Photo: Carmenshields · CC BY 3.0William & Mary is 11.5 miles from Gloucester Point
No college sits inside Gloucester Point’s boundary, but William & Mary’s campus in Williamsburg, with 8,636 students on campus, is 11.5 miles from the center of town, and Virginia Peninsula Community College is 15 miles away in Hampton. About 3% of Gloucester Point’s 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 Gloucester Point. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Gloucester Point
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Gloucester Point
All 3 are public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Gloucester Point.
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 Gloucester Point’s median household income ($74,001) 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 Gloucester Point: 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 Gloucester Point
Is Gloucester Point a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Gloucester Point residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Virginia (7). The nearest campus, William & Mary, is 11.5 miles away in Williamsburg.
What colleges are near Gloucester Point?
Within 15 miles: William & Mary (11.5 miles, 8,636 students on campus), Christopher Newport University (14.4 miles, 4,503) and Virginia Peninsula Community College (15 miles, 4,261).
What is the closest community college to Gloucester Point, and what does it cost?
Virginia Peninsula Community College in Hampton, 15 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,088 a year for Virginia residents; the federal net price, $7,012, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does William & Mary cost if we live in Virginia?
Tuition and fees are $25,914 a year in-state and $51,038 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $3,106 (under $30,000 income) to $34,370 (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 Gloucester Point. 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 →