Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is 5.6 miles from Comstock Township
No college sits inside Comstock Township’s boundary, but Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine’s campus in Kalamazoo, with 352 students on campus, is 5.6 miles from the center of town, and Kalamazoo Valley Community College is 11.7 miles away in Kalamazoo. About 5% of Comstock Township’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan (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 Comstock Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Comstock Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Comstock Township
Two private colleges within 6.7 miles, one public college within 7.4 miles, and Kalamazoo Valley Community College 11.7 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 $75–110k, where Comstock Township’s median household income ($76,376) 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 Comstock 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 Comstock Township
Is Comstock Township a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Comstock Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Michigan (6). The nearest campus, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, is 5.6 miles away in Kalamazoo.
What colleges are near Comstock Township?
Within 15 miles: Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (5.6 miles, 352 students on campus), Kalamazoo College (6.7 miles, 1,196), Western Michigan University (7.4 miles, 14,743) and Kalamazoo Valley Community College (11.7 miles, 4,732).
What is the closest community college to Comstock Township, and what does it cost?
Kalamazoo Valley Community College in Kalamazoo, 11.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,144 a year for Michigan residents; the federal net price, $2,979, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Western Michigan University cost if we live in Michigan?
Tuition and fees are $15,252 a year in-state and $19,034 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $5,263 (under $30,000 income) to $23,625 (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 Comstock 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 →