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Colleges in and near Washington Township

Purdue University Fort Wayne is 3.8 miles from Washington Township

No college sits inside Washington Township’s boundary, but Purdue University Fort Wayne’s campus in Fort Wayne, with 8,212 students on campus, is 3.8 miles from the center of town, and Ivy Tech Community College is 105.6 miles away in Indianapolis. About 5% of Washington 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 Washington Township. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
5
12,469 students on campus
Nearest college
2.2 mi
Ross Medical Education Center-Fort Wayne
Residents in college
5%
About the same as IN (6%)
Nearest community college
105.6 mi
Ivy Tech · $5,154 tuition
Nearest public university
3.8 mi
Purdue University Fort Wayne · $9,532 in-state
Median household income
$67K
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What stands out about college from Washington Township

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

Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Washington Township

Four private colleges within 5.1 miles, and one public college within 3.8 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 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 $48–75k, where Washington Township’s median household income ($67,489) 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.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Washington Township: 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 →Ross Medical Education Center-Fort WayneUniversity of Saint Francis-Fort WaynePurdue University Fort WayneIndiana Institute of Technology
Purdue University Fort Wayne36% graduate$46k earnings$22k typical debt
Indiana Institute of Technology48% graduate$47k earnings*$26k typical debt
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne55% graduate$55k earnings$26k typical debt
Ross Medical Education Center-Fort Wayne59% graduate$30k earnings*$10k 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Ross Medical Education Center-Fort Wayne (7); Indiana Institute of Technology (2).

Questions about college near Washington Township

Is Washington Township a college town?

No. About 5 of every 100 Washington Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Indiana (6). The nearest campus, Ross Medical Education Center-Fort Wayne, is 2.2 miles away in Fort Wayne.

What colleges are near Washington Township?

Within 15 miles: Ross Medical Education Center-Fort Wayne (2.2 miles, 124 students on campus), the University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne (3.4 miles, 1,630), Concordia Theological Seminary (3.5 miles, 276), Purdue University Fort Wayne (3.8 miles, 8,212) and Indiana Institute of Technology (5.1 miles, 2,227).

What is the closest community college to Washington Township, and what does it cost?

Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis, 105.6 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 Purdue University Fort Wayne cost if we live in Indiana?

Tuition and fees are $9,532 a year in-state and $22,887 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $8,306 (under $30,000 income) to $20,224 (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 Washington 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 →