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Colleges near Wallingford · College Scorecard

No college in Wallingford, but 20 within 30 miles

The closest is Quinnipiac University in Hamden, 5.4 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
5.4 mi
Quinnipiac University
Within 30 miles
20
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
22.5 mi
Connecticut State Community College
Students nearby
107,065
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
6%
CT 7%

College from Wallingford

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College within reach20 colleges are within 30 miles. The closest, Quinnipiac University, is 5.4 miles away.A community college nearbyConnecticut State Community College is 22.5 miles away, about $11,513 a year after aid.A top college nearbyWesleyan University (10.1 miles) admits 16% of applicants.
★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Wallingford

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

10 mi20 mi30 mi University of New Haven Central Connecticut State University Sacred Heart University Yale University Connecticut State Community College Wallingford
University or collegeCommunity college
Quinnipiac UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Hamden
5.4 mi7,803 students
Wesleyan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Middletown
10.1 mi3,207 students
Albertus Magnus CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · New Haven
10.7 mi715 students
Southern Connecticut State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · New Haven
11.4 mi7,886 students
Yale UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · New Haven
12 mi15,025 students
Holy Apostles College and SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Cromwell
13.1 mi57 students
University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusUniversity or college · Public · Waterbury
13.9 mi745 students
University of New HavenUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · West Haven
14.1 mi8,817 students
Post UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · Waterbury
15.3 mi1,212 students
Central Connecticut State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · New Britain
16.3 mi9,333 students

10 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 Wallingford’s median household income ($105K) falls.

Yale University12 mi · New Haven · sticker $88,300 $12,558a year
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus13.9 mi · Waterbury · sticker $22,933 $15,621a year
Post University15.3 mi · Waterbury · sticker $28,897 $16,362a year
Wesleyan University10.1 mi · Middletown · sticker $89,020 $17,294a year
Central Connecticut State University16.3 mi · New Britain · sticker $24,870 $18,336a year
Southern Connecticut State University11.4 mi · New Haven · sticker $29,673 $22,532a year
Trinity College20.8 mi · Hartford · sticker $87,840 $24,369a year
Albertus Magnus College10.7 mi · New Haven · sticker $59,407 $30,273a year
University of New Haven14.1 mi · West Haven · sticker $66,962 $34,853a year
Quinnipiac University5.4 mi · Hamden · sticker $72,215 $39,096a 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 Wallingford: 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 → Quinnipiac UniversityWesleyan UniversityAlbertus Magnus College
Quinnipiac University76% graduate$84k earnings$26k typical debt
Wesleyan University93% graduate$74k earnings$17k typical debt
Albertus Magnus College51% graduate$60k earnings$31k 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 Wallingford. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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