteUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 105 on campus · 7.5 mi · Glen Cove14%admitted$73knet price88%graduateUnited States Merchant Marine AcademyUniversity or college · Public · 947 on campus · 7.6 mi · Kings Point34%admitted$6knet price82%graduate$91kearningsThe College of WestchesterUniversity or college · For-profit · 656 on campus · 7.6 mi · White Plains94%admitted$16knet price38%graduate$42kearningsSUNY Maritime CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 1,286 on campus · 8.1 mi · Throggs Neck72%admitted$22knet price64%graduate$96kearningsManhattanville UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,954 on campus · 8.2 mi · Purchase87%admitted$21knet price58%graduate$59kearningsCUNY Bronx Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,819 on campus · 8.3 mi · Bronx$4knet price16%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $5,206 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Mercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,653 on campus · 8.4 mi · Dobbs Ferry86%admitted$14knet price46%graduate$52kearningsYeshiva UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,646 on campus · 9.3 mi · New York56%admitted$50knet price83%graduate$71kearningsSUNY at Purchase CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 3,180 on campus · 9.5 mi · Purchase74%admitted$19knet price63%graduate$45kearningsSUNY Westchester Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,011 on campus · 10 mi · Valhalla$9knet price25%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $5,948 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.CUNY Hostos Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,730 on campus · 10.6 mi · Bronx$5knet price16%graduate$40kearningsTuition and fees: $5,254 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Boricua CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 479 on campus · 10.7 mi · New York$15knet price81%graduate$35kearningsNew York Medical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,388 on campus · 11.3 mi · ValhallaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY City CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 14,011 on campus · 11.4 mi · New York60%admitted$4knet price57%graduate$66kearningsSt. Thomas Aquinas CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,949 on campus · 11.6 mi · Sparkill93%admitted$20knet price54%graduate$63kearningsMount Sinai Phillips School of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 273 on campus · 11.6 mi · New York100%graduate$97kearningsCUNY Queensborough Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,557 on campus · 11.7 mi · Bayside$4knet price24%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $5,210 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 · 11.7 mi · New YorkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.New York Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,597 on campus · 11.8 mi · Old Westbury81%admitted$22knet price59%graduate$70kearningsLong Island UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 16,079 on campus · 12 mi · Brookville86%admitted$33knet price57%graduate$60kearningsVaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,135 on campus · 12 mi · Flushing$40knet price39%graduate$65kearningsHelene Fuld College of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 722 on campus · 12 mi · New York17%admitted$47knet price$111kearningsManhattan School of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,092 on campus · 12.2 mi · New York41%admitted$52knet price78%graduate$27kearningsJewish Theological Seminary of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 301 on campus · 12.2 mi · New York49%admitted$43knet price90%graduate$93kearningsUnion Theological Seminary in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 181 on campus · 12.2 mi · New YorkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Teachers College at Columbia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,145 on campus · 12.3 mi · New York$73kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Columbia University in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 33,821 on campus · 12.4 mi · New York4%admitted$22knet price96%graduate$102kearningsBarnard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,223 on campus · 12.4 mi · New York9%admitted$29knet price93%graduate$81kearningsDominican University New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,324 on campus · 12.4 mi · Orangeburg63%admitted$42knet price53%graduate$61kearningsBank Street College of EducationUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 375 on campus · 12.7 mi · New YorkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,234 on campus · 12.9 mi · New YorkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY Queens CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 15,455 on campus · 13.1 mi · Queens64%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$63kearningsFairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,596 on campus · 13.2 mi · Teaneck, NJ91%admitted$15knet price53%graduate$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.SUNY Old WestburyUniversity or college · Public · 4,120 on campus · 13.8 mi · Old Westbury84%admitted$11knet price45%graduate$59kearningsSt. John's University-New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 18,767 on campus · 13.9 mi · Queens83%admitted$30knet price66%graduate$70kearningsEastwick College-HackensackUniversity or college · For-profit · 874 on campus · 13.9 mi · Hackensack, NJ$30knet price43%graduate$40kearningsSt Paul's School of Nursing-QueensUniversity or college · For-profit · 945 on campus · 14 mi · Rego Park$26knet price56%graduate$104kearningsRabbinical Seminary of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 601 on campus · 14 mi · Flushing98%admitted$5knet price30%graduateMarymount Manhattan CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,646 on campus · 14.2 mi · New York83%admitted$37knet price49%graduate$49kearningsWeill 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.New York School of Interior DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 341 on campus · 14.3 mi · New York63%admitted$45knet price69%graduate$48kearningsCUNY Hunter CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 22,220 on campus · 14.4 mi · New York54%admitted$3knet price57%graduate$63kearningsThe Rockefeller UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 286 on campus · 14.4 mi · New YorkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Plaza CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 264 on campus · 14.6 mi · Forest Hills · mostly online30%admitted$20knet price68%graduate$32kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.New York School for Medical and Dental AssistantsUniversity or college · For-profit · 281 on campus · 14.7 mi · Long Island City$20knet price65%graduate$39kearningsNew York College of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 179 on campus · 14.7 mi · MineolaCUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,931 on campus · 14.8 mi · Long Island City$6knet price24%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,218 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.The Juilliard SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 914 on campus · 14.8 mi · New York9%admitted$44knet price93%graduate$38kearningsCUNY School of LawUniversity or college · Public · 677 on campus · 14.9 mi · Long Island CityGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.

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 $75–110k, where New Rochelle’s median household income ($109,167) falls.

