Photo: Irina S.B. · CC BY 4.0The University of Connecticut-Stamford is 9.2 miles from Scotts Corners
No college sits inside Scotts Corners’ boundary, but the University of Connecticut-Stamford’s campus in Stamford, with 2,207 students on campus, is 9.2 miles from the center of town, and SUNY Westchester Community College is 14.7 miles away in Valhalla. About 11% of Scotts Corners’ 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 Scotts Corners. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Scotts Corners
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Scotts Corners
Three private colleges within 15 miles, two public colleges within 12.4 miles, and SUNY Westchester Community College 14.7 miles away.
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 Scotts Corners’ 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 Scotts Corners: 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 Scotts Corners
Is Scotts Corners a college town?
No. About 11 of every 100 Scotts Corners residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New York (7). The nearest campus, the University of Connecticut-Stamford, is 9.2 miles away in Stamford.
What colleges are near Scotts Corners?
Within 15 miles: the University of Connecticut-Stamford (9.2 miles, 2,207 students on campus), SUNY at Purchase College (12.4 miles, 3,180), Manhattanville University (13.6 miles, 1,954), Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary (13.6 miles, 206), SUNY Westchester Community College (14.7 miles, 8,011) and New York Medical College (15 miles, 1,388).
What is the closest community college to Scotts Corners, and what does it cost?
SUNY Westchester Community College in Valhalla, 14.7 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 Scotts Corners. 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 →