Cabins Historic District · Photo: Sector001 · CC BY-SA 3.0A T Still University of Health Sciences is 6.8 miles from Novinger
No college sits inside Novinger’s boundary, but A T Still University of Health Sciences’s campus in Kirksville, with 2,555 students on campus, is 6.8 miles from the center of town, and North Central Missouri College is 49.3 miles away in Trenton. About 6% of Novinger’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri (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 Novinger. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Novinger
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Novinger
One private college within 6.8 miles, and one public college within 7.3 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 $48–75k, where Novinger’s median household income ($53,125) 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 Novinger: 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 Novinger
Is Novinger a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Novinger residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Missouri (6). The nearest campus, A T Still University of Health Sciences, is 6.8 miles away in Kirksville.
What colleges are near Novinger?
Within 15 miles: A T Still University of Health Sciences (6.8 miles, 2,555 students on campus) and Truman State University (7.3 miles, 3,049).
What is the closest community college to Novinger, and what does it cost?
North Central Missouri College in Trenton, 49.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,370 a year for Missouri residents; the federal net price, $13,626, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Truman State University cost if we live in Missouri?
Tuition and fees are $9,838 a year in-state and $18,566 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $6,046 (under $30,000 income) to $17,220 (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 Novinger. 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 →