Photo: Ron Frazier · CC BY-SA 2.0Illinois Wesleyan University is 11.7 miles from Funks Grove Township
No college sits inside Funks Grove Township’s boundary, but Illinois Wesleyan University’s campus in Bloomington, with 1,576 students on campus, is 11.7 miles from the center of town, and Heartland Community College is 14.1 miles away in Normal. About 3% of Funks Grove Township’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois (6%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Funks Grove Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Funks Grove Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Funks Grove Township
One private college within 11.7 miles, one public college within 13 miles, and Heartland Community College 14.1 miles away.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Funks Grove Township’s median household income ($104,091) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Funks Grove Township: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid.
Questions about college near Funks Grove Township
Is Funks Grove Township a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Funks Grove Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Illinois (6). The nearest campus, Illinois Wesleyan University, is 11.7 miles away in Bloomington.
What colleges are near Funks Grove Township?
Within 15 miles: Illinois Wesleyan University (11.7 miles, 1,576 students on campus), Illinois State University (13 miles, 19,834) and Heartland Community College (14.1 miles, 3,727).
What is the closest community college to Funks Grove Township, and what does it cost?
Heartland Community College in Normal, 14.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,550 a year for Illinois residents; the federal net price, $12,013, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Illinois State University cost if we live in Illinois?
Tuition and fees are $16,144 a year in-state and $28,210 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,568 (under $30,000 income) to $28,224 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Funks Grove Township. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →