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Colleges near Grosse Pointe Woods · College Scorecard

No college in Grosse Pointe Woods, but 21 within 30 miles

The closest is Macomb Community College in Warren, 5.9 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
5.9 mi
Macomb Community College
Within 30 miles
21
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
5.9 mi
Macomb Community College
Students nearby
99,249
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
5%
MI 6%

College from Grosse Pointe Woods

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★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Grosse Pointe Woods

Every degree-granting college within 30 miles of the center of Grosse Pointe Woods.

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 Grosse Pointe Woods’s median household income ($126K) 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 Grosse Pointe Woods: 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 → Macomb Community CollegeCollege for Creative StudiesWayne State University
Macomb Community College18% graduate$42k earnings$6k typical debt
College for Creative Studies71% graduate$45k earnings$26k typical debt
Wayne State University58% graduate$53k earnings$21k 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 Grosse Pointe Woods. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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