Columbia CDP, MD
ZIP 21029 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
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School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 21029
K-12 nearby
100
Public
68
Private
32
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 21029 (Columbia, MD) is associated with Howard County Public Schools (LEA 2400420) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.
Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 100 K-12 schools (68 public, 32 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.2 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.5% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.
The nearest college/university on US5 is Howard Community College about 4.4 miles away (2yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Howard County Public Schools
LEA ID
2400420
Private school share (ACS)
0.5%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Howard Community College4.4 miles (7.0 km)2yr-public
- Maryland University of Integrative Health5.0 miles (8.1 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia7.1 miles (11.4 km)2yr-private
- Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital12.4 miles (20.0 km)4yr-private
- Capitol Technology University12.9 miles (20.8 km)4yr-private
- Montgomery College13.3 miles (21.5 km)2yr-public
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County13.6 miles (21.9 km)4yr-public
- SANS Technology Institute14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland-College Park15.6 miles (25.1 km)4yr-public
- Washington Adventist University15.8 miles (25.5 km)4yr-private
- Ner Israel Rabbinical College16.3 miles (26.3 km)4yr-private
- Bowie State University17.2 miles (27.7 km)4yr-public
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- Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College17.3 miles (27.8 km)4yr-private
- Coppin State University17.4 miles (28.1 km)4yr-public
- Baltimore City Community College17.5 miles (28.1 km)2yr-public
- Stevenson University17.7 miles (28.5 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland, Baltimore18.6 miles (30.0 km)4yr-public
- Fortis College-Landover18.9 miles (30.4 km)2yr-private
- Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore19.1 miles (30.7 km)4yr-private
- Maryland Institute College of Art19.3 miles (31.0 km)4yr-private
- University of Baltimore19.4 miles (31.3 km)4yr-public
- The Catholic University of America19.4 miles (31.3 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family19.5 miles (31.4 km)4yr-private
- University of the District of Columbia19.5 miles (31.4 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland19.6 miles (31.5 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland-Research Centers19.6 miles (31.5 km)4yr-public
- Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies19.6 miles (31.5 km)4yr-private
- Johns Hopkins University19.8 miles (31.8 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Washington University19.9 miles (32.1 km)4yr-private
- Wesley Theological Seminary20.2 miles (32.5 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Maryland20.3 miles (32.6 km)4yr-private
- Howard University20.4 miles (32.8 km)4yr-private
- American University20.4 miles (32.8 km)4yr-private
- Notre Dame of Maryland University20.5 miles (33.0 km)4yr-private
- Gallaudet University21.2 miles (34.2 km)4yr-private
- Institute of World Politics21.3 miles (34.3 km)4yr-private
- Saint Michael College of Allied Health21.4 miles (34.4 km)2yr-private
- NewU University21.4 miles (34.5 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland Global Campus21.6 miles (34.8 km)4yr-public
- Strayer University-District of Columbia21.7 miles (34.9 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Global Region21.7 miles (34.9 km)4yr-private
- National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts21.7 miles (35.0 km)2yr-private
- Career Technical Institute21.8 miles (35.0 km)2yr-private
- The Chicago School at Washington DC21.9 miles (35.3 km)4yr-private
- Georgetown University21.9 miles (35.3 km)4yr-private
- Morgan State University21.9 miles (35.3 km)4yr-public
- University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-private
- Windsor University22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-private
- Carroll Community College22.1 miles (35.5 km)2yr-public
- George Washington University22.2 miles (35.8 km)4yr-private
- Towson University22.4 miles (36.0 km)4yr-public
- University of Management and Technology22.7 miles (36.5 km)4yr-private
- Marymount University23.1 miles (37.2 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Virginia23.3 miles (37.5 km)4yr-private
- Prince George's Community College23.6 miles (37.9 km)2yr-public
- Goucher College23.8 miles (38.2 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Virginia24.8 miles (40.0 km)4yr-private
- Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing25.0 miles (40.2 km)2yr-private
- Columbia College25.1 miles (40.4 km)2yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Virginia25.2 miles (40.6 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-VA Campus25.3 miles (40.7 km)4yr-private
- Virginia University of Integrative Medicine25.3 miles (40.8 km)4yr-private
- McDaniel College25.7 miles (41.4 km)4yr-private
- Anne Arundel Community College26.5 miles (42.6 km)2yr-public
- Strayer University-Maryland26.8 miles (43.1 km)4yr-private
- Community College of Baltimore County27.3 miles (43.9 km)2yr-public
- Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church28.1 miles (45.2 km)4yr-private
- Hood College28.4 miles (45.8 km)4yr-private
- Washington University of Science and Technology29.2 miles (47.0 km)4yr-private
- Frederick Community College29.5 miles (47.5 km)2yr-public
- St. John's College29.8 miles (47.9 km)4yr-private
- Northern Virginia Community College30.2 miles (48.6 km)2yr-public
- United States Naval Academy30.3 miles (48.7 km)4yr-public
- Divine Mercy University30.3 miles (48.8 km)4yr-private
- George Mason University32.3 miles (52.0 km)4yr-public
- Agora University34.5 miles (55.5 km)4yr-private
- Mount St. Mary's University38.5 miles (62.0 km)4yr-private
- Patrick Henry College39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas41.6 miles (66.9 km)2yr-private
- Harford Community College43.4 miles (69.8 km)2yr-public
- College of Southern Maryland45.3 miles (72.9 km)2yr-public
- United Lutheran Seminary45.3 miles (73.0 km)4yr-private
- Ascent College45.5 miles (73.2 km)4yr-private
- Gettysburg College45.5 miles (73.3 km)4yr-private
- Hagerstown Community College47.5 miles (76.5 km)2yr-public
- Shepherd University47.6 miles (76.7 km)4yr-public
- Washington College47.7 miles (76.7 km)4yr-private
- Catholic International University48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-private
- American Public University System48.5 miles (78.0 km)4yr-private
- Chesapeake College50.3 miles (81.0 km)2yr-public
- York College of Pennsylvania52.1 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York52.9 miles (85.1 km)4yr-public
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto53.4 miles (85.9 km)4yr-public
- YTI Career Institute-York56.1 miles (90.3 km)2yr-private
- International Beauty School 456.3 miles (90.6 km)2yr-private
- Valley College-Martinsburg56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
- Martinsburg College56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
- Blue Ridge Community and Technical College57.8 miles (93.0 km)2yr-public
- Cecil College61.2 miles (98.5 km)2yr-public
