Haskell Indian Nations University is 14.2 miles from Sherman Township
No college sits inside Sherman Township’s boundary, but Haskell Indian Nations University’s campus in Lawrence, with 843 students on campus, is 14.2 miles from the center of town, and Kansas City Kansas Community College is 14.8 miles away in Kansas City. About 7% of Sherman Township’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as 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 Sherman Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Sherman Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Sherman Township
One private college within 14.7 miles, two public colleges within 14.5 miles, and Kansas City Kansas Community College 14.8 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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Sherman Township’s median household income ($127,159) 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 Sherman 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 Sherman Township
Is Sherman Township a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Sherman Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Kansas (7). The nearest campus, Haskell Indian Nations University, is 14.2 miles away in Lawrence.
What colleges are near Sherman Township?
Within 15 miles: Haskell Indian Nations University (14.2 miles, 843 students on campus), the University of Kansas (14.5 miles, 25,546), MidAmerica Nazarene University (14.7 miles, 1,396) and Kansas City Kansas Community College (14.8 miles, 3,867).
What is the closest community college to Sherman Township, and what does it cost?
Kansas City Kansas Community College in Kansas City, 14.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,210 a year for Kansas residents; the federal net price, $16,744, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Haskell Indian Nations University cost if we live in Kansas?
Tuition and fees are $600 a year in-state and $600 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $3,007 (under $30,000 income) to $3,054 (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 Sherman 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 →