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Colleges in and near Yonkers

Yonkers is home to two colleges, with 1,850 students on campus

Sarah Lawrence College (1,738 students on campus) and Cochran School of Nursing (112) are inside the city, and Iona University (3,561) is 4.4 miles from the center, in New Rochelle. About 7% of Yonkers’ residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York (7%).

Sarah Lawrence CollegeUniversity of Mount Saint VincentManhattan UniversityIona University

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 Yonkers. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
66
268,217 students on campus
Nearest college
1.4 mi
Sarah Lawrence College
Residents in college
7%
About the same as NY (7%)
Nearest community college
1.9 mi
Cochran School of Nursing
Nearest public university
5.2 mi
CUNY Lehman College · $7,410 in-state
Median household income
$84K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Yonkers

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

Four colleges within 4.4 milesSarah Lawrence College admits 62% of applicants; University of Mount Saint Vincent admits 85%; Manhattan University admits 79%. Together they have 11,487 students on campus.A community college 1.9 miles awayCochran School of Nursing in Yonkers.In-state price at CUNY Lehman CollegeLiving in New York, CUNY Lehman College charges $7,410 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $15,360. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 7% of residentsAbout the same as New York (7%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Yonkers

48 private colleges within 15 miles, 11 public colleges within 14.9 miles, and nine community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miColumbiaHunter (CUNY)Queens College (CUNY)Yonkers
University or collegeCommunity college
Sarah Lawrence CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,738 on campus · In Yonkers62%admitted$41knet price71%graduate$54kearningsCochran School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 112 on campus · In Yonkers$100kearningsMontefiore School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 115 on campus · 2.7 mi · Mount VernonUniversity of Mount Saint VincentUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,763 on campus · 3.1 mi · Bronx85%admitted$22knet price57%graduate$66kearningsManhattan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,425 on campus · 4.3 mi · Riverdale79%admitted$27knet price64%graduate$86kearningsIona UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,561 on campus · 4.4 mi · New Rochelle87%admitted$29knet price56%graduate$74kearningsCUNY Lehman CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 9,712 on campus · 5.2 mi · Bronx57%admitted$3knet price51%graduate$58kearningsMercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,653 on campus · 5.2 mi · Dobbs Ferry86%admitted$14knet price46%graduate$52kearningsMonroe UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 6,528 on campus · 5.9 mi · Bronx68%admitted$15knet price57%graduate$41kearningsFordham UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 14,685 on campus · 6 mi · Bronx59%admitted$44knet price82%graduate$86kearningsCUNY Bronx Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,819 on campus · 6.5 mi · Bronx$4knet price16%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $5,206 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Albert Einstein College of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,328 on campus · 6.5 mi · BronxGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Yeshiva UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,646 on campus · 7.3 mi · New York56%admitted$50knet price83%graduate$71kearningsSt. Thomas Aquinas CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,949 on campus · 7.5 mi · Sparkill93%admitted$20knet price54%graduate$63kearningsThe College of WestchesterUniversity or college · For-profit · 656 on campus · 7.5 mi · White Plains94%admitted$16knet price38%graduate$42kearningsDominican University New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,324 on campus · 8.2 mi · Orangeburg63%admitted$42knet price53%graduate$61kearningsBoricua CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 479 on campus · 8.8 mi · New York$15knet price81%graduate$35kearningsFairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,596 on campus · 9.1 mi · Teaneck, NJ91%admitted$15knet price53%graduate$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.SUNY Westchester Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,011 on campus · 9.4 mi · Valhalla$9knet price25%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $5,948 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.CUNY Hostos Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,730 on campus · 9.4 mi · Bronx$5knet price16%graduate$40kearningsTuition and fees: $5,254 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.CUNY City CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 14,011 on campus · 9.7 mi · New York60%admitted$4knet price57%graduate$66kearningsManhattanville UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,954 on campus · 9.9 mi · Purchase87%admitted$21knet price58%graduate$59kearningsEastwick College-HackensackUniversity or college · For-profit · 874 on campus · 9.9 mi · Hackensack, NJ$30knet price43%graduate$40kearningsNew York Medical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,388 on campus · 10.1 mi · ValhallaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.SUNY Maritime CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 1,286 on campus · 10.3 mi · Throggs Neck72%admitted$22knet price64%graduate$96kearningsMount Sinai Phillips School of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 273 on campus · 10.4 mi · New York100%graduate$97kearningsManhattan School of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,092 on campus · 10.5 mi · New York41%admitted$52knet price78%graduate$27kearningsNew York College of Podiatric MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 349 on campus · 10.5 mi · New YorkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Jewish Theological Seminary of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 301 on campus · 10.5 mi · New York49%admitted$43knet price90%graduate$93kearningsUnion Theological Seminary in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 181 on campus · 10.5 mi · New YorkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Teachers College at Columbia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,145 on campus · 10.6 mi · New York$73kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Barnard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,223 on campus · 10.6 mi · New York9%admitted$29knet price93%graduate$81kearningsUnited States Merchant Marine AcademyUniversity or college · Public · 947 on campus · 10.6 mi · Kings Point34%admitted$6knet price82%graduate$91kearningsColumbia University in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 33,821 on campus · 10.7 mi · New York4%admitted$22knet price96%graduate$102kearningsHelene Fuld College of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 722 on campus · 10.7 mi · New York17%admitted$47knet price$111kearningsBank Street College of EducationUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 375 on campus · 11 mi · New YorkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.SUNY at Purchase CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 3,180 on campus · 11.1 mi · Purchase74%admitted$19knet price63%graduate$45kearningsJersey CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,089 on campus · 11.5 mi · Teterboro, NJ68%admitted$53knet price45%graduate$66kearningsBergen Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,883 on campus · 11.6 mi · Paramus, NJ$10knet price21%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $4,913 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,234 on campus · 11.6 mi · New YorkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Vaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,135 on campus · 12.3 mi · Flushing$40knet price39%graduate$65kearningsWebb InstituteUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 105 on campus · 12.4 mi · Glen Cove14%admitted$73knet price88%graduateFelician UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,040 on campus · 13.1 mi · Lodi, NJ$40knet price47%graduate$58kearningsMarymount Manhattan CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,646 on campus · 13.2 mi · New York83%admitted$37knet price49%graduate$49kearningsNew York School of Interior DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 341 on campus · 13.2 mi · New York63%admitted$45knet price69%graduate$48kearningsCUNY Hunter CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 22,220 on campus · 13.3 mi · New York54%admitted$3knet price57%graduate$63kearningsWeill Medical College of Cornell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,386 on campus · 13.3 mi · New York$104kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.The Juilliard SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 914 on campus · 13.3 mi · New York9%admitted$44knet price93%graduate$38kearningsAmerican Musical and Dramatic AcademyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,500 on campus · 13.5 mi · New York24%admitted$41knet price72%graduate$27kearningsThe Rockefeller UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 286 on campus · 13.5 mi · New YorkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeUniversity or college · Public · 10,648 on campus · 13.7 mi · New York57%admitted$3knet price56%graduate$56kearningsMandl School-The College of Allied HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 465 on campus · 13.9 mi · New York$36knet price48%graduate$39kearningsSotheby's Institute of Art-NYUniversity or college · For-profit · 168 on campus · 14.2 mi · New YorkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY School of LawUniversity or college · Public · 677 on campus · 14.3 mi · Long Island CityGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.New York School for Medical and Dental AssistantsUniversity or college · For-profit · 281 on campus · 14.3 mi · Long Island City$20knet price65%graduate$39kearningsCUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,931 on campus · 14.4 mi · Long Island City$6knet price24%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,218 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,557 on campus · 14.4 mi · Bayside$4knet price24%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $5,210 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.LIM CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 14.4 mi · New York96%admitted$39knet price51%graduate$59kearningsTouro UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,219 on campus · 14.5 mi · New York61%admitted$30knet price72%graduate$53kearningsBerkeley College-New YorkUniversity or college · For-profit · 691 on campus · 14.5 mi · New York · mostly online$34knet price44%graduate$46kearnings64% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.SUNY College of OptometryUniversity or college · Public · 394 on campus · 14.5 mi · New YorkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY Queens CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 15,455 on campus · 14.7 mi · Queens64%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$63kearningsCUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,093 on campus · 14.7 mi · New York$6knet price23%graduateTuition and fees: $5,194 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Beth Medrash Meor YitzchokUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 222 on campus · 14.7 mi · Monsey53%admitted$13knet price21%graduateCUNY Graduate School and University CenterUniversity or college · Public · 4,811 on campus · 14.9 mi · New York68%admitted$66kearningsSt Paul's School of Nursing-QueensUniversity or college · For-profit · 945 on campus · 15 mi · Rego Park$26knet price56%graduate$104kearnings