- Wilson College62.8 miles (101.1 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKFIELD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| ST LOUIS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| NORTHCREST MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| River Hill High | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Clarksville Elementary | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Dayton Oaks Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Pointers Run Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Clarksville Middle | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| GLENELG COUNTRY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Swansfield Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Triadelphia Ridge Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Folly Quarter Middle | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Applications and Research Laboratory | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Harpers Choice Middle | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Homewood School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| MATER AMORIS MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Longfellow Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.8 km) |
| Wilde Lake Middle | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| AYA CENTER | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| COLUMBIA MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Atholton High | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Wilde Lake High | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.5 km) |
| Cedar Lane Special Center | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.5 km) |
| Lime Kiln Middle | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Clemens Crossing Elementary | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Glenelg High | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| Fulton Elementary | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Reservoir High | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Bryant Woods Elementary | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| HIGH ROAD ACADEMY OF HOWARD COUNTY | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| BRYANT WOODS MONTESSORI CHILDRENS HOUSE | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| ATHOLTON ADVENTIST ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| COLUMBIA ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Atholton Elementary | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| FUSION COLUMBIA | private | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Sherwood High | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Running Brook Elementary | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Centennial High | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Burleigh Manor Middle | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| THE MANDALA SCHOOL INC | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Manor Woods Elementary | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| JULIA BROWN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Sherwood Elementary | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| JOURNEY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| West Friendship Elementary | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.9 km) |
| Stevens Forest Elementary | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.9 km) |
| Hammond High | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| Talbott Springs Elementary | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Oakland Mills Middle | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Belmont Elementary | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Hammond Middle | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Hammond Elementary | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Brooke Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| GLENWOOD ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.2 km) |
| Centennial Lane Elementary | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Lake Elkhorn Middle | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Cradlerock Elementary | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Oakland Mills High | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| Greenwood Elementary | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| SANDY SPRINGS FRIENDS MIDDLE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| PAINT BRANCH MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| CHAPELGATECHRISTIANACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| SPENCERVILLE ADVENTIST ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Glenwood Middle | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| Thunder Hill Elementary | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| Bushy Park Elementary | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| William H. Farquhar Middle | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| ST PETER'S SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF MARYLAND | private | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| ST JOHN'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Gorman Crossing Elementary | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.5 km) |
| Rosa M. Parks Middle | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.5 km) |
| Jeffers Hill Elementary | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.5 km) |
| Burtonsville Elementary | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.5 km) |
| Murray Hill Middle | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Briggs Chaney Middle | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Olney Elementary | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| SPARTEK ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| Dunloggin Middle | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (12.0 km) |
| CHILDWAY | private | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.0 km) |
| OLNEY ADVENTIST PREPARATORY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.0 km) |
| Northfield Elementary | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| OLNEY ADVENTIST PREPARATORY | private | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| Mount View Middle | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| ECHELON ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| Cloverly Elementary | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.2 km) |
| Phelps Luck Elementary | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| Guilford Elementary | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| James Hubert Blake High | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| Marriotts Ridge High | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| Howard High | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| Long Reach High | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.8 km) |
| Bond Mill Elementary | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.8 km) |
| Waverly Elementary | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.8 km) |
| ST JOHNS PARISH DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.1 km) |
| Benjamin Banneker Middle | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.1 km) |
| THE GODDARD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.3 km) |
| GLENWOOD COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| Veterans Elementary | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 21029
What school district is ZIP code 21029 in?
ZIP 21029 (Columbia, MD) maps to Howard County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400420) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 21029?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 68 public and 32 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 21029 attend private school?
About 0.5% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21029 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 81.8% |
| High school | 5.7% |
| Less than HS | 0.8% |
| School district | Howard County Public Schools |