Photo: ONUnicorn · CC BY-SA 4.0Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global is 6.1 miles from Sweetser
No college sits inside Sweetser’s boundary, but Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global’s campus in Marion, with 2,931 students on campus, is 6.1 miles from the center of town, and Ivy Tech Community College is 56.8 miles away in Indianapolis. About 2% of Sweetser’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Sweetser. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Sweetser
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Sweetser
Two private colleges within 6.2 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Indiana University-Kokomo, is 20.7 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 Sweetser’s median household income ($80,625) 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 Sweetser
Is Sweetser a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Sweetser residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Indiana (6). The nearest campus, Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global, is 6.1 miles away in Marion.
What colleges are near Sweetser?
Within 15 miles: Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global (6.1 miles, 2,931 students on campus) and Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion (6.2 miles, 2,192).
What is the closest community college to Sweetser, and what does it cost?
Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis, 56.8 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-Kokomo 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 $-583 (under $30,000 income) to $10,593 (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 Sweetser. 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 →