Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0The University of Mary Washington is 2 miles from Falmouth
No college sits inside Falmouth’s boundary, but the University of Mary Washington’s campus in Fredericksburg, with 3,605 students on campus, is 2 miles from the center of town, and Germanna Community College is 17.5 miles away in Locust Grove. About 10% of Falmouth’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as 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 Falmouth. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Falmouth
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Falmouth
One private college within 6.4 miles, and one public college within 2 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 Over $110k, where Falmouth’s median household income ($111,977) 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 Falmouth: 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 Falmouth
Is Falmouth a college town?
No. About 10 of every 100 Falmouth residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Virginia (7). The nearest campus, the University of Mary Washington, is 2 miles away in Fredericksburg.
What colleges are near Falmouth?
Within 15 miles: the University of Mary Washington (2 miles, 3,605 students on campus) and Eastern Virginia Career College (6.4 miles, 206).
What is the closest community college to Falmouth, and what does it cost?
Germanna Community College in Locust Grove, 17.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,257 a year for Virginia residents; the federal net price, $5,541, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Mary Washington cost if we live in Virginia?
Tuition and fees are $14,640 a year in-state and $27,560 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,304 (under $30,000 income) to $30,986 (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 Falmouth. 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 →