Photo: CZmarlin — This image is licensed under the Creative Commons license assuming that proper attribution (Christopher Ziemnowicz) is provided. If you use this image anywhere other than Wikipedia please leave a note at Wikipedia [1]. · CC BY 3.0West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine is 12.3 miles from Alderson
No college sits inside Alderson’s boundary, but West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine’s campus in Lewisburg, with 795 students on campus, is 12.3 miles from the center of town, and New River Community and Technical College is 27.1 miles away in Beaver. About 0% of Alderson’s residents are enrolled in college, below West Virginia (5%).
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 Alderson. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Alderson
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Alderson
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Alderson.
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.
Questions about college near Alderson
Is Alderson a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Alderson residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below West Virginia (5). The nearest campus, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, is 12.3 miles away in Lewisburg.
What colleges are near Alderson?
Within 15 miles: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (12.3 miles, 795 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Alderson, and what does it cost?
New River Community and Technical College in Beaver, 27.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,156 a year for West Virginia residents; the federal net price, $3,599, counts housing and food at full cost.
Neighbors talk college
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 Alderson. 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 →