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Colleges near Glen Echo · College Scorecard

No college in Glen Echo, but 43 within 30 miles

The closest is Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, 3.5 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
3.5 mi
Wesley Theological Seminary
Within 30 miles
43
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
9 mi
Montgomery College
Students nearby
246,320
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
0%
MD 7%

College from Glen Echo

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

★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Glen Echo

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

Wesley Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Washington
3.5 mi378 students
American UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Washington
3.6 mi11,897 students
Marymount UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Arlington
4.4 mi2,811 students
University of the District of ColumbiaUniversity or college · Public · Washington
4.4 mi3,833 students
SANS Technology InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · North Bethesda
5.3 mi119 students
Georgetown UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Washington
5.5 mi17,465 students
University of the Potomac-VA CampusUniversity or college · For-profit · Idylwood
5.8 mi547 students
Chamberlain University-VirginiaUniversity or college · For-profit · Tysons
5.8 mi540 students
Virginia University of Integrative MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Tysons
6 mi251 students
Strayer University-VirginiaUniversity or college · For-profit · Arlington
6.2 mi47 students

33 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 Over $110k, where Glen Echo’s median household income ($214K) falls.

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 Glen Echo: 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 → American UniversityMarymount UniversityUniversity of the District of Columbia
American University75% graduate$77k earnings$23k typical debt
Marymount University54% graduate$68k earnings$25k typical debt
University of the District of Columbia33% graduate$44k earnings$25k 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 Glen Echo. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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