Photo: Lorie Shaull · CC BY-SA 4.0Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is 4 miles from Esko
No college sits inside Esko’s boundary, but Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College’s campus in Cloquet, with 1,604 students on campus, is 4 miles from the center of town, and Lake Superior College is 11.9 miles away in Duluth. About 6% of Esko’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota (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 Esko. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Esko
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Esko
One private college within 14.6 miles, two public colleges within 13.3 miles, and Lake Superior College 11.9 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 Esko’s median household income ($109,063) 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 Esko: 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 Esko
Is Esko a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Esko residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Minnesota (6). The nearest campus, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, is 4 miles away in Cloquet.
What colleges are near Esko?
Within 15 miles: Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (4 miles, 1,604 students on campus), Lake Superior College (11.9 miles, 2,971), the University of Wisconsin-Superior (13.3 miles, 1,419) and The College of Saint Scholastica (14.6 miles, 2,143).
What is the closest community college to Esko, and what does it cost?
Lake Superior College in Duluth, 11.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,785 a year for Minnesota residents; the federal net price, $15,492, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College cost if we live in Minnesota?
Tuition and fees are $6,006 a year in-state and $6,006 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,779 (under $30,000 income) to $19,659 (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 Esko. 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 →