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Colleges in and near Orangetown

Orangetown is home to two colleges, with 3,273 students on campus

St. Thomas Aquinas College (1,949 students on campus) and Dominican University New York (1,324) are inside the town, and Mercy University (6,653) is 4.4 miles from the center, just over the line in Dobbs Ferry. About 9% of Orangetown’s residents are enrolled in college, above New York (7%).

Dominican University New YorkSt. Thomas Aquinas CollegeMercy University

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 Orangetown. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
37
122,853 students on campus
Nearest college
0.5 mi
Dominican University New York
Residents in college
9%
Above NY (7%)
Nearest community college
6.7 mi
Cochran School of Nursing
Nearest public university
12.8 mi
CUNY Lehman College · $7,410 in-state
Median household income
$145K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Orangetown

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

Three colleges within 4.4 milesDominican University New York admits 63% of applicants; St. Thomas Aquinas College admits 93%; Mercy University admits 86%. Together they have 9,926 students on campus.A community college 6.7 miles awayCochran School of Nursing in Yonkers.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 Orangetown

29 private colleges within 15 miles, three public colleges within 12.8 miles, and eight community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miFordham UniversityBergenCUNY Lehman CollegeOrangetown
University or collegeCommunity college
Dominican University New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,324 on campus · In Orangetown63%admitted$42knet price53%graduate$61kearningsSt. Thomas Aquinas CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,949 on campus · In Orangetown93%admitted$20knet price54%graduate$63kearningsMercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,653 on campus · 4.4 mi · Dobbs Ferry86%admitted$14knet price46%graduate$52kearningsBeth Medrash Meor YitzchokUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 222 on campus · 6.7 mi · Monsey53%admitted$13knet price21%graduateCochran School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 112 on campus · 6.7 mi · Yonkers$100kearningsBe'er Yaakov Talmudic SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 679 on campus · 7.2 mi · Spring Valley$5knet price59%graduate$17kearningsMechon L'hoyroaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 124 on campus · 7.2 mi · MonseyYeshiva Shaar EphraimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 138 on campus · 7.3 mi · Monsey$11knet price6%graduateNew York Medical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,388 on campus · 7.5 mi · ValhallaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Yeshivath ViznitzUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,148 on campus · 7.6 mi · Monsey$9knet price69%graduateOhel Margulia SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 243 on campus · 7.7 mi · Monsey96%admitted$15knet price100%graduateTuition and fees: $9,700 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.SUNY Westchester Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,011 on campus · 8.3 mi · Valhalla$9knet price25%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $5,948 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.The College of WestchesterUniversity or college · For-profit · 656 on campus · 8.6 mi · White Plains94%admitted$16knet price38%graduate$42kearningsYeshiva Shaarei Torah of RocklandUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 141 on campus · 8.8 mi · Suffern37%admitted$11knet price$90kearningsRockland Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,974 on campus · 9.1 mi · Suffern$11knet price29%graduate$50kearningsTuition and fees: $6,862 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Eastwick College-RamseyUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 9.6 mi · Ramsey, NJ$27knet price75%graduate$52kearningsSarah Lawrence CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,738 on campus · 9.8 mi · Bronxville62%admitted$41knet price71%graduate$54kearningsUniversity of Mount Saint VincentUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,763 on campus · 9.9 mi · Bronx85%admitted$22knet price57%graduate$66kearningsBergen Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,883 on campus · 10.2 mi · Paramus, NJ$10knet price21%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $4,913 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Montefiore School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 115 on campus · 11.3 mi · Mount VernonFairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,596 on campus · 11.6 mi · Teaneck, NJ91%admitted$15knet price53%graduate$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Manhattan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,425 on campus · 11.6 mi · Riverdale79%admitted$27knet price64%graduate$86kearningsRamapo College of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,272 on campus · 11.9 mi · Mahwah, NJ71%admitted$18knet price70%graduate$68kearningsIona UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,561 on campus · 12.2 mi · New Rochelle87%admitted$29knet price56%graduate$74kearningsManhattanville UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,954 on campus · 12.2 mi · Purchase87%admitted$21knet price58%graduate$59kearningsEastwick College-HackensackUniversity or college · For-profit · 874 on campus · 12.6 mi · Hackensack, NJ$30knet price43%graduate$40kearningsCUNY Lehman CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 9,712 on campus · 12.8 mi · Bronx57%admitted$3knet price51%graduate$58kearningsSUNY at Purchase CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 3,180 on campus · 12.8 mi · Purchase74%admitted$19knet price63%graduate$45kearningsMonroe UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 6,528 on campus · 13.3 mi · Bronx68%admitted$15knet price57%graduate$41kearningsKehilath Yakov Rabbinical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 206 on campus · 13.5 mi · Ossining$4knet price63%graduate$36kearningsCUNY Bronx Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,819 on campus · 13.6 mi · Bronx$4knet price16%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $5,206 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Fordham UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 14,685 on campus · 13.9 mi · Bronx59%admitted$44knet price82%graduate$86kearningsYeshiva UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,646 on campus · 14.1 mi · New York56%admitted$50knet price83%graduate$71kearningsJersey CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,089 on campus · 14.4 mi · Teterboro, NJ68%admitted$53knet price45%graduate$66kearningsPassaic County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,748 on campus · 14.8 mi · Paterson, NJ$8knet price19%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $6,300 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Albert Einstein College of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,328 on campus · 14.9 mi · BronxGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Felician UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,040 on campus · 15 mi · Lodi, NJ$40knet price47%graduate$58kearnings

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 Orangetown’s median household income ($145,007) falls.

