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Colleges near Indian Head · College Scorecard

No college in Indian Head, but 36 within 30 miles

The closest is College of Southern Maryland in La Plata, 8.4 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
8.4 mi
College of Southern Maryland
Within 30 miles
36
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
8.4 mi
College of Southern Maryland
Students nearby
221,116
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
5%
MD 7%

College from Indian Head

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

★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Indian Head

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

College of Southern MarylandCommunity college · Public · La Plata
8.4 mi3,642 students
Washington University of Science and TechnologyUniversity or college · For-profit · Alexandria
14.6 mi1,008 students
Northern Virginia Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Wakefield
16.8 mi48,232 students
George Mason UniversityUniversity or college · Public · George Mason
18.1 mi32,320 students
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls ChurchUniversity or college · For-profit · Annandale
18.4 mi284 students
DeVry University-VirginiaUniversity or college · For-profit · Arlington
19 mi11 students
Strayer University-MarylandUniversity or college · For-profit · Camp Springs
20.3 mi7 students
Strayer University-VirginiaUniversity or college · For-profit · Arlington
20.6 mi47 students
University of Management and TechnologyUniversity or college · For-profit · Arlington
21.1 mi4 students
Marymount UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Arlington
21.3 mi2,811 students

26 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 Indian Head’s median household income ($89K) 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 Indian Head: 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 → College of Southern MarylandNorthern Virginia Community CollegeGeorge Mason University
College of Southern Maryland33% graduate$44k earnings$9k typical debt
Northern Virginia Community College33% graduate$54k earnings$11k typical debt
George Mason University68% graduate$76k 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 Indian Head. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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