Tabor College is 11.3 miles from Catlin Township
No college sits inside Catlin Township’s boundary, but Tabor College’s campus in Hillsboro, with 571 students on campus, is 11.3 miles from the center of town, and Butler Community College is 30.1 miles away in El Dorado. About 0% of Catlin Township’s residents are enrolled in college, below Kansas (7%).
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 Catlin Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Catlin Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Catlin Township
One private college within 11.3 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Wichita State University, is 35.9 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 Catlin Township’s median household income ($98,813) 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 Catlin Township
Is Catlin Township a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Catlin Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Kansas (7). The nearest campus, Tabor College, is 11.3 miles away in Hillsboro.
What colleges are near Catlin Township?
Within 15 miles: Tabor College (11.3 miles, 571 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Catlin Township, and what does it cost?
Butler Community College in El Dorado, 30.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,541 a year for Kansas residents; the federal net price, $15,724, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Wichita State University cost if we live in Kansas?
Tuition and fees are $9,684 a year in-state and $19,869 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,734 (under $30,000 income) to $19,184 (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 Catlin 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 →