Grand Valley State University is 10.2 miles from Robinson Township
No college sits inside Robinson Township’s boundary, but Grand Valley State University’s campus in Allendale, with 20,973 students on campus, is 10.2 miles from the center of town, and Muskegon Community College is 18.5 miles away in Muskegon. About 2% of Robinson Township’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Robinson Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Robinson Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Robinson Township
Two private colleges within 14.4 miles, and one public college within 10.2 miles.
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 Robinson Township’s median household income ($98,947) 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 Robinson 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 Robinson Township
Is Robinson Township a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Robinson Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Michigan (6). The nearest campus, Grand Valley State University, is 10.2 miles away in Allendale.
What colleges are near Robinson Township?
Within 15 miles: Grand Valley State University (10.2 miles, 20,973 students on campus), Hope College (14.3 miles, 3,365) and Western Theological Seminary (14.4 miles, 324).
What is the closest community college to Robinson Township, and what does it cost?
Muskegon Community College in Muskegon, 18.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $7,250 a year for Michigan residents; the federal net price, $4,005, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Grand Valley State University cost if we live in Michigan?
Tuition and fees are $15,140 a year in-state and $21,548 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $12,272 (under $30,000 income) to $22,534 (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 Robinson 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 →