Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 4.0Iona University is 4.7 miles from Scarsdale
No college sits inside Scarsdale’s boundary, but Iona University’s campus in New Rochelle, with 3,561 students on campus, is 4.7 miles from the center of town, and SUNY Westchester Community College is 5.2 miles away in Valhalla. About 4% of Scarsdale’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Scarsdale. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Scarsdale
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Scarsdale
19 private colleges within 14.7 miles, six public colleges within 15 miles, and five 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 Scarsdale’s median household income ($250,001) 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 Scarsdale: 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); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus (2).
Questions about college near Scarsdale
Is Scarsdale a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Scarsdale residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below New York (7). The nearest campus, The College of Westchester, is 2.8 miles away in White Plains.
What colleges are near Scarsdale?
28 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Fordham University (10.8 miles, 14,685 students on campus), CUNY City College (15 miles, 14,011) and CUNY Lehman College (10.4 miles, 9,712).
What is the closest community college to Scarsdale, and what does it cost?
SUNY Westchester Community College in Valhalla, 5.2 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 Scarsdale. 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 →