Rabbinical Seminary of America14 mi · Flushing · sticker $19,700$7,567a year
CUNY Queensborough Community College11.7 mi · Bayside · sticker $12,392 · tuition $5,210$8,211a year
CUNY Bronx Community College8.3 mi · Bronx · sticker $12,677 · tuition $5,206$8,545a year
United States Merchant Marine Academy7.6 mi · Kings Point · sticker $9,168$8,752a year
CUNY Hunter College14.4 mi · New York · sticker $13,905$8,810a year
CUNY Hostos Community College10.6 mi · Bronx · sticker $13,069 · tuition $5,254$9,074a year
CUNY Queens College13.1 mi · Queens · sticker $14,367$9,110a year
CUNY LaGuardia Community College14.8 mi · Long Island City · sticker $13,648 · tuition $5,218$9,478a year
CUNY Lehman College7 mi · Bronx · sticker $14,121$9,696a year
CUNY City College11.4 mi · New York · sticker $14,403$9,982a year
Columbia University in the City of New York12.4 mi · New York · sticker $89,472$11,782a year
SUNY Westchester Community College10 mi · Valhalla · sticker $15,316 · tuition $5,948$12,782a year
SUNY Old Westbury13.8 mi · Old Westbury · sticker $21,287$15,712a year
Mercy University8.4 mi · Dobbs Ferry · sticker $32,596$17,725a year
Monroe University7.5 mi · Bronx · sticker $28,285$18,981a year
The College of Westchester7.6 mi · White Plains · sticker $31,660$20,617a year
SUNY at Purchase College9.5 mi · Purchase · sticker $29,043$20,886a year
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus13.2 mi · Teaneck, NJ · sticker $50,305$23,123a year
Manhattanville University8.2 mi · Purchase · sticker $53,499$23,287a year
SUNY Maritime College8.1 mi · Throggs Neck · sticker $29,786$23,634a year
St. Thomas Aquinas College11.6 mi · Sparkill · sticker $53,370$23,907a year
University of Mount Saint Vincent6.8 mi · Bronx · sticker $54,170$24,499a year
Barnard College12.4 mi · New York · sticker $89,538$24,753a year
Jewish Theological Seminary of America12.2 mi · New York · sticker $85,945$26,445a year
Manhattan University6.8 mi · Riverdale · sticker $64,348$26,808a year
Long Island University12 mi · Brookville · sticker $55,424$27,001a year
New York Institute of Technology11.8 mi · Old Westbury · sticker $56,976$27,226a year
Iona UniversityIn New Rochelle · sticker $60,247$29,598a year
St. John's University-New York13.9 mi · Queens · sticker $65,527$32,208a year
Eastwick College-Hackensack13.9 mi · Hackensack, NJ · sticker $33,359$32,303a year
St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens14 mi · Rego Park · sticker $34,498$34,498a year
Marymount Manhattan College14.2 mi · New York · sticker $65,767$34,872a year
Sarah Lawrence College3.5 mi · Bronxville · sticker $82,467$35,340a year
The Juilliard School14.8 mi · New York · sticker $83,892$35,563a year
Yeshiva University9.3 mi · New York · sticker $70,892$41,944a year
Fordham University7 mi · Bronx · sticker $82,762$42,030a year
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology12 mi · Flushing · sticker $47,346$43,077a year
Dominican University New York12.4 mi · Orangeburg · sticker $47,802$43,764a year
Manhattan School of Music12.2 mi · New York · sticker $77,703$48,042a year
Helene Fuld College of Nursing12 mi · New York · sticker $51,340$51,340a year
Webb Institute7.5 mi · Glen Cove · sticker $81,950$70,713a year
Boricua College10.7 mi · New York · sticker $24,213—a year
New York School of Interior Design14.3 mi · New York · sticker $48,730—a year
Plaza College14.6 mi · Forest Hills · mostly online · sticker $26,525—a year
New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants14.7 mi · Long Island City · sticker $27,963—a 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 New Rochelle: 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 →Fordham UniversityLong Island UniversityColumbiaQueens College (CUNY)St. John'sHunter (CUNY)
Columbia University in the City of New York96% graduate$102k earnings$22k typical debt
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
CUNY Lehman College51% graduate$58k earnings$11k typical debt
CUNY Queensborough Community College24% graduate$44k earnings$9k typical debt
SUNY Westchester Community College25% graduate$47k earnings$10k typical debt
Mercy University46% graduate$52k earnings$20k 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus (2).

Majors

What students study in New Rochelle

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Iona University, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Business 36%Psychology 13%Health professions 10%Communication 9%Public safety 6%Social sciences 5%Everything else 21%

Biggest programs

Marketing69 graduates a year
$70k4 yrs out
Psychology, General55 graduates a year
$61k4 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies54 graduates a year
$59k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections49 graduates a year
$59k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations45 graduates a year
$71k4 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services43 graduates a year
$84k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods32 graduates a year
$58k4 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services28 graduates a year
$89k4 yrs out

College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.

Questions about college in New Rochelle

Is New Rochelle a college town?

No. About 9 of every 100 New Rochelle residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above New York (7). The largest campus in the city, Iona University, has 3,561 students on campus.

What colleges are in New Rochelle?

Iona University is inside the city. Sarah Lawrence College is 3.5 miles from the center, in Yonkers, and Montefiore School of Nursing is 3.3 miles away in Mount Vernon.

What is the closest community college to New Rochelle, and what does it cost?

Montefiore School of Nursing in Mount Vernon, 3.3 miles away.

How much does CUNY Lehman College cost if we live in New York?

Tuition and fees are $7,410 a year in-state and $15,360 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $1,589 (under $30,000 income) to $13,600 (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 New Rochelle. 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 →