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Colleges in and near Nyack

St. Thomas Aquinas College is 3.7 miles from Nyack

No college sits inside Nyack’s boundary, but St. Thomas Aquinas College’s campus in Sparkill, with 1,949 students on campus, is 3.7 miles from the center of town, and SUNY Westchester Community College is 6.8 miles away in Valhalla. About 8% of Nyack’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York (7%).

Dominican University New YorkSt. Thomas Aquinas 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 Nyack. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
27
67,384 students on campus
Nearest college
3.6 mi
Dominican University New York
Residents in college
8%
About the same as NY (7%)
Nearest community college
6.8 mi
SUNY Westchester · $5,948 tuition
Nearest public university
11.6 mi
SUNY at Purchase College · $8,953 in-state
Median household income
$117K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Nyack

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

Two colleges within 3.7 milesDominican University New York admits 63% of applicants; St. Thomas Aquinas College admits 93%. Together they have 3,273 students on campus.A community college 6.8 miles awaySUNY Westchester Community College in Valhalla: tuition and fees $5,948 a year for New York residents.In-state price at SUNY at Purchase CollegeLiving in New York, SUNY at Purchase College charges $8,953 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $19,203. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 8% of residentsAbout the same as New York (7%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Nyack

22 private colleges within 14.8 miles, two public colleges within 13.5 miles, and six community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miBergenSUNY WestchesterMercy UniversityNyack
University or collegeCommunity college
Dominican University New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,324 on campus · 3.6 mi · Orangeburg63%admitted$42knet price53%graduate$61kearningsSt. Thomas Aquinas CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,949 on campus · 3.7 mi · Sparkill93%admitted$20knet price54%graduate$63kearningsMercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,653 on campus · 5.4 mi · Dobbs Ferry86%admitted$14knet price46%graduate$52kearningsNew York Medical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,388 on campus · 5.5 mi · ValhallaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Be'er Yaakov Talmudic SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 679 on campus · 6.7 mi · Spring Valley$5knet price59%graduate$17kearningsSUNY Westchester Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,011 on campus · 6.8 mi · Valhalla$9knet price25%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $5,948 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Beth Medrash Meor YitzchokUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 222 on campus · 7.6 mi · Monsey53%admitted$13knet price21%graduateMechon L'hoyroaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 124 on campus · 7.6 mi · MonseyYeshiva Shaar EphraimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 138 on campus · 7.8 mi · Monsey$11knet price6%graduateThe College of WestchesterUniversity or college · For-profit · 656 on campus · 8 mi · White Plains94%admitted$16knet price38%graduate$42kearningsOhel Margulia SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 243 on campus · 8.1 mi · Monsey96%admitted$15knet price100%graduateTuition and fees: $9,700 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Yeshivath ViznitzUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,148 on campus · 8.2 mi · Monsey$9knet price69%graduateCochran School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 112 on campus · 8.7 mi · Yonkers$100kearningsRockland Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,974 on campus · 9.3 mi · Suffern$11knet price29%graduate$50kearningsTuition and fees: $6,862 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of RocklandUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 141 on campus · 9.3 mi · Suffern37%admitted$11knet price$90kearningsKehilath Yakov Rabbinical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 206 on campus · 10.2 mi · Ossining$4knet price63%graduate$36kearningsManhattanville UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,954 on campus · 11.2 mi · Purchase87%admitted$21knet price58%graduate$59kearningsSarah Lawrence CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,738 on campus · 11.5 mi · Bronxville62%admitted$41knet price71%graduate$54kearningsEastwick College-RamseyUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 11.5 mi · Ramsey, NJ$27knet price75%graduate$52kearningsSUNY at Purchase CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 3,180 on campus · 11.6 mi · Purchase74%admitted$19knet price63%graduate$45kearningsUniversity of Mount Saint VincentUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,763 on campus · 12.4 mi · Bronx85%admitted$22knet price57%graduate$66kearningsMontefiore School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 115 on campus · 13.1 mi · Mount VernonBergen Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,883 on campus · 13.3 mi · Paramus, NJ$10knet price21%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $4,913 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Iona UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,561 on campus · 13.3 mi · New Rochelle87%admitted$29knet price56%graduate$74kearningsRamapo College of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,272 on campus · 13.5 mi · Mahwah, NJ71%admitted$18knet price70%graduate$68kearningsManhattan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,425 on campus · 14.1 mi · Riverdale79%admitted$27knet price64%graduate$86kearningsFairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,596 on campus · 14.8 mi · Teaneck, NJ91%admitted$15knet price53%graduate$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.

