Senour, Frank, Round Barn · Photo: Christina Blust · CC BY-SA 2.0Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is 12.6 miles from Pierson Township
No college sits inside Pierson Township’s boundary, but Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s campus in Terre Haute, with 2,245 students on campus, is 12.6 miles from the center of town, and Ivy Tech Community College is 69.7 miles away in Indianapolis. About 14% of Pierson 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 Pierson Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Pierson Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Pierson Township
One private college within 12.6 miles, and one public college within 13 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 $48–75k, where Pierson Township’s median household income ($71,875) 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 Pierson 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 Pierson Township
Is Pierson Township a college town?
No. About 14 of every 100 Pierson Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Indiana (6). The nearest campus, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, is 12.6 miles away in Terre Haute.
What colleges are near Pierson Township?
Within 15 miles: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (12.6 miles, 2,245 students on campus) and Indiana State University (13 miles, 5,969).
What is the closest community college to Pierson Township, and what does it cost?
Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis, 69.7 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 State University cost if we live in Indiana?
Tuition and fees are $10,258 a year in-state and $22,322 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $6,455 (under $30,000 income) to $19,345 (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 Pierson 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 →