Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0Rasmussen University-Kansas is 13.8 miles from Scranton Township
No college sits inside Scranton Township’s boundary, but Rasmussen University-Kansas’s campus in Topeka, with 205 students on campus, is 13.8 miles from the center of town, and Flint Hills Technical College is 36.6 miles away in Emporia. About 2% of Scranton 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 Scranton Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Scranton Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Scranton Township
One private college within 13.8 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Washburn University, is 16.2 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 $48–75k, where Scranton Township’s median household income ($57,047) 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Rasmussen University-Kansas (6); Washburn University (2).
Questions about college near Scranton Township
Is Scranton Township a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Scranton Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Kansas (7). The nearest campus, Rasmussen University-Kansas, is 13.8 miles away in Topeka.
What colleges are near Scranton Township?
Within 15 miles: Rasmussen University-Kansas (13.8 miles, 205 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Scranton Township, and what does it cost?
Flint Hills Technical College in Emporia, 36.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,400 a year for Kansas residents; the federal net price, $16,017, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Washburn University cost if we live in Kansas?
Tuition and fees are $9,945 a year in-state and $20,949 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $20,310 (under $30,000 income) to $15,472 (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 Scranton 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 →