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Colleges near Lake Barcroft · College Scorecard

No college in Lake Barcroft, but 43 within 30 miles

The closest is Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church in Annandale, 3.3 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
3.3 mi
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church
Within 30 miles
43
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
4.4 mi
Northern Virginia Community College
Students nearby
246,320
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
8%
VA 7%

College from Lake Barcroft

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

★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Lake Barcroft

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

Arizona College of Nursing-Falls ChurchUniversity or college · For-profit · Annandale
3.3 mi284 students
Marymount UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Arlington
4.1 mi2,811 students
Northern Virginia Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Wakefield
4.4 mi48,232 students
Strayer University-VirginiaUniversity or college · For-profit · Arlington
4.8 mi47 students
University of the Potomac-VA CampusUniversity or college · For-profit · Idylwood
4.9 mi547 students
Washington University of Science and TechnologyUniversity or college · For-profit · Alexandria
5.3 mi1,008 students
Chamberlain University-VirginiaUniversity or college · For-profit · Tysons
5.3 mi540 students
Virginia University of Integrative MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Tysons
5.4 mi251 students
University of Management and TechnologyUniversity or college · For-profit · Arlington
5.6 mi4 students
DeVry University-VirginiaUniversity or college · For-profit · Arlington
5.9 mi11 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 Lake Barcroft’s median household income ($141K) 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 Lake Barcroft: 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 → Marymount UniversityNorthern Virginia Community CollegeStrayer University-Virginia
Marymount University54% graduate$68k earnings$25k typical debt
Northern Virginia Community College33% graduate$54k earnings$11k typical debt
Strayer University-Virginia36% graduate$40k earnings$41k 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 Lake Barcroft. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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