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Colleges near Canandaigua · College Scorecard

No college in Canandaigua, but 15 within 30 miles

The closest is Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaigua, 2.4 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
2.4 mi
Finger Lakes Community College
Within 30 miles
15
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
2.4 mi
Finger Lakes Community College
Students nearby
50,323
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
4%
NY 7%

College from Canandaigua

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

★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Canandaigua

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

10 mi20 mi30 mi SUNY College at Geneseo Monroe Community College University of Rochester Rochester Institute of Technology Canandaigua
University or collegeCommunity college
Finger Lakes Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Canandaigua
2.4 mi4,113 students
Finger Lakes Health College of Nursing & Health SciencesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Geneva
14.8 mi65 students
Hobart William Smith CollegesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Geneva
15.1 mi1,669 students
Elim Bible Institute and CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lima
17 mi73 students
Nazareth UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Pittsford
19 mi2,408 students
St Bernard's School of Theology and MinistryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Pittsford
19.3 mi40 students
St. John Fisher UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Pittsford
19.6 mi3,032 students
Keuka CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Jerusalem
21.2 mi855 students
Monroe Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Brighton
22.2 mi6,485 students
Talmudical Institute of Upstate New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Rochester
23.2 mi18 students

5 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 $48–75k, where Canandaigua’s median household income ($65K) 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 Canandaigua: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → Finger Lakes Community CollegeHobart William Smith CollegesNazareth University
Finger Lakes Community College30% graduate$40k earnings$13k typical debt
Hobart William Smith Colleges77% graduate$69k earnings$27k typical debt
Nazareth University73% graduate$56k earnings$26k 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 Canandaigua. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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