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Colleges near Shrewsbury · College Scorecard

No college in Shrewsbury, but 2 within 30 miles

The closest is Vermont Law and Graduate School in Royalton, 26.7 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
26.7 mi
Vermont Law and Graduate School
Within 30 miles
2
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
27.8 mi
River Valley Community College
Students nearby
923
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
3%
VT 7%

College from Shrewsbury

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★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Shrewsbury

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

10 mi20 mi30 mi Vermont Law and Graduate School River Valley Community College Shrewsbury
University or collegeCommunity college
Vermont Law and Graduate SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Royalton
26.7 mi439 students
River Valley Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Claremont
27.8 mi484 students

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 Shrewsbury’s median household income ($91K) 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 Shrewsbury: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → River Valley Community College
River Valley Community College22% graduate$45k earnings$16k 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 Shrewsbury. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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