Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0MidAmerica Nazarene University is 8.5 miles from Spring Hill
No college sits inside Spring Hill’s boundary, but MidAmerica Nazarene University’s campus in Olathe, with 1,396 students on campus, is 8.5 miles from the center of town, and Johnson County Community College is 12.6 miles away in Overland Park. About 5% of Spring Hill’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 Spring Hill. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Spring Hill
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Spring Hill
Two private colleges within 14.3 miles, and Johnson County Community College 12.6 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, Haskell Indian Nations University, is 25.5 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 Over $110k, where Spring Hill’s median household income ($112,428) 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 Spring Hill
Is Spring Hill a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Spring Hill residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Kansas (7). The nearest campus, MidAmerica Nazarene University, is 8.5 miles away in Olathe.
What colleges are near Spring Hill?
Within 15 miles: MidAmerica Nazarene University (8.5 miles, 1,396 students on campus), Johnson County Community College (12.6 miles, 13,843) and Cleveland University-Kansas City (14.3 miles, 579).
What is the closest community college to Spring Hill, and what does it cost?
Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, 12.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,424 a year for Kansas residents; the federal net price, $14,176, 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 Spring Hill. 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 →