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Colleges near Meadowbrook · College Scorecard

No college in Meadowbrook, but 14 within 30 miles

The closest is Brightpoint Community College in Chester, 6.9 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
6.9 mi
Brightpoint Community College
Within 30 miles
14
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
6.9 mi
Brightpoint Community College
Students nearby
52,421
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
5%
VA 7%

College from Meadowbrook

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

★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Meadowbrook

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

Brightpoint Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Chester
6.9 mi6,289 students
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Richmond
8.3 mi25,603 students
Virginia Union UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Richmond
9.2 mi1,153 students
Union Presbyterian SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Richmond
10.4 mi163 students
University of RichmondUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Richmond
10.7 mi3,630 students
Southside College of Health SciencesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Colonial Heights
12 mi91 students
Lotus Professional CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · Tuckahoe
12.6 mi161 students
Virginia State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Petersburg
13.9 mi5,107 students
J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Richmond
14.3 mi5,512 students
Bon Secours Memorial College of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Richmond
15.1 mi477 students

4 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 Meadowbrook’s median household income ($86K) 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 Meadowbrook: 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 → Brightpoint Community CollegeVirginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia Union University
Brightpoint Community College38% graduate$41k earnings$10k typical debt
Virginia Commonwealth University63% graduate$58k earnings$22k typical debt
Virginia Union University34% graduate$38k earnings$29k 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 Meadowbrook. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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