Adelphi University is 4.8 miles from Valley Stream
No college sits inside Valley Stream’s boundary, but Adelphi University’s campus in Garden City, with 6,890 students on campus, is 4.8 miles from the center of town, and CUNY Queensborough Community College is 6.8 miles away in Bayside. About 9% of Valley Stream’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 Valley Stream. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Valley Stream
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Valley Stream
41 private colleges within 15 miles, 10 public colleges within 15 miles, and seven 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 Valley Stream’s median household income ($133,190) 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 Valley Stream: 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.
Questions about college near Valley Stream
Is Valley Stream a college town?
No. About 9 of every 100 Valley Stream residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New York (7). The nearest campus, Molloy University, is 4.4 miles away in Rockville Centre.
What colleges are near Valley Stream?
55 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: St. John's University-New York (6.2 miles, 18,767 students on campus), Long Island University (12.2 miles, 16,079) and CUNY Queens College (7.8 miles, 15,455).
What is the closest community college to Valley Stream, and what does it cost?
CUNY Queensborough Community College in Bayside, 6.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,210 a year for New York residents; the federal net price, $4,458, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does CUNY York College cost if we live in New York?
Tuition and fees are $7,358 a year in-state and $15,308 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $2,861 (under $30,000 income) to $12,520 (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 Valley Stream. 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 →