Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Saint Michael's College is 5.7 miles from Williston
No college sits inside Williston’s boundary, but Saint Michael's College’s campus in Colchester, with 1,331 students on campus, is 5.7 miles from the center of town, and Community College of Vermont is 27.8 miles away in Montpelier. About 6% of Williston’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Vermont (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 Williston. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Williston
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Williston
Two private colleges within 6.1 miles, and one public college within 6 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 $75–110k, where Williston’s median household income ($106,967) 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 Williston: 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 Williston
Is Williston a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Williston residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Vermont (7). The nearest campus, Saint Michael's College, is 5.7 miles away in Colchester.
What colleges are near Williston?
Within 15 miles: Saint Michael's College (5.7 miles, 1,331 students on campus), the University of Vermont (6 miles, 13,848) and Champlain College (6.1 miles, 1,782).
What is the closest community college to Williston, and what does it cost?
Community College of Vermont in Montpelier, 27.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,920 a year for Vermont residents; the federal net price, $13,696, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Vermont cost if we live in Vermont?
Tuition and fees are $19,058 a year in-state and $45,502 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,127 (under $30,000 income) to $25,775 (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 Williston. 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 →