Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor is 8.3 miles from Dexter
No college sits inside Dexter’s boundary, but the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor’s campus in Ann Arbor, with 50,598 students on campus, is 8.3 miles from the center of town, and Washtenaw Community College is 12 miles away in Ann Arbor. About 5% of Dexter’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 Dexter. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Dexter
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Dexter
One private college within 10.9 miles, two public colleges within 14.1 miles, and Washtenaw Community College 12 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 Dexter’s median household income ($106,637) 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 Dexter: 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: Concordia University Ann Arbor (2).
Questions about college near Dexter
Is Dexter a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Dexter residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Michigan (6). The nearest campus, the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, is 8.3 miles away in Ann Arbor.
What colleges are near Dexter?
Within 15 miles: the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (8.3 miles, 50,598 students on campus), Concordia University Ann Arbor (10.9 miles, 1,114), Washtenaw Community College (12 miles, 6,190) and Eastern Michigan University (14.1 miles, 11,014).
What is the closest community college to Dexter, and what does it cost?
Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, 12 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,736 a year for Michigan residents; the federal net price, $3,249, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor cost if we live in Michigan?
Tuition and fees are $17,736 a year in-state and $60,946 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $1,043 (under $30,000 income) to $26,517 (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 Dexter. 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 →