CUNY Bronx Community College13.6 mi · Bronx · sticker $12,677 · tuition $5,206$10,195a year
Yeshiva Shaar Ephraim7.3 mi · Monsey · sticker $22,510$12,360a year
Passaic County Community College14.8 mi · Paterson, NJ · sticker $13,754 · tuition $6,300$12,816a year
CUNY Lehman College12.8 mi · Bronx · sticker $14,121$13,600a year
SUNY Westchester Community College8.3 mi · Valhalla · sticker $15,316 · tuition $5,948$14,403a year
Yeshivath Viznitz7.6 mi · Monsey · sticker $20,397$15,652a year
Bergen Community College10.2 mi · Paramus, NJ · sticker $17,184 · tuition $4,913$16,919a year
Rockland Community College9.1 mi · Suffern · sticker $18,713 · tuition $6,862$18,431a year
Monroe University13.3 mi · Bronx · sticker $28,285$18,837a year
Mercy University4.4 mi · Dobbs Ferry · sticker $32,596$21,299a year
The College of Westchester8.6 mi · White Plains · sticker $31,660$24,909a year
SUNY at Purchase College12.8 mi · Purchase · sticker $29,043$25,428a year
Ramapo College of New Jersey11.9 mi · Mahwah, NJ · sticker $29,483$26,008a year
Manhattanville University12.2 mi · Purchase · sticker $53,499$27,319a year
St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeIn Orangetown · sticker $53,370$27,333a year
University of Mount Saint Vincent9.9 mi · Bronx · sticker $54,170$27,884a year
Manhattan University11.6 mi · Riverdale · sticker $64,348$28,188a year
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus11.6 mi · Teaneck, NJ · sticker $50,305$28,735a year
Eastwick College-Hackensack12.6 mi · Hackensack, NJ · sticker $33,359$30,439a year
Eastwick College-Ramsey9.6 mi · Ramsey, NJ · sticker $32,704$31,341a year
Iona University12.2 mi · New Rochelle · sticker $60,247$32,295a year
Felician University15 mi · Lodi, NJ · sticker $50,316$38,120a year
Dominican University New YorkIn Orangetown · sticker $47,802$42,337a year
Sarah Lawrence College9.8 mi · Bronxville · sticker $82,467$47,810a year
Fordham University13.9 mi · Bronx · sticker $82,762$52,228a year
Jersey College14.4 mi · Teterboro, NJ · sticker $56,461$55,644a year
Yeshiva University14.1 mi · New York · sticker $70,892$69,618a year
Beth Medrash Meor Yitzchok6.7 mi · Monsey · sticker $25,700—a year
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary7.2 mi · Spring Valley · sticker $19,858—a year
Ohel Margulia Seminary7.7 mi · Monsey · sticker $22,600 · tuition $9,700—a year
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland8.8 mi · Suffern · sticker $22,780—a year
Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary13.5 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 Orangetown: 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 WestchesterBergenCUNY Lehman CollegeFordham University
Fordham University82% graduate$86k earnings$24k typical debt
Bergen Community College21% graduate$47k earnings$12k typical debt
CUNY Lehman College51% graduate$58k earnings$11k 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
Monroe University57% graduate$41k earnings$19k typical debt
CUNY Bronx Community College16% graduate$41k earnings$8k typical debt
Yeshiva University83% graduate$71k earnings$18k typical debt
Ramapo College of New Jersey70% graduate$68k earnings$21k typical debt
Rockland Community College29% graduate$50k earnings$8k typical debt
Passaic County Community College19% graduate$37k earnings$8k 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 Orangetown

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field across Orangetown’s 2 colleges, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Health professions 24%Business 18%Education 12%Public safety 6%Parks & recreation 6%Social sciences 6%Everything else 28%

Biggest programs

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDominican University New York · 100 graduates a year
$111k4 yrs out
Social Sciences, GeneralDominican University New York · 49 graduates a year
$57k4 yrs out
Psychology, GeneralSt. Thomas Aquinas College · 37 graduates a year
$60k4 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessSt. Thomas Aquinas College · 32 graduates a year
$45k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and OperationsSt. Thomas Aquinas College · 21 graduates a year
$64k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsDominican University New York · 19 graduates a year
$57k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsSt. Thomas Aquinas College · 17 graduates a year
$58k4 yrs out
Communication and Media StudiesSt. Thomas Aquinas College · 12 graduates a year
$57k4 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 Orangetown

Is Orangetown a college town?

No. About 9 of every 100 Orangetown residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above New York (7). The largest campus in the town, St. Thomas Aquinas College, has 1,949 students on campus.

What colleges are in Orangetown?

St. Thomas Aquinas College and Dominican University New York are inside the town. Mercy University is 4.4 miles from the center, in Dobbs Ferry, and Cochran School of Nursing is 6.7 miles away in Yonkers.

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

Cochran School of Nursing in Yonkers, 6.7 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 Orangetown. 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 →