The nearest college is 26 miles from Milo Township
No college is within 15 miles of Milo Township. The nearest is Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby, IL (2,317 students on campus); Illinois State University is 55.7 miles away.
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 Milo Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Milo Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
The nearest college to Milo Township
No college is within 15 miles, so this is the closest one. The map also shows the nearest public university, priced below.
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 nearest college and the nearest public university. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Milo Township’s median household income ($103,750) 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?
The same two colleges: 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 Milo Township
What is the closest college to Milo Township?
Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby, IL, 26 miles in a straight line from the center of Milo Township. No college is within 15 miles.
What is the closest community college to Milo Township, and what does it cost?
Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby, 26 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,200 a year for Illinois residents; the federal net price, $2,232, 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.
How many Milo Township residents are in college?
About 6 of every 100 (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Illinois (6). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Milo 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 →