Photo: Teemu08 · CC BY-SA 3.0Governors State University is 9.2 miles from Peotone
No college sits inside Peotone’s boundary, but Governors State University’s campus in University Park, with 2,773 students on campus, is 9.2 miles from the center of town, and Prairie State College is 15.7 miles away in Chicago Heights. About 5% of Peotone’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 Peotone. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Peotone
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Peotone
One private college within 12.8 miles, and one public college within 9.2 miles.
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 Peotone’s median household income ($108,523) 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 Peotone: 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 Peotone
Is Peotone a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Peotone residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Illinois (6). The nearest campus, Governors State University, is 9.2 miles away in University Park.
What colleges are near Peotone?
Within 15 miles: Governors State University (9.2 miles, 2,773 students on campus) and Olivet Nazarene University (12.8 miles, 2,498).
What is the closest community college to Peotone, and what does it cost?
Prairie State College in Chicago Heights, 15.7 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 Peotone. 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 →