Lake Superior State University is 9.8 miles from Dafter Township
No college sits inside Dafter Township’s boundary, but Lake Superior State University’s campus in Sault Ste Marie, with 1,564 students on campus, is 9.8 miles from the center of town, and North Central Michigan College is 73.4 miles away in Petoskey. About 7% of Dafter 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 Dafter Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Dafter Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Dafter Township
Both are public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Dafter Township.
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 $48–75k, where Dafter Township’s median household income ($65,588) 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 Dafter 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 Dafter Township
Is Dafter Township a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Dafter Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Michigan (6). The nearest campus, Lake Superior State University, is 9.8 miles away in Sault Ste Marie.
What colleges are near Dafter Township?
Within 15 miles: Lake Superior State University (9.8 miles, 1,564 students on campus) and Bay Mills Community College (10.2 miles, 150).
What is the closest community college to Dafter Township, and what does it cost?
North Central Michigan College in Petoskey, 73.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,430 a year for Michigan residents; the federal net price, $10,083, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Lake Superior State University cost if we live in Michigan?
Tuition and fees are $14,890 a year in-state and $14,890 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $3,516 (under $30,000 income) to $20,321 (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 Dafter 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 →