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 Nyack’s median household income ($116,649) falls.

Yeshiva Shaar Ephraim7.8 mi · Monsey · sticker $22,510$12,360a year
SUNY Westchester Community College6.8 mi · Valhalla · sticker $15,316 · tuition $5,948$14,403a year
Yeshivath Viznitz8.2 mi · Monsey · sticker $20,397$15,652a year
Bergen Community College13.3 mi · Paramus, NJ · sticker $17,184 · tuition $4,913$16,919a year
Rockland Community College9.3 mi · Suffern · sticker $18,713 · tuition $6,862$18,431a year
Mercy University5.4 mi · Dobbs Ferry · sticker $32,596$21,299a year
The College of Westchester8 mi · White Plains · sticker $31,660$24,909a year
SUNY at Purchase College11.6 mi · Purchase · sticker $29,043$25,428a year
Ramapo College of New Jersey13.5 mi · Mahwah, NJ · sticker $29,483$26,008a year
Manhattanville University11.2 mi · Purchase · sticker $53,499$27,319a year
St. Thomas Aquinas College3.7 mi · Sparkill · sticker $53,370$27,333a year
University of Mount Saint Vincent12.4 mi · Bronx · sticker $54,170$27,884a year
Manhattan University14.1 mi · Riverdale · sticker $64,348$28,188a year
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus14.8 mi · Teaneck, NJ · sticker $50,305$28,735a year
Eastwick College-Ramsey11.5 mi · Ramsey, NJ · sticker $32,704$31,341a year
Iona University13.3 mi · New Rochelle · sticker $60,247$32,295a year
Dominican University New York3.6 mi · Orangeburg · sticker $47,802$42,337a year
Sarah Lawrence College11.5 mi · Bronxville · sticker $82,467$47,810a year
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary6.7 mi · Spring Valley · sticker $19,858—a year
Beth Medrash Meor Yitzchok7.6 mi · Monsey · sticker $25,700—a year
Ohel Margulia Seminary8.1 mi · Monsey · sticker $22,600 · tuition $9,700—a year
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland9.3 mi · Suffern · sticker $22,780—a year
Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary10.2 mi · Ossining · sticker $17,850—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 Nyack: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Mercy UniversitySUNY WestchesterRocklandBergenRamapo College of New JerseyFairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus
Bergen Community College21% graduate$47k earnings$12k typical debt
SUNY Westchester Community College25% graduate$47k earnings$10k typical debt
Mercy University46% graduate$52k earnings$20k typical debt
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus53% graduate$57k earnings*$25k typical debt
Ramapo College of New Jersey70% graduate$68k earnings$21k typical debt
Rockland Community College29% graduate$50k earnings$8k typical debt
Iona University56% graduate$74k earnings$26k typical debt
Manhattan University64% graduate$86k earnings$26k typical debt
SUNY at Purchase College63% graduate$45k earnings$21k typical debt
University of Mount Saint Vincent57% graduate$66k earnings$25k typical debt
Manhattanville University58% graduate$59k earnings$25k typical debt
St. Thomas Aquinas College54% graduate$63k earnings$23k 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).

Questions about college near Nyack

Is Nyack a college town?

No. About 8 of every 100 Nyack residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New York (7). The nearest campus, Dominican University New York, is 3.6 miles away in Orangeburg.

What colleges are near Nyack?

27 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Bergen Community College (13.3 miles, 9,883 students on campus), SUNY Westchester Community College (6.8 miles, 8,011) and Mercy University (5.4 miles, 6,653).

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

SUNY Westchester Community College in Valhalla, 6.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,948 a year for New York residents; the federal net price, $9,373, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does SUNY at Purchase College cost if we live in New York?

Tuition and fees are $8,953 a year in-state and $19,203 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,835 (under $30,000 income) to $25,428 (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 Nyack. 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 →