Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0Bryant University is 6 miles from Woonsocket
No college sits inside Woonsocket’s boundary, but Bryant University’s campus in Smithfield, with 3,504 students on campus, is 6 miles from the center of town, and Community College of Rhode Island is 20 miles away in Warwick. About 5% of Woonsocket’s residents are enrolled in college, below Rhode Island (8%).
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 Woonsocket. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Woonsocket
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Woonsocket
Seven private colleges within 14.2 miles, and one public college within 11.1 miles.
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 Woonsocket’s median household income ($61,059) 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 Woonsocket: 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: Johnson & Wales University-Providence (3).
Questions about college near Woonsocket
Is Woonsocket a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Woonsocket residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Rhode Island (8). The nearest campus, Bryant University, is 6 miles away in Smithfield.
What colleges are near Woonsocket?
8 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Brown University (13.1 miles, 11,009 students on campus), Rhode Island College (11.1 miles, 5,586) and Providence College (11.4 miles, 4,576).
What is the closest community college to Woonsocket, and what does it cost?
Community College of Rhode Island in Warwick, 20 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,550 a year for Rhode Island residents; the federal net price, $6,513, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Rhode Island College cost if we live in Rhode Island?
Tuition and fees are $11,300 a year in-state and $27,299 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $6,378 (under $30,000 income) to $15,681 (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 Woonsocket. 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 →