The University of Scranton is 7.9 miles from Hughestown
No college sits inside Hughestown’s boundary, but the University of Scranton’s campus in Scranton, with 4,425 students on campus, is 7.9 miles from the center of town, and Johnson College is 10.7 miles away in Scranton. About 2% of Hughestown’s residents are enrolled in college, below Pennsylvania (6%).
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 Hughestown. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Hughestown
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Hughestown
Nine private colleges within 10.7 miles, two public colleges within 12.9 miles, and two 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 $75–110k, where Hughestown’s median household income ($84,091) 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 Hughestown: 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: Fortis Institute-Scranton (2); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton (22); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre (22).
Questions about college near Hughestown
Is Hughestown a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Hughestown residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, the University of Scranton, is 7.9 miles away in Scranton.
What colleges are near Hughestown?
12 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Scranton (7.9 miles, 4,425 students on campus), Luzerne County Community College (14.8 miles, 3,643) and Marywood University (10.1 miles, 2,410).
What is the closest community college to Hughestown, and what does it cost?
Johnson College in Scranton, 10.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $21,225 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $19,954, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $15,208 a year in-state and $25,392 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $14,322 (under $30,000 income) to $23,599 (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 Hughestown. 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 →