Valparaiso University is 14.4 miles from Noble Township
No college sits inside Noble Township’s boundary, but Valparaiso University’s campus in Valparaiso, with 2,774 students on campus, is 14.4 miles from the center of town, and Ivy Tech Community College is 119.6 miles away in Indianapolis. About 3% of Noble Township’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana (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 Noble Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Noble Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Noble Township
One private college within 14.4 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Indiana University-Northwest, is 30.3 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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Noble Township’s median household income ($95,694) 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: 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 Noble Township
Is Noble Township a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Noble Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Indiana (6). The nearest campus, Valparaiso University, is 14.4 miles away in Valparaiso.
What colleges are near Noble Township?
Within 15 miles: Valparaiso University (14.4 miles, 2,774 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Noble Township, and what does it cost?
Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis, 119.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,154 a year for Indiana residents; the federal net price, $7,258, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Indiana University-Northwest cost if we live in Indiana?
Tuition and fees are $8,424 a year in-state and $22,811 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $1,419 (under $30,000 income) to $13,042 (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 Noble 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 →