Lake Superior College is 7.1 miles from Midway Township
No college sits inside Midway Township’s boundary, but Lake Superior College’s campus in Duluth, with 2,971 students on campus, is 7.1 miles from the center of town. About 4% of Midway Township’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 Midway Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Midway Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Midway Township
One private college within 9.8 miles, three public colleges within 10.7 miles, and Lake Superior College 7.1 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 Midway Township’s median household income ($103,714) 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 Midway 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 Midway Township
Is Midway Township a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Midway Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Minnesota (6). The nearest campus, Lake Superior College, is 7.1 miles away in Duluth.
What colleges are near Midway Township?
Within 15 miles: Lake Superior College (7.1 miles, 2,971 students on campus), the University of Wisconsin-Superior (8.6 miles, 1,419), Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (8.9 miles, 1,604), The College of Saint Scholastica (9.8 miles, 2,143) and the University of Minnesota-Duluth (10.7 miles, 9,130).
What is the closest community college to Midway Township, and what does it cost?
Lake Superior College in Duluth, 7.1 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 Midway 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 →