Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0SUNY at Purchase College is 1.4 miles from Rye Brook
No college sits inside Rye Brook’s boundary, but SUNY at Purchase College’s campus in Purchase, with 3,180 students on campus, is 1.4 miles from the center of town, and SUNY Westchester Community College is 6 miles away in Valhalla. About 6% of Rye Brook’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 Rye Brook. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Rye Brook
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Rye Brook
15 private colleges within 14.8 miles, two public colleges within 7.7 miles, and three 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 Over $110k, where Rye Brook’s median household income ($246,944) 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 Rye Brook: 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: University of Connecticut-Stamford (5).
Questions about college near Rye Brook
Is Rye Brook a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Rye Brook residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New York (7). The nearest campus, SUNY at Purchase College, is 1.4 miles away in Purchase.
What colleges are near Rye Brook?
18 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: SUNY Westchester Community College (6 miles, 8,011 students on campus), Mercy University (9.8 miles, 6,653) and Iona University (8.9 miles, 3,561).
What is the closest community college to Rye Brook, and what does it cost?
SUNY Westchester Community College in Valhalla, 6 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 Rye Brook. 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 →