Guest, Sign inJoin
Church of St MaryChurch of St Mary · Photo: Jiffyhelper · CC BY-SA 4.0
Colleges and universities in and near Wavendon

The Open University is 1.4 miles from Wavendon

No college sits inside the town; The Open University is 1.4 miles away in Milton Keynes.

Cranfield University
Within 15 miles
6
student numbers to come (HESA)
Nearest college
1.4 mi
The Open University
Full-time students
5%
Below England (8%) · residents 16+
Nearest further education college
3.6 mi
Milton Keynes College
Nearest university
1.4 mi
The Open University
Tuition fee
£9,790
a year at most, England, 2026–27

What stands out about college from Wavendon

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

A university 1.4 miles awayThe Open University’s campus is in Milton Keynes.A further education college 3.6 miles awayMilton Keynes College: courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.
Every college

Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Wavendon

6 within 15 miles: 3 universities, 3 further education colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miThe Open UniversityCranfield UniversityCentral Bedfordshire CBedford CollegeBuckinghamWavendon
UniversityFurther education college
The Open UniversityUniversity · 1.4 mi · Milton Keynes—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Milton Keynes CollegeFurther education college · 3.6 mi · Milton Keynes—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Cranfield UniversityUniversity · 3.9 mi · Cranfield4,825students (Wikidata, 2020)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Central Bedfordshire CollegeFurther education college · 11.4 mi · Dunstable—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Bedford CollegeFurther education college · 11.5 mi · Bedford—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
University of BuckinghamUniversity · 13.7 mi · Buckingham—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
What it costs

What would you pay?

Fees are set nationally, not by each university: in 2026–27 an English university can charge a home student up to £9,790 a year, and so can a Welsh one; Northern Ireland’s charge their own students up to £4,985; Scottish students pay no tuition fee at a Scottish university. Further education colleges are free for most 16 to 18 year olds. There is no family-by-family price to show, so this page doesn’t make one up.

Questions about college near Wavendon

Is Wavendon a university town?

No. 5 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students (Census 2021), against 8 across England.

What colleges are near Wavendon?

The Open University (1.4 mi); Milton Keynes College (3.6 mi); Cranfield University (3.9 mi, 4,825 students); Central Bedfordshire College (11.4 mi); Bedford College (11.5 mi); University of Buckingham (13.7 mi).

Where can you study after 16 near Wavendon?

Milton Keynes College, 3.6 miles away in Milton Keynes, teaches courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.

What does university cost here?

Fees are set nationally, not by each university: in 2026–27 an English university can charge a home student up to £9,790 a year, and so can a Welsh one; Northern Ireland’s charge their own students up to £4,985; Scottish students pay no tuition fee at a Scottish university. Further education colleges are free for most 16 to 18 year olds. There is no family-by-family price to show, so this page doesn’t make one up.

Neighbours talk college

Students, parents, alumni and the neighbours next door.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Colleges and universities: Wikidata (CC0): each institution with a UKPRN, its point and its students count, and, for Scottish colleges and university campuses away from the seat, our list placed from postcodes (postcodes.io, OGL). To come: Discover Uni teaching locations and HESA student numbers (CC BY 4.0). Students: Census 2021 (England, Wales, Northern Ireland) and Scotland’s Census 2022, full-time students among residents aged 16 and over (OGL). Straight-line distances from the centre of Wavendon. Colleges are described, not graded; the University town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents aged 16 and over are full-time students. Fees: the UK and devolved governments, 2026–27. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, through each institution’s Wikidata item; author and licence on each.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.