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 it costs

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.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where Yonkers’ median household income ($83,549) falls.

CUNY Queensborough Community College14.4 mi · Bayside · sticker $12,392 · tuition $5,210$8,211a year
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice13.7 mi · New York · sticker $14,212$8,427a year
CUNY Bronx Community College6.5 mi · Bronx · sticker $12,677 · tuition $5,206$8,545a year
United States Merchant Marine Academy10.6 mi · Kings Point · sticker $9,168$8,752a year
CUNY Hunter College13.3 mi · New York · sticker $13,905$8,810a year
CUNY Hostos Community College9.4 mi · Bronx · sticker $13,069 · tuition $5,254$9,074a year
CUNY Queens College14.7 mi · Queens · sticker $14,367$9,110a year
CUNY LaGuardia Community College14.4 mi · Long Island City · sticker $13,648 · tuition $5,218$9,478a year
CUNY Lehman College5.2 mi · Bronx · sticker $14,121$9,696a year
CUNY City College9.7 mi · New York · sticker $14,403$9,982a year
CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College14.7 mi · New York · sticker $13,179 · tuition $5,194$10,816a year
Columbia University in the City of New York10.7 mi · New York · sticker $89,472$11,782a year
SUNY Westchester Community College9.4 mi · Valhalla · sticker $15,316 · tuition $5,948$12,782a year
Bergen Community College11.6 mi · Paramus, NJ · sticker $17,184 · tuition $4,913$13,927a year
Beth Medrash Meor Yitzchok14.7 mi · Monsey · sticker $25,700$15,600a year
Mercy University5.2 mi · Dobbs Ferry · sticker $32,596$17,725a year
Monroe University5.9 mi · Bronx · sticker $28,285$18,981a year
The College of Westchester7.5 mi · White Plains · sticker $31,660$20,617a year
SUNY at Purchase College11.1 mi · Purchase · sticker $29,043$20,886a year
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus9.1 mi · Teaneck, NJ · sticker $50,305$23,123a year
Manhattanville University9.9 mi · Purchase · sticker $53,499$23,287a year
SUNY Maritime College10.3 mi · Throggs Neck · sticker $29,786$23,634a year
St. Thomas Aquinas College7.5 mi · Sparkill · sticker $53,370$23,907a year
University of Mount Saint Vincent3.1 mi · Bronx · sticker $54,170$24,499a year
Barnard College10.6 mi · New York · sticker $89,538$24,753a year
Jewish Theological Seminary of America10.5 mi · New York · sticker $85,945$26,445a year
Manhattan University4.3 mi · Riverdale · sticker $64,348$26,808a year
Iona University4.4 mi · New Rochelle · sticker $60,247$29,598a year
Touro University14.5 mi · New York · sticker $40,500$31,828a year
Eastwick College-Hackensack9.9 mi · Hackensack, NJ · sticker $33,359$32,303a year
St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens15 mi · Rego Park · sticker $34,498$34,498a year
Marymount Manhattan College13.2 mi · New York · sticker $65,767$34,872a year
Sarah Lawrence CollegeIn Yonkers · sticker $82,467$35,340a year
The Juilliard School13.3 mi · New York · sticker $83,892$35,563a year
Berkeley College-New York14.5 mi · New York · mostly online · sticker $45,041$38,839a year
LIM College14.4 mi · New York · sticker $53,064$40,971a year
Felician University13.1 mi · Lodi, NJ · sticker $50,316$41,077a year
Yeshiva University7.3 mi · New York · sticker $70,892$41,944a year
Fordham University6 mi · Bronx · sticker $82,762$42,030a year
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology12.3 mi · Flushing · sticker $47,346$43,077a year
Dominican University New York8.2 mi · Orangeburg · sticker $47,802$43,764a year
Manhattan School of Music10.5 mi · New York · sticker $77,703$48,042a year
American Musical and Dramatic Academy13.5 mi · New York · sticker $65,647$51,214a year
Helene Fuld College of Nursing10.7 mi · New York · sticker $51,340$51,340a year
Jersey College11.5 mi · Teterboro, NJ · sticker $56,461$54,951a year
Webb Institute12.4 mi · Glen Cove · sticker $81,950$70,713a year
Boricua College8.8 mi · New York · sticker $24,213—a year
New York School of Interior Design13.2 mi · New York · sticker $48,730—a year
Mandl School-The College of Allied Health13.9 mi · New York · sticker $43,113—a year
New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants14.3 mi · Long Island City · sticker $27,963—a year

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.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Yonkers: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Fordham UniversityCity College (CUNY)ColumbiaHunter (CUNY)CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeQueens College (CUNY)
Columbia University in the City of New York96% graduate$102k earnings$22k typical debt
CUNY Hunter College57% graduate$63k earnings$11k typical debt
CUNY Queens College53% graduate$63k earnings$10k typical debt
Fordham University82% graduate$86k earnings$24k typical debt
CUNY City College57% graduate$66k earnings$12k typical debt
CUNY LaGuardia Community College24% graduate$42k earnings$7k typical debt
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice56% graduate$56k earnings$11k typical debt
Bergen Community College21% graduate$47k earnings$12k typical debt
CUNY Lehman College51% graduate$58k earnings$11k typical debt
CUNY Queensborough Community College24% graduate$44k earnings$9k typical debt
Touro University72% graduate$53k earnings$16k typical debt
SUNY Westchester Community College25% graduate$47k earnings$10k typical debt

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: Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus (2).

Majors

What students study in Yonkers

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field across Yonkers’ 2 colleges, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Liberal arts 93%Health professions 7%Everything else 0%

Biggest programs

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesSarah Lawrence College · 312 graduates a year
$48k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCochran School of Nursing · 48 graduates a year
$118k4 yrs out

College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.

Questions about college in Yonkers

Is Yonkers a college town?

No. About 7 of every 100 Yonkers residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New York (7). The largest campus in the city, Sarah Lawrence College, has 1,738 students on campus.

What colleges are in Yonkers?

Sarah Lawrence College and Cochran School of Nursing are inside the city. Iona University is 4.4 miles from the center, in New Rochelle, Manhattan University is 4.3 miles from the center, in New York, and the University of Mount Saint Vincent is 3.1 miles from the center, in New York.

What is the closest community college to Yonkers, and what does it cost?

Cochran School of Nursing in Yonkers, 1.9 miles away.

How much does CUNY Lehman College cost if we live in New York?

Tuition and fees are $7,410 a year in-state and $15,360 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $1,589 (under $30,000 income) to $13,600 (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 Yonkers. 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 →