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Colleges near Pomfret · College Scorecard

No college in Pomfret, but 16 within 30 miles

The closest is Nichols College in Dudley, 12.3 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
12.3 mi
Nichols College
Within 30 miles
16
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
27.5 mi
Community College of Rhode Island
Students nearby
93,164
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
6%
CT 7%

College from Pomfret

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

College within reach16 colleges are within 30 miles. The closest, Nichols College, is 12.3 miles away.A community college nearbyCommunity College of Rhode Island is 27.5 miles away, about $6,513 a year after aid.A top college nearbyCollege of the Holy Cross (26.9 miles) admits 18% of applicants.
★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Pomfret

Every degree-granting college within 30 miles of the center of Pomfret.

10 mi20 mi30 mi Worcester State University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Community College of Rhode Island Brown University University of Connecticut Pomfret
University or collegeCommunity college
Nichols CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Dudley
12.3 mi1,058 students
University of ConnecticutUniversity or college · Public · Mansfield
14.9 mi25,869 students
Eastern Connecticut State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Windham
16.2 mi3,923 students
Bryant UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Smithfield
22.5 mi3,504 students
Rhode Island CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Providence
26.1 mi5,586 students
College of the Holy CrossUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Worcester
26.9 mi3,035 students
Community College of Rhode IslandCommunity college · Public · Warwick
27.5 mi9,996 students
Clark UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Worcester
27.5 mi4,118 students
Providence CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Providence
27.6 mi4,576 students
New England Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · East Greenwich
28.1 mi1,751 students

6 more within 30 miles.

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where Pomfret’s median household income ($108K) falls.

Community College of Rhode Island27.5 mi · Warwick · sticker $12,725 $6,965a year
Rhode Island College26.1 mi · Providence · sticker $17,454 $12,809a year
Eastern Connecticut State University16.2 mi · Windham · sticker $31,983 $21,109a year
Clark University27.5 mi · Worcester · sticker $68,432 $25,062a year
College of the Holy Cross26.9 mi · Worcester · sticker $80,334 $27,711a year
University of Connecticut14.9 mi · Mansfield · sticker $39,426 $28,285a year
Providence College27.6 mi · Providence · sticker $80,466 $33,169a year
Nichols College12.3 mi · Dudley · sticker $58,310 $33,851a year
New England Institute of Technology28.1 mi · East Greenwich · sticker $48,543 $39,100a year
Bryant University22.5 mi · Smithfield · sticker $69,964 $39,680a year

Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college near Pomfret: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → Nichols CollegeUniversity of ConnecticutEastern Connecticut State University
Nichols College63% graduate$58k earnings$27k typical debt
University of Connecticut83% graduate$74k earnings$22k typical debt
Eastern Connecticut State University58% graduate$56k earnings$24k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Pomfret. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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