Photo: Nyttend · Public domainChowan University is 11.2 miles from Boykins
No college sits inside Boykins’ boundary, but Chowan University’s campus in Murfreesboro, with 633 students on campus, is 11.2 miles from the center of town, and Paul D Camp Community College is 16 miles away in Franklin. About 2% of Boykins’ residents are enrolled in college, below Virginia (7%).
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 Boykins. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Boykins
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Boykins
One private college within 11.2 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Christopher Newport University, is 51.4 miles away.
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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Boykins’ median household income ($61,042) 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: 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.
Questions about college near Boykins
Is Boykins a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Boykins residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Virginia (7). The nearest campus, Chowan University, is 11.2 miles away in Murfreesboro.
What colleges are near Boykins?
Within 15 miles: Chowan University (11.2 miles, 633 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Boykins, and what does it cost?
Paul D Camp Community College in Franklin, 16 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,012 a year for Virginia residents; the federal net price, $4,126, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Christopher Newport University cost if we live in Virginia?
Tuition and fees are $16,828 a year in-state and $31,178 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $12,461 (under $30,000 income) to $30,584 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Boykins. 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 →