Adams-Ryan House · Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 4.0Roberts Wesleyan University is 3.2 miles from Ogden
No college sits inside Ogden’s boundary, but Roberts Wesleyan University’s campus in Rochester, with 1,173 students on campus, is 3.2 miles from the center of town, and Bryant & Stratton College-Greece is 7.7 miles away in Rochester. About 6% of Ogden’s 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 Ogden. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Ogden
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Ogden
Four private colleges within 9.7 miles, one public college within 7.3 miles, and two community colleges.
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 Ogden’s median household income ($91,563) 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 Ogden: 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Bryant & Stratton College-Greece (8).
Questions about college near Ogden
Is Ogden a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Ogden residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New York (7). The nearest campus, Roberts Wesleyan University, is 3.2 miles away in Rochester.
What colleges are near Ogden?
Within 15 miles: Roberts Wesleyan University (3.2 miles, 1,173 students on campus), SUNY Brockport (7.3 miles, 5,522), Bryant & Stratton College-Greece (7.7 miles, 333), Rochester Institute of Technology (9.3 miles, 16,249), the University of Rochester (9.7 miles, 10,957) and Monroe Community College (11.4 miles, 6,485).
What is the closest community college to Ogden, and what does it cost?
Bryant & Stratton College-Greece in Rochester, 7.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $20,073 a year for New York residents; the federal net price, $11,503, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does SUNY Brockport cost if we live in New York?
Tuition and fees are $8,752 a year in-state and $15,822 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,911 (under $30,000 income) to $20,625 (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 Ogden. 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 →