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Colleges near Brookside · College Scorecard

No college in Brookside, but 18 within 30 miles

The closest is University of Delaware in Newark, 2.6 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
2.6 mi
University of Delaware
Within 30 miles
18
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
12.8 mi
Salem Community College
Students nearby
65,333
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
6%
DE 7%

College from Brookside

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

College within reach18 colleges are within 30 miles. The closest, University of Delaware, is 2.6 miles away.A community college nearbySalem Community College is 12.8 miles away, about $10,816 a year after aid.A top college nearbyWilliamson College of the Trades (22.5 miles) admits 22% of applicants.
★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Brookside

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

10 mi20 mi30 mi Lincoln University Wilmington University Widener University Delaware County Community College West Chester University of Pennsylvania Brookside
University or collegeCommunity college
University of DelawareUniversity or college · Public · Newark
2.6 mi22,523 students
Goldey-Beacom CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Pike Creek Valley
5.3 mi868 students
Wilmington UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Wilmington Manor
6.5 mi3,737 students
Strayer University-DelawareUniversity or college · For-profit · Wilmington
10 mi1 students
Salem Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Carneys Point
12.8 mi931 students
Cecil CollegeCommunity college · Public · North East
13.4 mi1,555 students
Lincoln UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Lower Oxford
15.2 mi1,848 students
Neumann UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Aston
20.2 mi1,914 students
Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · Thornbury
20.7 mi696 students
West Chester University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · West Chester
20.7 mi15,394 students

8 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 Brookside’s median household income ($78K) falls.

Williamson College of the Trades22.5 mi · Middletown · sticker $37,263 $1,545a year
Salem Community College12.8 mi · Carneys Point · sticker $17,857 $14,568a year
University of Delaware2.6 mi · Newark · sticker $30,952 $17,401a year
Goldey-Beacom College5.3 mi · Pike Creek Valley · sticker $26,502 $19,540a year
Wilmington University6.5 mi · Wilmington Manor · sticker $19,644 $19,644a year
Lincoln University15.2 mi · Lower Oxford · sticker $28,505 $19,881a year
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania20.7 mi · Thornbury · sticker $26,782 $20,215a year
West Chester University of Pennsylvania20.7 mi · West Chester · sticker $28,394 $24,715a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine22.6 mi · Middletown · sticker $31,088 $25,067a year
Neumann University20.2 mi · Aston · sticker $57,180 $30,495a 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 Brookside: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → University of DelawareGoldey-Beacom CollegeWilmington University
University of Delaware81% graduate$73k earnings$25k typical debt
Goldey-Beacom College57% graduate$60k earnings$19k typical debt
Wilmington University20% graduate$54k earnings$20k 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 Brookside. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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