Syracuse University is 4.2 miles from Solvay
No college sits inside Solvay’s boundary, but Syracuse University’s campus in Syracuse, with 20,543 students on campus, is 4.2 miles from the center of town, and St. Joseph's College of Nursing is 3.2 miles away in Syracuse. About 7% of Solvay’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 Solvay. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Solvay
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Solvay
Five private colleges within 8.5 miles, two public colleges within 4 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 $48–75k, where Solvay’s median household income ($61,166) 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 Solvay: 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-Syracuse North (8).
Questions about college near Solvay
Is Solvay a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Solvay residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New York (7). The nearest campus, St. Joseph's College of Nursing, is 3.2 miles away in Syracuse.
What colleges are near Solvay?
8 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Syracuse University (4.2 miles, 20,543 students on campus), Onondaga Community College (3.6 miles, 7,631) and Le Moyne College (6.2 miles, 3,101).
What is the closest community college to Solvay, and what does it cost?
St. Joseph's College of Nursing in Syracuse, 3.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $23,816 a year for New York residents.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Solvay. 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 →