Croydon is home to Croydon College

Croydon College and Harris Federation Post 16 are inside Croydon; the nearest university campus outside it is Goldsmiths, University of London, 7.4 miles away in Lewisham.

Within 15 miles

student numbers to come (HESA)

Nearest college

in Croydon

Croydon College

Full-time students

About the same as England (8%) · residents 16+

Nearest further education college

in Croydon

Croydon College

Nearest university

7.4 mi

Goldsmiths, University of London

Tuition fee

£9,790

a year at most, England, 2026–27

What stands out about college in Croydon

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

A further education college in CroydonCroydon College’s campus is in Croydon.

Every college

Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Croydon

64 within 15 miles: 35 universities, 29 further education colleges.

UniversityFurther education college

Croydon CollegeFurther education college · in Croydon—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Harris Federation Post 16Further education college · in Croydon—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

London South East CollegesFurther education college · 5.5 mi · Bromley—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

St Francis Xavier Sixth Form CollegeFurther education college · 6.1 mi · Wandsworth—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

RR6Further education college · 6.4 mi · Merton—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Lambeth CollegeFurther education college · 6.4 mi · Lambeth—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

North East Surrey College of TechnologyFurther education college · 7 mi · Ewell—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Goldsmiths, University of LondonUniversity · 7.4 mi · Lewisham8,836students (Wikidata)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and DanceUniversity · 8.2 mi · Greenwich—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

University of GreenwichUniversity · 8.6 mi · Greenwich—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

The Marine Society College of the SeaFurther education college · 8.6 mi · Lambeth—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Kensington and Chelsea CollegeFurther education college · 8.7 mi · Kensington and Chelsea—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

And 52 smaller schools with 219,245 students in all.

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 Croydon

Is Croydon a university town?

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

What colleges are in Croydon?

Croydon College; Harris Federation Post 16.

Where can you study after 16 near Croydon?

Croydon College, 0.3 miles away in Croydon, teaches courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.

What does university cost here?

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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 Croydon. 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.

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