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Colleges near Mendon · College Scorecard

No college in Mendon, but 17 within 30 miles

The closest is Elim Bible Institute and College in Lima, 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
Elim Bible Institute and College
Within 30 miles
17
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
5.9 mi
Elim Bible Institute and College
Students nearby
57,836
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
5%
NY 7%

College from Mendon

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★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Mendon

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

Elim Bible Institute and CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Lima
5.9 mi73 students
Nazareth UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Pittsford
8.4 mi2,408 students
St Bernard's School of Theology and MinistryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Pittsford
8.4 mi40 students
Monroe Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Brighton
8.6 mi6,485 students
Rochester Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Henrietta
9.2 mi16,249 students
St. John Fisher UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Pittsford
9.5 mi3,032 students
University of RochesterUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Rochester
10.7 mi10,957 students
Talmudical Institute of Upstate New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Rochester
11.4 mi18 students
Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Rochester
12.3 mi31 students
Northeastern SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Chili
15.7 mi55 students

7 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

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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 Mendon’s median household income ($132K) 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 Mendon: 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 → Nazareth UniversityMonroe Community CollegeRochester Institute of Technology
Nazareth University73% graduate$56k earnings$26k typical debt
Monroe Community College27% graduate$40k earnings$10k typical debt
Rochester Institute of Technology70% graduate$77k earnings$27k 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 Mendon. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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