New Providence Presbyterian Church · Photo: Flynnke · CC BY-SA 3.0Asbury University is 11.8 miles from Salvisa
No college sits inside Salvisa’s boundary, but Asbury University’s campus in Wilmore, with 1,342 students on campus, is 11.8 miles from the center of town, and Bluegrass Community and Technical College is 21.9 miles away in Lexington. About 0% of Salvisa’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kentucky (6%).
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 Salvisa. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Salvisa
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Salvisa
Two private colleges within 11.9 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Kentucky State University, is 19.1 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 $48–75k, where Salvisa’s median household income ($61,250) 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 Salvisa
Is Salvisa a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Salvisa residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Kentucky (6). The nearest campus, Asbury University, is 11.8 miles away in Wilmore.
What colleges are near Salvisa?
Within 15 miles: Asbury University (11.8 miles, 1,342 students on campus) and Asbury Theological Seminary (11.9 miles, 1,085).
What is the closest community college to Salvisa, and what does it cost?
Bluegrass Community and Technical College in Lexington, 21.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,808 a year for Kentucky residents; the federal net price, $6,113, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Kentucky State University cost if we live in Kentucky?
Tuition and fees are $9,387 a year in-state and $13,658 from out of state.
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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 Salvisa. 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 →