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Colleges in and near Olympia Fields

Prairie State College is 2.7 miles from Olympia Fields

No college sits inside Olympia Fields’ boundary, but Prairie State College’s campus in Chicago Heights, with 2,611 students on campus, is 2.7 miles from the center of town. About 5% of Olympia Fields’ residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois (6%).

Prairie State College

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 Olympia Fields. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
12
35,278 students on campus
Nearest college
2.7 mi
Prairie State College
Residents in college
5%
About the same as IL (6%)
Nearest community college
2.7 mi
Prairie State College · $4,176 tuition
Nearest public university
5.2 mi
Governors State · $12,004 in-state
Median household income
$124K
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What stands out about college from Olympia Fields

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A community college 2.7 miles awayPrairie State College has 2,611 students on campus in Chicago Heights, 21% of whom graduate within three years.In-state price at Governors StateLiving in Illinois, Governors State University charges $12,004 in tuition and fees, the same for every student.Students are 5% of residentsAbout the same as Illinois (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Olympia Fields

Five private colleges within 14.5 miles, three public colleges within 14.2 miles, and four community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miMoraine ValleyPurdue University NorthwestSaint Xavier UniversityOlympia Fields
University or collegeCommunity college
Prairie State CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,611 on campus · 2.7 mi · Chicago Heights$5knet price21%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $4,176 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Governors State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 2,773 on campus · 5.2 mi · University Park48%admitted$12knet price22%graduate$58kearningsFox CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 239 on campus · 5.6 mi · Tinley Park70%admitted$13knet price71%graduate$42kearningsSouth Suburban CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,085 on campus · 6.9 mi · South Holland$3knet price28%graduate$34kearningsTuition and fees: $5,093 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Trinity Christian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 883 on campus · 11.1 mi · Palos Heights85%admitted$19knet price58%graduate$56kearningsPurdue University NorthwestUniversity or college · Public · 7,964 on campus · 12 mi · Hammond, IN72%admitted$6knet price43%graduate$48kearningsSaint Xavier UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,228 on campus · 12.8 mi · Chicago84%admitted$11knet price57%graduate$59kearningsCity Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,061 on campus · 14 mi · Chicago$9knet price21%graduate$31kearningsTuition and fees: $4,590 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Northwestern CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 273 on campus · 14 mi · Oak LawnMoraine Valley Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,764 on campus · 14.1 mi · Palos Hills$3knet price40%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $3,822 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Chicago State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 1,916 on campus · 14.2 mi · Chicago43%admitted$12knet price15%graduate$43kearningsCalumet College of Saint JosephUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 481 on campus · 14.5 mi · Whiting, IN$22knet price23%graduate$47kearnings

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 it costs

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.

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where Olympia Fields’ median household income ($123,875) falls.

City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College14 mi · Chicago · sticker $16,126 · tuition $4,590$10,119a year
Purdue University Northwest12 mi · Hammond, IN · sticker $15,571$13,645a year
Prairie State College2.7 mi · Chicago Heights · sticker $13,908 · tuition $4,176$13,908a year
Moraine Valley Community College14.1 mi · Palos Hills · sticker $13,971 · tuition $3,822$13,971a year
Saint Xavier University12.8 mi · Chicago · sticker $43,244$17,864a year
Fox College5.6 mi · Tinley Park · sticker $22,971$19,041a year
Governors State University5.2 mi · University Park · sticker $24,227$22,076a year
Trinity Christian College11.1 mi · Palos Heights · sticker $35,012$23,986a year
Calumet College of Saint Joseph14.5 mi · Whiting, IN · sticker $32,968$24,970a year
Chicago State University14.2 mi · Chicago · sticker $29,764$28,427a year
South Suburban College6.9 mi · South Holland · sticker $10,834 · tuition $5,093—a year

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.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Olympia Fields: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Prairie State CollegeGovernors StateSouth Suburban CollegePurdue University NorthwestSaint Xavier UniversityMoraine Valley
Moraine Valley Community College40% graduate$44k earnings$10k typical debt
Purdue University Northwest43% graduate$48k earnings$21k typical debt
Saint Xavier University57% graduate$59k earnings$22k typical debt
South Suburban College28% graduate$34k earnings
Governors State University22% graduate$58k earnings$19k typical debt
Prairie State College21% graduate$37k earnings$11k typical debt
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College21% graduate$31k earnings$8k typical debt
Chicago State University15% graduate$43k earnings$31k typical debt
Trinity Christian College58% graduate$56k earnings$25k typical debt
Calumet College of Saint Joseph23% graduate$47k earnings$22k typical debt
Fox College71% graduate$42k earnings$16k typical debt

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 Olympia Fields

Is Olympia Fields a college town?

No. About 5 of every 100 Olympia Fields residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Illinois (6). The nearest campus, Prairie State College, is 2.7 miles away in Chicago Heights.

What colleges are near Olympia Fields?

12 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Moraine Valley Community College (14.1 miles, 9,764 students on campus), Purdue University Northwest (12 miles, 7,964) and Saint Xavier University (12.8 miles, 3,228).

What is the closest community college to Olympia Fields, and what does it cost?

Prairie State College in Chicago Heights, 2.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,176 a year for Illinois residents; the federal net price, $4,738, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Governors State University cost if we live in Illinois?

Tuition and fees are $12,004 a year in-state and $12,004 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,563 (under $30,000 income) to $22,076 (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 Olympia Fields. 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 →