Silkville · Photo: Bhall87 at en.wikipedia · CC BY 3.0Ottawa University-Ottawa is 14.6 miles from Williamsburg Township
No college sits inside Williamsburg Township’s boundary, but Ottawa University-Ottawa’s campus in Ottawa, with 1,033 students on campus, is 14.6 miles from the center of town, and Allen County Community College is 34.8 miles away in Iola. About 3% of Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Williamsburg Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Williamsburg Township
One private college within 14.6 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Haskell Indian Nations University, is 36.1 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 Williamsburg Township’s median household income ($80,500) 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: Ottawa University-Ottawa (5).
Questions about college near Williamsburg Township
Is Williamsburg Township a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Williamsburg Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Kansas (7). The nearest campus, Ottawa University-Ottawa, is 14.6 miles away in Ottawa.
What colleges are near Williamsburg Township?
Within 15 miles: Ottawa University-Ottawa (14.6 miles, 1,033 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Williamsburg Township, and what does it cost?
Allen County Community College in Iola, 34.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,260 a year for Kansas residents; the federal net price, $8,642, 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 Williamsburg 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 →