Friend-Hack House · Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0Eastern Michigan University is 12.1 miles from Milan
No college sits inside Milan’s boundary, but Eastern Michigan University’s campus in Ypsilanti, with 11,014 students on campus, is 12.1 miles from the center of town, and Washtenaw Community College is 12.6 miles away in Ann Arbor. About 8% of Milan’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 Milan. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Milan
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Milan
One private college within 13.3 miles, two public colleges within 13.9 miles, and Washtenaw Community College 12.6 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 Milan’s median household income ($96,949) 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 Milan: 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 Milan
Is Milan a college town?
No. About 8 of every 100 Milan residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Michigan (6). The nearest campus, Eastern Michigan University, is 12.1 miles away in Ypsilanti.
What colleges are near Milan?
Within 15 miles: Eastern Michigan University (12.1 miles, 11,014 students on campus), Washtenaw Community College (12.6 miles, 6,190), Concordia University Ann Arbor (13.3 miles, 1,114) and the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (13.9 miles, 50,598).
What is the closest community college to Milan, and what does it cost?
Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, 12.6 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 Eastern Michigan University cost if we live in Michigan?
Tuition and fees are $16,240 a year in-state and $16,240 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $13,250 (under $30,000 income) to $21,036 (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 Milan. 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 →