Buffalo River State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0Minnesota State University Moorhead is 14.1 miles from Riverton Township
No college sits inside Riverton Township’s boundary, but Minnesota State University Moorhead’s campus in Moorhead, with 3,187 students on campus, is 14.1 miles from the center of town, and White Earth Tribal and Community College is 40.8 miles away in Mahnomen. About 2% of Riverton Township’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Riverton Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Riverton Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Riverton Township
One private college within 14.4 miles, and one public college within 14.1 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 Riverton Township’s median household income ($107,656) 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 Riverton 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 Riverton Township
Is Riverton Township a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Riverton Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Minnesota (6). The nearest campus, Minnesota State University Moorhead, is 14.1 miles away in Moorhead.
What colleges are near Riverton Township?
Within 15 miles: Minnesota State University Moorhead (14.1 miles, 3,187 students on campus) and Concordia College at Moorhead (14.4 miles, 1,770).
What is the closest community college to Riverton Township, and what does it cost?
White Earth Tribal and Community College in Mahnomen, 40.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,490 a year for Minnesota residents; the federal net price, $1,811, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Minnesota State University Moorhead cost if we live in Minnesota?
Tuition and fees are $10,428 a year in-state and $10,428 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,129 (under $30,000 income) to $22,420 (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 Riverton 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 →