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Colleges near Roxbury · College Scorecard

No college in Roxbury, but 13 within 30 miles

The closest is Post University in Waterbury, 11.2 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
11.2 mi
Post University
Within 30 miles
13
degree-granting colleges
Students nearby
74,633
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
6%
CT 7%

College from Roxbury

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

College within reach13 colleges are within 30 miles. The closest, Post University, is 11.2 miles away.A top college nearbyYale University (25.5 miles) admits 4% of applicants.
★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Roxbury

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

10 mi20 mi30 mi University of New Haven Central Connecticut State University Sacred Heart University Yale University Roxbury
University or collegeCommunity college
Post UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · Waterbury
11.2 mi1,212 students
Western Connecticut State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Danbury
13.2 mi3,833 students
University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusUniversity or college · Public · Waterbury
13.3 mi745 students
Quinnipiac UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Hamden
22.8 mi7,803 students
Sacred Heart UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Fairfield
23.3 mi9,987 students
Southern Connecticut State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · New Haven
23.7 mi7,886 students
Albertus Magnus CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · New Haven
24.7 mi715 students
University of New HavenUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · West Haven
25.2 mi8,817 students
Yale UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · New Haven
25.5 mi15,025 students
Fairfield UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Fairfield
27.6 mi5,903 students

3 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.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college near Roxbury: 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 → Post UniversityWestern Connecticut State UniversityUniversity of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus
Post University25% graduate$39k earnings$30k typical debt
Western Connecticut State University52% graduate$59k earnings$24k typical debt
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus53% 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 Roxbury’s median household income ($124K) falls.

Post University11.2 mi · Waterbury · sticker $28,897 $13,127a year
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus13.3 mi · Waterbury · sticker $22,933 $20,538a year
Western Connecticut State University13.2 mi · Danbury · sticker $24,877 $21,318a year
Southern Connecticut State University23.7 mi · New Haven · sticker $29,673 $27,809a year
Albertus Magnus College24.7 mi · New Haven · sticker $59,407 $31,523a year
University of New Haven25.2 mi · West Haven · sticker $66,962 $38,385a year
Quinnipiac University22.8 mi · Hamden · sticker $72,215 $42,891a year
Yale University25.5 mi · New Haven · sticker $88,300 $45,951a year
Sacred Heart University23.3 mi · Fairfield · sticker $69,289 $48,217a year
Fairfield University27.6 mi · Fairfield · sticker $76,074 $50,773a 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 Roxbury. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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