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Colleges near Preston · College Scorecard

No college in Preston, but 8 within 30 miles

The closest is Connecticut College in New London, 10.9 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
10.9 mi
Connecticut College
Within 30 miles
8
degree-granting colleges
Students nearby
52,213
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
5%
CT 7%

College from Preston

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

College within reach8 colleges are within 30 miles. The closest, Connecticut College, is 10.9 miles away.A top college nearbyUnited States Coast Guard Academy (11 miles) admits 22% of applicants.
★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Preston

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

10 mi20 mi30 mi United States Coast Guard Academy New England Institute of Technology Connecticut College Eastern Connecticut State University University of Rhode Island University of Connecticut Preston
University or collegeCommunity college
Connecticut CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · New London
10.9 mi1,995 students
United States Coast Guard AcademyUniversity or college · Public · New London
11 mi1,081 students
Mitchell CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · New London
13.9 mi500 students
University of Connecticut-Avery PointUniversity or college · Public · Groton
14.3 mi473 students
Eastern Connecticut State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Windham
17.8 mi3,923 students
University of ConnecticutUniversity or college · Public · Mansfield
23.7 mi25,869 students
University of Rhode IslandUniversity or college · Public · South Kingstown
24.9 mi16,621 students
New England Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · East Greenwich
27.8 mi1,751 students

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.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

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

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → Connecticut CollegeMitchell CollegeUniversity of Connecticut-Avery Point
Connecticut College82% graduate$75k earnings$24k typical debt
Mitchell College42% graduate$39k earnings$25k typical debt
University of Connecticut-Avery Point62% graduate$74k earnings$22k 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.

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 Over $110k, where Preston’s median household income ($117K) falls.

University of Connecticut-Avery Point14.3 mi · Groton · sticker $23,337 $21,757a year
Eastern Connecticut State University17.8 mi · Windham · sticker $31,983 $24,346a year
University of Rhode Island24.9 mi · South Kingstown · sticker $34,321 $28,460a year
University of Connecticut23.7 mi · Mansfield · sticker $39,426 $33,797a year
Mitchell College13.9 mi · New London · sticker $55,621 $35,675a year
New England Institute of Technology27.8 mi · East Greenwich · sticker $48,543 $42,414a year
Connecticut College10.9 mi · New London · sticker $84,623 $47,031a 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.

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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 Preston. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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